THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Today is Sunday, Oct. 11, the 285th day of 2020. There are 81 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION

1991: Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her; Thomas reappeared before the panel to denounce the proceedings as a “high- tech lynching.”

IN THE WORLD

1986: President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened two days of talks in Reykjavik, Iceland, concerning arms control and human rights.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Musician Gene Watson is 77. Musician Daryl Hall ( Hall and Oates) is 74. Original MTV VJ Mark Goodman is 68. Actorwritercomedian Dawn French is 63.

Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Steve Young is 59. Actor Joan Cusack is

58. Musician Todd Snider is 54. Actorcomedian Artie Lange is 53. Actor Jane Krakowski is 52. Musician MC Lyte is

49. Actor Emily Deschanel is 44. Actor Matt Bomer is 43. Actor Michelle Trachtenberg is 35. Golfer Michelle Wie is

31. Musician Cardi B is 28.