TODAY IN HISTORY

1777

The Continental Congress — forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces — moved to York, Pennsylvania.

1949

The Berlin Airlift came to an end.

1955

Actor James Dean, 24, was killed in a two-car collision near Cholame, California.

1962

James Meredith, a Black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; Meredith’s presence sparked rioting that claimed two lives.

1972

Roberto Clemente hit a double against Jon Matlack of the New York Mets during Pittsburgh’s 5-0 victory at Three Rivers Stadium; the hit was the 3,000th and last for the Pirates star.

1984

The mystery series “Murder, She Wrote,” starring Angela Lansbury, premiered on CBS.

2014

The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. was confirmed in a patient who had recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas.