TODAY IN HISTORY
TODAY IS SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, the 258th day of 2018. There are 107 days left in the year. TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY: On this date in 1972, a federal grand jury in Washington indicted seven men in connection with the Watergate break-in.
In 1776, British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.
In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted of a misdemeanor charge two weeks after he was found not guilty of treason.
In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship.
In 1940, during the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe.
In 1942, during World War II, the aircraft carrier USS Wasp was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine; the U.S. Navy ended up sinking the badly damaged vessel.
In 1950, during the Korean War, U.N. forces landed at Incheon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul.
In 1963, four black 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. The first edition of USA Today was published.
In 2001, President George W. Bush ordered U.S. troops to get ready for war and braced Americans for a long, difficult assault against terrorists to avenge the Sept. 11 attack. Beleaguered Afghans streamed out of Kabul, fearing a U.S. military strike against Taliban rulers harboring Osama bin Laden.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Actor Forrest Compton is 93. Comedian Norm Crosby is 91. Actor Henry Darrow is 85. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gaylord Perry is 80. Actress Carmen Maura, opera singer Jessye Norman and writer-director Ron Shelton are 73. Actor Tommy Lee Jones and movie director Oliver Stone are 72. Rock musician Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger) is 66. Rock musician Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) is 58. Football Hall-of-Famer Dan Marino is 57. Actor Danny Nucci is 50. Actor Josh Charles is 47. Singer Ivette Sosa (Eden’s Crush) is 42. Actor Tom Hardy and actress Marisa Ramirez are 41. Pop-rock musician Zach Filkins (OneRepublic) is 40. Actor Dave Annable and actress Amy Davidson are 39. Britain’s Prince Harry is 34. TV personality Heidi Montag is 32. Actress Kate Mansi is 31.