TODAY IN HISTORY

Saturday, March  24, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On March 24, 1989, the nation's worst oil spill occurred as the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound and began leaking 11 million gallons of crude.   AP Photo/John Gaps III
On this date in: 1765 Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers. 1882 German scientist Robert Koch announced in Berlin that he had discovered the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis. 1883 Long-distance telephone service was inaugurated between Chicago and New York City. 1955 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway. 1958 Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army in Memphis, Tenn. AP Photo 1973 The album "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd was released. 1977 Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, was named archbishop of Munich and Freising in Germany. 1999 NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia - the first time the alliance had attacked a sovereign country. President Bill Clinton announces the strikes in and address to the nation 2001 Apple Computer Inc.'s operating system Mac OS X went on sale. 2002 Halle Berry became the first African-American performer to win a best actress Oscar, for her work in "Monster's Ball." 2005 The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal from the parents of Terri Schiavo to have a feeding tube reinserted into the severely brain-damaged woman.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Actor Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory") turns 39 years old today. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Name Profession Age Dario Fo Nobel Prize winning playwright 86 Bob Mackie Fashion designer 73 Christine Gregoire Governor of Washington 65 Lee Oskar Rock musician (War) 64 Nick Lowe Rock singer 63 Tommy Hilfiger Fashion designer 61 Louie Anderson Comedian 59 Robert Carradine Actor 58 Donna Pescow Actress 58 Kelly LeBrock Actress 52 Star Jones TV personality 50 Lara Flynn Boyle Actress 42 Alyson Hannigan Actress ("How I Met Your Mother," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") 38 Peyton Manning Football player 36 Chris Bosh Basketball player 28 Keisha Castle-Hughes Actress ("The Whale Rider") 22 Actress Jessica Chastain turns 35 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg