TODAY IN HISTORY

Monday, March  26, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On March 26, 1979, the Camp David peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the White House. Begin: "no more war, no more bloodshed" Sadat: "a historic turning point ... for all peace-loving nations"   AP Photo
On this date in: 1827 Composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna, Austria, at age 56. 1874 Poet Robert Frost was born in San Francisco. AP Photo 1885 The Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co. of Rochester, N.Y., manufactured the first commercial motion picture film. 1892 Poet Walt Whitman died at age 72. 1911 Playwright Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus, Miss. 1964 The musical "Funny Girl," starring Barbra Streisand, opened on Broadway. AP Photo 1971 East Pakistan proclaimed its independence, taking the name Bangladesh. 1992 A judge in Indianapolis sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to six years in prison for raping a Miss Black America contestant. 1997 The bodies of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate techno-religious cult who had committed suicide were found inside a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 1999 Dr. Jack Kevorkian was convicted of second-degree murder for giving a lethal injection to an ailing man whose death was shown on "60 Minutes." 2000 Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia. 2003 Former Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., died at age 76. 2011 More than 250,000 people took to London's streets to protest the toughest spending cuts since World War II. 2011 Former Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro, the first female major party nominee for the office, died at age 75.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Rock singer Steven Tyler (Aerosmith, "American Idol") turns 64 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Name Profession Age Pierre Boulez Conductor, composer 87 Sandra Day O'Connor Former Supreme Court justice 82 Leonard Nimoy Actor ("Star Trek") 81 Alan Arkin Actor 78 James Caan Actor 72 Nancy Pelosi Congresswoman, D-Calif. 72 Erica Jong Author 70 Bob Woodward Journalist 69 Diana Ross Singer 68 Vicki Lawrence Singer, actress 63 Martin Short Actor, comedian 62 Lincoln Chafee Governor of Rhode Island 59 Elaine Chao Former secretary of labor 59 Leeza Gibbons TV personality 55 Marcus Allen Football Hall of Famer 52 Jennifer Grey Actress ("Dirty Dancing") 52 Jon Huntsman Jr. Former governor of Utah 52 John Stockton Basketball Hall of Famer 50 Michael Imperioli Actor ("The Sopranos") 46 Kenny Chesney Country singer 44 Amy Smart Actress 36 Actress Keira Knightley turns 27 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini