TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Thursday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2017. There are 143 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History
On August 10, 1977, postal employee David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being “Son of Sam,” the gunman who killed six people and wounded seven others in the New York City area. (Berkowitz is serving six consecutive 25-years-to-life sentences.)
On this date
1680 — Pueblo Indians launched a successful revolt against Spanish colonists in present-day New Mexico. 1792 — During the French Revolution, mobs in Paris attacked the Tuileries Palace, where King Louis XVI resided. (The king was later arrested, put on trial for treason, and executed.) 1821 — Missouri became the 24th state. 1846 — President James K. Polk signed a measure establishing the Smithsonian Institution. 1948 — U.S. Navy officials announced the possibility of organizing a Naval Reserve Unit in the Rome area. 1949 — The National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense. 1991 — Nine Buddhists were found slain at their temple outside Phoenix, Arizona. (Two teen-agers were later arrested; one was sentenced to life in prison, while the other received 281 years.) 1993 — Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. 2012 — Jason Redden of Cave Spring won $2 million after he scratched off a lottery ticket from the instant game Super Millions.
One year ago
During a raucous campaign rally outside Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Republican Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama of being the “founder” of the Islamic State group. (Trump later said he was “being sarcastic” before adding, “but not that sarcastic, to be honest with you.”)
Today’s Birthdays
Actress Rhonda Fleming is 94. Singer Ronnie Spector is 74. Lily Miller of Rome is 71. Country musician Gene Johnson (Diamond Rio) is 68. Singer Patti Austin is 67. Actor Daniel Hugh Kelly is 65. Folk singer-songwriter Sam Baker is 63. Actress Rosanna Arquette is 58. Actor Antonio Banderas is 57. Rock musician Jon Farriss (INXS) is 56. Singer Julia Fordham is 55. Journalist-blogger Andrew Sullivan is 54. Actor Chris Caldovino is 54. Singer Neneh Cherry is 53. Singer Aaron Hall is 53. Boxer Riddick Bowe is 50. Actor Sean Blakemore is 50. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lorraine Pearson (Five Star) is 50. Singer-producer Michael Bivins is 49. Actor-writer Justin Theroux is 46. Actress Angie Harmon is 45. Rhythm-andblues singer Nikki Bratcher (Divine) is 37. Actor Aaron Staton is 37. Actor Ryan Eggold is 33.
Thought for today ‘There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea.’ Percy Williams Bridgeman American scientist (1882-1961)