TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2017. There are 81 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History
On Oct. 11, 1942, the World War II Battle of Cape Esperance began in the Solomon Islands, resulting in an American victory over the Japanese.
On this date
1779 — Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski, fighting for American independence, died two days after being wounded during the Revolutionary War Battle of Savannah, Georgia. 1890 — The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington, D.C. 1932 — The first American political telecast took place as the Democratic National Committee sponsored a program from a CBS television studio in New York. 1958 — The lunar probe Pioneer 1 was launched; it failed to go as far out as planned, fell back to Earth, and burned up in the atmosphere. 1968 — Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard. 1987 — The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt was unfurled for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.; the 7,000-pound quilt bore the names, personal effects and, in some cases, the ashes of victims of AIDS. 1991 — Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her; Thomas re-appeared before the panel to denounce the proceedings as a “high-tech lynching.” 2002 — Former President Jimmy Carter was named the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Today’s Birthdays
Actor Earle Hyman is 91. Actor Ron Leibman is 80. Singer Daryl Hall (Hall and Oates) is 71. Actor David Morse is 64. Actor Stephen Spinella is 61. Actress Joan Cusack is 55. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is 52. Actor Luke Perry is 51. Country singer-songwriter Todd Snider is 51. Rapper U-God (Wu-Tang Clan) is 47. Rapper MC Lyte is 46. Actress Emily Deschanel is 41. Actor Matt Bomer is 40. Kandie Dyer of Rome is 32. Actress Michelle Trachtenberg is 32. Golfer Michelle Wie is 28.