{"id":33786,"date":"2017-09-02T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=33786"},"modified":"2017-09-01T08:18:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T13:18:10","slug":"this-day-in-history-london-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=33786","title":{"rendered":"This Day In History — London Burns"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 02<\/h3>\n

1666
\nThe great fire of London broke out, destroying much of the city, including St. Paul’s Cathedral.<\/p>\n

1789
\nThe U.S. Treasury Department was established.<\/p>\n

1901
\nVice President Theodore Roosevelt gave his “speak softly and carry a big stick” speech, regarding foreign policy, at the Minnesota State Fair.<\/p>\n

1945
\nJapan’s formal surrender in World War II was celebrated as Victory over Japan (V-J) Day.<\/p>\n

1963
\nAlabama governor George Wallace prevented the racial integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers.<\/p>\n

1969
\nNorth Vietnamese president Chi Minh died.<\/p>\n

Birthdays<\/h3>\n

Liliuokalani<\/p>\n

1838\u20131917, last reigning queen of the Hawaiian Islands.<\/p>\n

Wilhelm Ostwald<\/p>\n

physical chemist (1853)<\/p>\n

Andrew Grove<\/p>\n

engineer, technology executive (1936)<\/p>\n

Peter V. Ueberroth<\/p>\n

businessman (1937)<\/p>\n

Christa McAuliffe<\/p>\n

teacher (1948)<\/p>\n

Keanu Reeves<\/p>\n

actor (1964)<\/p>\n

Salma Hayek<\/p>\n

actress (1966)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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