{"id":30342,"date":"2016-12-28T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T16:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=30342"},"modified":"2016-12-28T10:31:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T16:31:27","slug":"30342","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=30342","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Wednesday, December\u00a0 28, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Dec. 28, 1856, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, was born in Staunton, Va.
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1694<\/td>\nQueen Mary II of England died after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1832<\/td>\nJohn C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down over differences with President Andrew Jackson.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1846<\/td>\nIowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the Union.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1897<\/td>\n“Cyrano de Bergerac,” a play by Edmond Rostand, premiered in Paris.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1905<\/td>\nThe forerunner of the NCAA, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, was founded in New York City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1945<\/td>\nCongress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1958<\/td>\nThe Baltimore Colts won the NFL championship, defeating the New York Giants 23-17 in overtime at Yankee Stadium, in what has been dubbed the greatest football game ever played.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1973<\/td>\nAlexander Solzhenitsyn published “Gulag Archipelago,” an expose of the Soviet prison system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nA black man was mortally wounded by a police officer in a Miami video arcade, setting off three days of race-related disturbances that left another man dead.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nFormer top Enron Corp. accountant Richard Causey pleaded guilty to securities fraud and agreed to help pursue convictions against Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nThe Detroit Lions completed an 0-16 season, the NFL’s worst ever, with a 31-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Comedian Seth Meyers (“Saturday Night Live”) turns 43 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Stan Lee<\/td>\nComic book creator (“Spider-Man,” “The Incredible Hulk”)<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Martin Milner<\/td>\nActor (“Adam-12”)<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maggie Smith<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles Neville<\/td>\nRock singer, musician (The Neville Brothers)<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnny Isakson<\/td>\nU.S. senator, R-Ga.<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tim Johnson<\/td>\nU.S. senator, D-S.D.<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edgar Winter<\/td>\nRock singer, musician<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denzel Washington<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ray Borque<\/td>\nHockey Hall of Famer<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malcolm Gets<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patrick Rafter<\/td>\nTennis Hall of Famer<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adam Vinatieri<\/td>\nFootball player<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brendan Hines<\/td>\nActor (“Lie to Me”)<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Legend<\/td>\nR&B singer<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James Blake<\/td>\nTennis player<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sienna Miller<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Archuleta<\/td>\nSinger (“American Idol”)<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (“Star Trek”) turns 84 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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