TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

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.

ALSO ON THIS DATE 1777

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

1947

The World Series was broadcast on television for the first time; the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in Game 1 (the Yankees went on to win the Series four games to three).

1949

The Berlin Airlift came to an end.

1954

The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned by the U.S. Navy.

1955

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

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.

1986

The U.S. released accused Soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov, one day after the Soviets released American journalist Nicholas Daniloff.

2017

Monty Hall, the long-running host of TV’s “Let’s Make a Deal,” died of heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills at the age of 96.