Today In History

Today is Saturday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2017. There are 92 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1947: The World Series was broadcast on television for the first time; the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in game 1.

ON THIS DATE

› 1777: The Continental Congress — forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces — moved to York, Pennsylvania.

› 1846: Boston dentist William Morton used ether as an anesthetic for the first time.

› 1949: The Berlin Airlift came to an end.

› 1952: The motion picture “This Is Cinerama,” which introduced the triple-camera, triple-projector Cinerama widescreen process, premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York.

› 1962: James Meredith, a black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; Meredith’s presence sparked rioting that claimed two lives.

› 1982: The situation comedy “Cheers” premiered on NBC-TV.

› 1997: France’s Roman Catholic Church apologized for its silence during the systematic persecution and deportation of Jews by the pro-Nazi Vichy regime.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Actress Angie Dickinson is 86. Singer Cissy Houston is 84. Singer Johnny Mathis is 82. Actor Len Cariou is 78. Singer Marilyn McCoo is 74. Actor Vondie Curtis-Hall is 67. Actor John Finn is 65. Rock musician John Lombardo is 65. Singer Deborah Allen is

64. Actor Calvin Levels is

63. Actor Barry Williams is 63. Singer Patrice Rushen is 63. Actress Fran Drescher is 60. Country singer Marty Stuart is 59. Actress Debrah Farentino is 58. Rapper-producer Marley Marl is 55. Country singer Eddie Montgomery (Montgomery-Gentry) is 54. Rock singer Trey Anastasio is

53. Actress Monica Bellucci is 53. Rock musician Robby Takac (Goo Goo Dolls) is 53. Actress Lisa Thornhill is 51. Actress Jenna Elfman is 46. Actor Ashley Hamilton is 43. Actress Marion Cotillard is 42. Actor Christopher Jackson is 42. Tennis player Martina Hingis is

37. Olympic gold medal gymnast Dominique Moceanu is 36. Actress Lacey Chabert is 35. Actor Kieran Culkin is 35. Singer-rapper T-Pain is 33.