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| Sunday,
January
02,
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AP Highlight in History:
On Jan. 2, 1900, Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door Policy to prompt trade with China.
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| On this date in: |
| 1492 | The leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain surrendered to Spanish forces loyal to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I. |
| 1788 | Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. |
| 1935 | Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, N.J., on charges of kidnapping and murdering the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty and executed.) |
| 1942 | The Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II. |
| 1960 | Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
| 1965 | The New York Jets signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath for a reported $400,000.
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| 1974 | President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph. |
| 1983 | The musical play ''Annie,'' based on the ''Little Orphan Annie'' comic strip, closed on Broadway after 2,377 performances. |
| 1991 | Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first black woman to head a city of Washington's size and prominence. |
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| Today's Birthdays: |
| Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. turns 37 years old today. |
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| Jim Bakker | Former TV evangelist | 65 |
| Dennis Hastert | Speaker of the House | 63 |
| Wendy Phillips | Actress | 53 |
| Gabrielle Carteris | Actress | 44 |
| Todd Haynes | Director | 44 |
| Edgar Martinez | Baseball player | 42 |
| Tia Carrere | Actress | 38 |
| Christy Turlington | Model | 36 |
| Scott Underwood | Rock musician (Train) | 34 |
| Doug Robb | Rock singer (Hoobastank) | 30 |
| Paz Vega | Actress (''Spanglish'') | 29 |
| Kate Bosworth | Actress (''Beyond the Sea'') | 22 |
| Actor Taye Diggs turns 34 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes |
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