TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2017. There are 82 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History

On Oct. 10, 1967, the Outer Space Treaty, prohibiting the placing of weapons of mass destruction on the moon or elsewhere in space, entered into force.

On this date

A.D. 19 — Roman general Germanicus Julius Caesar, 33, died in Antioch under mysterious circumstances, possibly from poisoning. 1845 — The U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Maryland. 1943 — Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China. 1997 — The International Campaign to Ban Landmines and its coordinator, Jody Williams, were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.

One year ago

British-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

Today’s Birthdays

Former Illinois Sen. Adlai Stevenson III is 87. Actor Peter Coyote is 76. Entertainer Ben Vereen is 71. Singer John Prine is 71. Actress Jodi Benson is 56. Rock musician Jim Glennie (James) is 54. Actress Rebecca Pidgeon is 52. Rock musician Mike Malinin (Goo Goo Dolls) is 50. Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre is 48. Actor Manu Bennett is 48. Actress Joelle Carter is 48. Actress Wendi McLendon-Covey is 48. Actor/TV host Mario Lopez is 44. Race driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 43.