Today in History
Today is Sunday, Sept. 10, the 253rd day of 2023. There are 112 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
On Sept. 10, 1991, the Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court. The proceedings would become a watershed moment in the discussion of sexual harassment when Anita Hill, a law professor who had previously worked under Thomas, came forward with allegations against him.
ON THIS DATE
In 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown colony council in Virginia.
› In 1813, an American naval force commanded by Oliver H. Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Afterward, Perry sent the message, “We have met the enemy and they are ours.”
› In 1846, Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine.
› In 1960, Hurricane Donna, a dangerous Category 4 storm eventually blamed for 364 deaths, struck the Florida Keys.
› In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, a Black student.
› In 1963, 20 Black students entered Alabama public schools following a standoff between federal authorities and Gov. George C. Wallace.
› In 1979, four Puerto Rican nationalists imprisoned for a 1954 attack on the U.S. House of Representatives and a 1950 attempt on the life of President Harry S. Truman were freed from prison after being granted clemency by President Jimmy Carter.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor Greg Mullavey is 90. Jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers is 83. Actor Tom Ligon is 83. Singer Danny Hutton (Three Dog Night) is 81. Singer Jose Feliciano is 78. Actor Judy Geeson is 75. Former Canadian first lady Margaret Trudeau is
75. Actor-director Clark Johnson is 69. Actor Kate Burton is 66. Movie director Chris Columbus is 65. Actor Colin Firth is
63. Rock singer-musician David Lowery (Cracker) is 63. Actor Sean O’Bryan is 60. Baseball Hall of Famer Randy Johnson is
60. Actor Raymond Cruz is 59. Rock singer-musician Miles Zuniga (Fastball) is 57. Actor Nina Repeta (NY’-nuh ruh-PEHT’-ah) is 56. Rapper Big Daddy Kane is 55. Actor Ryan Phillippe (FIHL’ih-pee) is 49. Actor Kyle Bornheimer is 48. Actor Jacob Young is 44. Rock musician Mikey Way (My Chemical Romance) is 43. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Timothy Goebel (GAY’-bul) is 43. Ballerina Misty Copeland is 41. MLB All-Star first-baseman Joey Votto (VAH’-toh) is 40. Rock musician Matthew Followill (Kings of Leon) is 39. Singer Ashley Monroe (Pistol Annies) is 37. Singer Sanjaya Malakar (san-JY’-uh MA’-luh-kar) (“American Idol”) is 34. Actor Chandler Massey is 33. Actor Hannah Hodson is 32. Actor Gabriel Bateman is 19.