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Today in History: Friday, December\u00a0 30, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1813<\/td>\nThe British burned Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1865<\/td>\nAuthor Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1903<\/td>\nAbout 600 people died when fire broke out at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1911<\/td>\nSun Yat-sen was elected the first president of the Republic of China.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1928<\/td>\nRock ‘n’ roll pioneer Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates in McComb, Miss.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1940<\/td>\nCalifornia’s first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nThe United States halted its heavy bombing of North Vietnam.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nOhio State University fired Woody Hayes as its football coach, one day after Hayes punched a Clemson University player during a game.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nIsrael and the Vatican agreed to recognize one another.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nThe federal government announced it would ban the sale of ephedra, an herbal stimulant linked to 155 deaths and dozens of heart attacks and strokes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nFormer Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was hanged.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nTop-ranked Connecticut’s record 90-game winning streak in women’s basketball ended with a 71-59 loss to No. 9 Stanford.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James turns 32 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Joseph Bologna<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russ Tamblyn<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jack Riley<\/td>\nActor (“The Bob Newhart Show”)<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sandy Koufax<\/td>\nBaseball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noel Paul Stookey<\/td>\nFolk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James Burrows<\/td>\nTV director (“Taxi,” “Cheers,” “Will and Grace”)<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Nesmith<\/td>\nRock singer, musician (The Monkees)<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patti Smith<\/td>\nRock musician<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeff Lynne<\/td>\nRock singer, musician (ELO)<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matt Lauer<\/td>\nTV host (“Today”)<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tracey Ullman<\/td>\nActress, comedian<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sean Hannity<\/td>\nTV host<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tiger Woods<\/td>\nGolfer<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laila Ali<\/td>\nBoxer, TV personality<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lucy Punch<\/td>\nActress (“Ben and Kate”)<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyrese Gibson<\/td>\nR&B singer, actor<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eliza Dushku<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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TV host Meredith Vieira turns 63 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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