Today In History
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 28, the 272nd day of 2016. There are 94 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT › 1066: William the Conqueror invaded England to claim the English throne. ON THIS DATE › 1542: Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego. ›
1787: The Congress of the Confederation voted to send the just-completed Constitution of the United States to state legislatures for their approval. ›
1850: Flogging was abolished as a form of punishment in the U.S. Navy. › 1928: Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first effective antibiotic. ›
1939: During World War II, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a treaty calling for the partitioning of Poland, which the two countries had invaded. ›
1976: Muhammad Ali kept his world heavyweight boxing championship with a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at New York’s Yankee Stadium. › 1995: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed an accord at the White House ending Israel’s military occupation of West Bank cities and laying the foundation for a Palestinian state.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actress Brigitte Bardot is 82. Actor Joel Higgins is 73. Singer Helen Shapiro is 70. Movie writer-director-actor John Sayles is 66. Rock musician George Lynch is 62. Zydeco singer-musician C.J. Chenier is
59. Actor Steve Hytner is 57. Actress-comedian Janeane Garofalo is 52. Country singer Matt King is 50. Actress Mira Sorvino is 49. TV personality/ singer Moon Zappa is 49. Actress-model Carre Otis is 48. Actress Naomi Watts is 48. Country singer Karen Fairchild (Little Big Town) is 47. Country musician Chuck Crawford is 43. Country singer Mandy Barnett is 41. Rapper Young Jeezy is 39. World Golf Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak is 39. Actor Peter Cambor is 38. Writer-producer-director-actor Bam Margera is 37. Neo-soul musician Luke Mossman (Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats ) is 35. Pop-rock singer St. Vincent is 34. Rock musician Daniel Platzman (Imagine Dragons) is 30. Actress Hilary Duff is 29. Actor Keir Gilchrist is 24.