TH IS DAY IN HISTORY

Today is Sunday, Aug. 30, the 243rd day of 2020. There are 123 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION

1967: The Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first Black justice on the U. S. Supreme Court.

2005: A day after Hurricane Katrina hit, floods were covering 80 percent of New Orleans, looting continued to spread, and rescuers in helicopters and boats picked up hundreds of stranded people.

IN THE WORLD

1997: Americans received word of the car crash in Paris that claimed the lives of Princess Diana, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. ( Because of the time difference, it was Aug. 31 where the crash occurred.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Artist R. Crumb is 77. Olympic gold medal skier Jean- Claude Killy is 77. Comedian Lewis Black is 72. Actor David Paymer is 66. Musician Gerald Albright is 63. Actor Michael Chiklis is 57. Actor Cameron Diaz is 48. TV personality Lisa Ling is 47. MLB pitcher Adam Wainwright is 39. Tennis player Andy Roddick is 38. Rock musician Ryan Ross is 34.