TODAY IN HISTORY
TODAY IS SUNDAY, AUG. 18, the 230th day of 2019. There are 135 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY: On this date in 1963, James Meredith became the first black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
In 1587, Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born in present-day America, on what is now Roanoke Island in North Carolina. The Roanoke colony mysteriously disappeared.
In 1862, Dakota Indians began an uprising in Minnesota. The revolt was crushed by U.S. forces some six weeks later.
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, aimed at keeping the United States out of World War I.
In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing all American women’s right to vote, was ratified as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.
In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York, wound to a close after three nights with a midmorning set by Jimi Hendrix.
In 1976, two U.S. Army officers were killed in Korea’s demilitarized zone as a group of North Korean soldiers wielding axes and metal pikes attacked U.S. and South Korean soldiers.
In 1983, Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 21 dead and causing more than a billion dollars’ worth of damage.
In 1995, Shannon Faulkner, who won a 2½-year legal battle to become the first female cadet at The Citadel, quit the South Carolina military college after less than a week, most of it spent in the infirmary.
In 2017, Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s top White House strategist, was forced out of his post by Trump.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is 92. Actor-director Robert Redford is 83. Actor-comedian Martin Mull is 76. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sarah Dash (LaBelle) is 74. Rock musician Dennis Elliott and country singer Jamie O’Hara are 69. Comedian Elayne Boosler is 67. Actor Denis Leary is 62. Actress Madeleine Stowe is 61. Former ABC News reporter Bob Woodruff is 58. Actor Craig Bierko is 55. Rock singermusician Zac Maloy (The Nixons) is 51. Rock singer and hip-hop artist Everlast and actors Christian Slater and Edward Norton are 50. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 49. Actress Kaitlin Olson is 44. Actor-comedian Andy Samberg (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 41. Actress Madelaine Petsch is 25. Actress Parker McKenna Posey is 24.