{"id":30386,"date":"2017-01-04T08:15:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T14:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=30386"},"modified":"2017-01-04T08:16:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T14:16:58","slug":"today-in-history-319","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=30386","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Wednesday, January\u00a0 04, 2017<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Jan. 4, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson outlined the goals of his “Great Society” in his State of the Union address.
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1896<\/td>\nUtah was admitted to the Union as the 45th state.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1948<\/td>\nBritain granted independence to Burma.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1951<\/td>\nNorth Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul during the Korean War.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/td>\nNobel Prize-winning French author Albert Camus died in a car accident at age 46.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/td>\nPoet T.S. Eliot died at age 76.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1974<\/td>\nPresident Richard Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nThe 104th Congress convened, the first entirely under Republican control since the Eisenhower era; Newt Gingrich was elected speaker of the House.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nFormer professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as governor of Minnesota.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nAfghans approved a new constitution.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a stroke and his powers were transferred to his deputy, Ehud Olmert.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nRep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., became the first female speaker of the House.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2010<\/td>\nDubai opened the world’s tallest skyscraper, the 2,717-foot gleaming glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Rock singer Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) turns 57 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Barbara Rush<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Don Shula<\/td>\nHall of Fame football coach<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dyan Cannon<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doris Kearns Goodwin<\/td>\nAuthor, historian<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patty Loveless<\/td>\nCountry singer<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dave Foley<\/td>\nActor, comedian (“NewsRadio”)<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dot Jones<\/td>\nActress (“Glee”)<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deana Carter<\/td>\nCountry singer<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actress Julia Ormond turns 52 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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