Today In History

Today is Saturday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2018. There are 107 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1972: A federal grand jury in Washington indicted seven men in connection with the Watergate break-in.

ON THIS DATE

› 1776: British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.

› 1789: The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs was renamed the Department of State.

› 1935: The Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship.

› 1940: During the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe.

› 1950: During the Korean conflict, United Nations forces landed at Incheon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul.

› 1981: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the Supreme Court nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor.

› 1982: Iran’s former foreign minister, Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, was executed after he was convicted of plotting against the government. The first edition of USA Today was published.

› 2001: President George W. Bush ordered U.S. troops to get ready for war and braced Americans for a long, difficult assault against terrorists to avenge the Sept. 11 attack. Beleaguered Afghans streamed out of Kabul, fearing a U.S. military strike against Taliban rulers harboring Osama bin Laden.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Actor Forrest Compton is 93. Comedian Norm Crosby is 91. Actor Henry Darrow is 85. Baseball Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry is 80. Actress Carmen Maura is 73. Opera singer Jessye Norman is 73. Writer-director Ron Shelton is 73. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 72. Movie director Oliver Stone is 72. Rock musician Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) is 58. Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino is

57. Actor Danny Nucci is 50. Rap DJ Kay Gee is

49. Actor Josh Charles is 47. Singer Ivette Sosa (Eden’s Crush) is 42. Actor Tom Hardy is 41. Pop-rock musician Zach Filkins (OneRepublic) is

40. Actor Dave Annable is 39. Actress Amy Davidson is 39. Britain’s Prince Harry is 34. TV personality Heidi Montag is 32. Actress Kate Mansi is 31.