Today In History

Today is Friday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2019. There are 172 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1984: Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale announced his choice of U.S. Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro of New York to be his running-mate; Ferraro was the first woman to run for vice president on a major-party ticket.

ON THIS DATE

› 1862: During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill authorizing the Army Medal of Honor.

› 1909: The House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February 1913.)

› 1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower was flown by helicopter from the White House to a secret mountaintop location as part of a drill involving a mock nuclear attack on Washington.

› 1960: The Etch A Sketch Magic Screen drawing toy, invented by French electrician Andre Cassagnes, was first produced by the Ohio Art Co.

› 1962: The Rolling Stones played their first-ever gig at The Marquee in London.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Movie director Monte Hellman is 90. Singer-musician Christine McVie is 76. Actress Denise Nicholas is 75. Writer-producer Brian Grazer is 68. Actress Cheryl Ladd is 68. Country singer Julie Miller is

63. Gospel singer Sandi Patty is 63. Actress Mel Harris is 63. Actor Buddy Foster is 62. Rock guitarist Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) is 57. Actress Judi Evans is 55. Rock singer Robin Wilson (Gin Blossoms) is 54. Country singer Shannon Lawson is 46. Rapper Magoo is

46. CBS newsman Jeff Glor is 44. Rhythm and blues singer Tracie Spencer is 43. Actress Alison Wright is 43. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is 43. Actor Steve Howey is 42. Actor Topher Grace is 41. Actress Michelle Rodriguez is 41. Actress Kristen Connolly is 39. Country singer-musician Kimberly Perry (The Band Perry) is 36. Actor Matt Cook (TV: “Man With a Plan”) is 35. Actress Melissa O’Neil is 31. Actress Rachel Brosnahan is 29. Actor Erik Per Sullivan is

28. Olympic gold medal gymnast Jordyn Wieber is

24. Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai is 22.