| Today in History: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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AP Highlight in History:
On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman with a semi-automatic rifle killed 20 first-graders and six women at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., then committed suicide as police arrived. Authorities say 20-year-old Adam Lanza had fatally shot his mother at their home before carrying out the attack on the school.
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| On this date in: |
| 1799 |
George Washington, the first president of the United States, died at his Mount Vernon, Va., home at age 67. |
| 1819 |
Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state. |
| 1861 |
Prince Albert, husband of Britain’s Queen Victoria, died in London. |
| 1911 |
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole. |
| 1946 |
The United Nations General Assembly voted to establish the U.N. headquarters in New York City. |
| 1979 |
The album “London Calling” by the Clash was released. |
| 1981 |
Israel annexed the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967. |
| 1985 |
Wilma Mankiller became the first woman to lead a major American Indian tribe as she took office as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. |
| 1993 |
A Colorado judge struck down as unconstitutional the state’s voter-approved ban on gay rights laws. |
| 2000 |
The Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner. |
| 2006 |
South Korea’s Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations. |
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| 2008 |
An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a news conference in Baghdad; Bush was not hit. |
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| Today’s Birthdays: |
| Actress Vanessa Hudgens (“High School Musical” movies) turns 28 years old today. |
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| Name |
Profession |
Age |
| Patty Duke |
Actress |
70 |
| Michael Ovitz |
Former Walt Disney Co. president |
70 |
| Stan Smith |
Tennis Hall of Famer |
70 |
| Craig Biggio |
Baseball player |
51 |
| Natascha McElhone |
Actress (“Californication”) |
47 |
| Patty Schnyder |
Tennis player |
38 |
| Actress KaDee Strickland (“Private Practice”) turns 41 years old today. |
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