Today's Highlight in History:
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 15, 1959, Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet head of state to visit the United States as he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, where he was greeted by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The two leaders then met at the White House; a joint communique afterward described the talks as "friendly and frank."On this date:
In 1776, British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.In 1789, the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs was renamed the Department of State.
In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted of a misdemeanor charge two weeks after he was found not guilty of treason.
In 1821, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador became independent from Spain.
In 1857, William Howard Taft — who served as president of the United States and as U.S. chief justice — was born in Cincinnati.
In 1917, Russia was proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky, the head of a provisional government.In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship and made the swastika the official symbol of Nazi Germany.
In 1940, during the Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Luftwaffe sustained heavy losses inflicted by the Royal Air Force.In 1950, during the Korean War, United Nations forces landed at Inchon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul.
In 1963, four young girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)
In 1982, Iran's former foreign minister, Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, was executed after he was convicted of plotting against the government.In 1997, the IRA-allied Sinn Fein party entered Northern Ireland's peace talks for the first time.
In 1999, one month after being charged in the United States with laundering suspected drug payoffs, Mexico's former top drug prosecutor, Mario Ruiz Massieu, was found dead in his New Jersey apartment, an apparent suicide. Gunman Larry Ashbrook opened fire in a Fort Worth, Texas, Baptist church, killing seven people and himself.
In 2004, three Americans were found guilty in Kabul of torturing Afghans in a private jail and were sentenced to prison. (Edward Caraballo, a freelance cameraman, was released in May 2006; Brent Bennett was freed in Sept. 2006; Jack Idema, a former Green Beret, was pardoned in June 2007.) NHL owners agreed to lock out the players.
In 2005, President George W. Bush, addressing the nation from storm-ravaged New Orleans, acknowledged the government failed to respond adequately to Hurricane Katrina and urged Congress to approve a massive reconstruction program.
In 2008, on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 504.48, or 4.42 percent, to 10,917.51 while oil closed below $100 a barrel for the first time in six months amid upheaval in the financial industry as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection and Merrill Lynch & Co. was sold to Bank of America.
Today's Birthdays:
Actor-director Jackie Cooper is 87. Actor Forrest Compton is 84. Comedian Norm Crosby is 82. Actor Henry Darrow is 76. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gaylord Perry is 71. Football Hall-of-Famer Merlin Olsen is 69. Opera singer Jessye Norman is 64. Writer-director Ron Shelton is 64. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 63. Movie director Oliver Stone is 63. Rock musician Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger) is 57. Rock musician Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) is 49. Football Hall-of-Famer Dan Marino is 48. Actor Danny Nucci is 41. Rap DJ Kay Gee is 40. Actor Josh Charles is 38. Singer Ivette Sosa (Eden's Crush) is 33. Pop-rock musician Zach Filkins (OneRepublic) is 31. Actor Dave Annable is 30. Actress Amy Davidson is 30. Britain's Prince Henry of Wales is 25. TV personality Heidi Montag is 23.Today In Entertainment History September 15
Sixty years ago, in 1949, "The Lone Ranger" premiered on ABC with Clayton Moore as the masked hero and Jay Silverheels as Tonto.In 1965, "Lost in Space" and "Green Acres" premiered on CBS.
Forty years ago, in 1969, Ed Sullivan released "The Sulli-Gulli," his first and only rock record. He was hoping it would create a new dance.
In 1971, the detective series "Columbo," with Peter Falk in the title role, debuted on NBC.
In 1974, bassist Gary Thain of Uriah Heep suffered a near-fatal electric shock during a concert in Dallas.
Thirty years ago, in 1979, ABBA began its first North American tour, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In 1980, David Bowie opened on Broadway in the title role of Bernard Pomerance's play "The Elephant Man." The production had already played in Denver and Chicago.
In 1986, "L.A. Law" made its debut on NBC.
In 1990, Steve Miller's song "The Joker" hit No. 1 in Europe, 16 years after it had hit No. 1 one in the U. S. The song saw newfound popularity after it had been used in a Levi jeans commercial.
In 1992, federal officials cited pilot error for the helicopter crash that killed guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1990 in Wisconsin. The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilot didn't plan properly for "darkness, fog, haze and rising terrain." Four others were also killed in the crash. And, the NTSB said that the crew and specialists on the ground were responsible for the plane crash that killed most of Reba McEntire's band in 1991.
Five years ago: Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band The Ramones, died of prostate cancer in his home in Los Angeles. He was 55.
One year ago: Richard Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd, died at age 65.
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