{"id":30438,"date":"2017-01-09T08:19:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T14:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=30438"},"modified":"2017-01-09T08:20:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T14:20:47","slug":"30438","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=30438","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Monday, January\u00a0 09, 2017<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Jan. 9, 1913, Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, was born in Yorba Linda, Calif.
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1788<\/td>\nConnecticut became the fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1861<\/td>\nMississippi seceded from the Union.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\nThe Surveyor 7 space probe made a soft landing on the moon. It was the last of America’s unmanned explorations of the lunar surface.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nReclusive billionaire Howard Hughes said a purported authorized biography of him by Clifford Irving was a fake.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nThe White House released a memorandum prepared for President Ronald Reagan in January 1986 that showed a definite link between U.S. arms sales to Iran and the release of American hostages in Lebanon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nApple Computer Inc. introduced its iTunes music management software at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nMahmoud Abbas was elected Palestinian Authority president by a landslide.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\n“The Phantom of the Opera” became the longest-running show in Broadway history, surpassing “Cats,” which ran for 7,485 performances.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2007<\/td>\nApple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nThe Illinois House voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (The Democratic governor was removed from office by the state Senate later in the month.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Britain’s Prince William, turns 35 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Judith Krantz<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bart Starr<\/td>\nFootball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dick Enberg<\/td>\nSportscaster<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joan Baez<\/td>\nFolk singer<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jimmy Page<\/td>\nRock musician (Led Zeppelin)<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Johansen<\/td>\nRock singer (New York Dolls, “Buster Poindexter”)<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal Gayle<\/td>\nCountry singer<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imelda Staunton<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joely Richardson<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A.J. Mclean<\/td>\nSinger (Backstreet Boys)<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor J.K. Simmons turns 62 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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