TODAY IN HISTORY

Wednesday, May  16, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On May 16, 2001, former FBI agent Robert Hanssen was indicted on charges of spying for Moscow. (He later pleaded guilty to 15 counts of espionage and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.)    AP Photo/FBI
On this date in: 1770 Marie Antoinette, age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15. 1868 The U.S. Senate failed by one vote to convict President Andrew Johnson as it took its first ballot on one of 11 articles of impeachment against him. (He was acquitted of all charges.) 1920 Joan of Arc was canonized. 1929 The first Academy Awards were presented during a banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. 1966 The album "Blonde on Blonde" by Bob Dylan was released. 1966 The album "Pet Sounds" by the Beach Boys was released. 1975 Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. 1990 Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. died at age 64. 1990 "Muppets" creator Jim Henson died at age 53. 1991 Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress. 1997 Zaire's president, Mobutu Sese Seko, ended 32 years of autocratic rule, giving control of the country to rebel forces. AP Photo 2002 The remains of kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl were unearthed in Pakistan. 2003 Five simultaneous suicide attacks claimed the lives of 33 victims and a dozen suicide bombers in Casablanca, Morocco. 2005 Newsweek magazine retracted a story that claimed investigators had found evidence the Quran was desecrated by interrogators at the U.S. naval prison at Guantanamo Bay. The story had sparked deadly protests in Afghanistan. 2007 Nicolas Sarkozy took over from Jacques Chirac as France's president.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Singer Janet Jackson turns 46 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini Name Profession Age John Conyers U.S. representative, D-Mich. 83 Lowell Weicker Former Connecticut governor and U.S. senator 81 Dan Coats U.S. senator, R-Ind. 69 Pierce Brosnan Actor 59 Olga Korbut Gymnast 57 Debra Winger Actress 57 Mare Winningham Actress 53 Boyd Tinsley Rock musician (The Dave Matthews Band) 48 Brian F. O'Byrne Actor 45 Tucker Carlson Political correspondent 43 Tracey Gold Actress ("Growing Pains") 43 Gabriela Sabatini Tennis Hall of Famer 42 Tori Spelling Actress ("Beverly Hills 90210") 39 Megan Fox Actress 26 Melanie Lynskey Actress ("Two and a Half Men") 35 Actor David Boreanaz ("Bones," "Angel") turns 43 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello