TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY IS TUESDAY, AUG. 14, the 226th day of 2018. There are 139 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY: On this date in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.

In 1848, the Oregon Territory was created.

In 1900, international forces, including U.S. Marines, entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, which aimed to purge China of foreign influence.

In 1917, China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I.

In 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.

In 1948, the Summer Olympics in London ended; they were the first Olympic games held since 1936.

In 1969, British troops went to Northern Ireland to intervene in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics.

In 1973, U.S. bombing of Cambodia came to a halt.

In 1997, an unrepentant Timothy McVeigh was formally sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing.

In 2003, a huge blackout hit the northeastern United States and part of Canada; 50 million people lost power.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Broadway lyricist Lee Adams (“Bye Bye Birdie”) is 94. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Russell Baker is 93. Rock singer David Crosby is 77. Comedian-actor Steve Martin is 73. Author Danielle Steel is 71. “Far Side” cartoonist Gary Larson is 68. Actress Marcia Gay Harden and Basketball Hall-of-Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson are 59. Singer Sarah Brightman is 58. Rock musician Keith Howland (Chicago) is 54. Actress Halle Berry is 52. Actor Ben Bass and actress Catherine Bell are 50. Actress Mila Kunis is 35. NFL quarterback-turned-baseball player Tim Tebow is 31.