TODAY IN HISTORY

Saturday, July  07, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Read the original AP story President Reagan   AP Photo
On this date in: 1846 U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison. 1865 Four people were hanged in Washington, D.C., after being convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. AP Photo 1898 The United States annexed Hawaii. 1930 Construction began on Boulder Dam on the Colorado River. 1954 Elvis Presley made his radio debut when Memphis, Tenn., station WHBQ played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right." 1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Alaska statehood bill. 1987 Lt. Col. Oliver North began his public testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing, telling Congress that he had "never carried out a single act, not one" without authorization.  Read the original AP story 1990 Martina Navratilova won a record ninth women's singles title at Wimbledon. 2003 A federal judge approved a settlement fining WorldCom $750 million for its $11 billion accounting scandal. 2005 Terrorist bombings in three Underground stations and a double-decker bus killed 52 victims and four suicide bombers in the worst attack on London since World War II. AP Photo/Sang Tan 2011 "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the final movie based on the wizard fantasy books, debuted in London.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Author David McCullough turns 79 years old today. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews Name Profession Age Doc Severinsen Bandleader 85 Ringo Starr Rock musician (The Beatles) 72 Joe Spano Actor 66 Linda Williams Country singer 65 Shelley Duvall Actress 63 Billy Campbell Actor 53 Vonda Shepard Singer, songwriter ("Ally McBeal") 49 Jim Gaffigan Actor, comedian 46 Jorja Fox Actress ("C.S.I.") 44 Lisa Leslie Basketball player 40 Kirsten Vangsness Actress ("Criminal Minds") 40 Michelle Kwan Figure skater 32 Actress Berenice Bejo ("The Artist") turns 36 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg