TODAY IN HISTORY

Thursday, July  26, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On July 26, 1953, Fidel Castro began a revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba.   AP Photo/Andrew St. George
On this date in: 1788 New York became the 11th state to ratify the Constitution. 1856 Playwright George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland. 1945 Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labor Party. He was succeeded by Clement Attlee. 1947 President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 1948 President Harry S. Truman signed executive orders prohibiting discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment. 1952 Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. 1956 Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. 1964 Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa and six others were convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the handling of a union pension fund. 1971 Apollo 15 was launched on a manned mission to the moon. 1990 The House of Representatives reprimanded Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., for ethics violations. 1990 President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act. 1990 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a young woman – later identified as Kimberly Bergalis of Florida – had been infected with the AIDS virus, apparently by her dentist. 2000 A federal judge approved a $1.25 billion settlement between Swiss banks and more than a half million plaintiffs who alleged the banks had hoarded money deposited by Holocaust victims. 2006 A jury in Houston found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her children in a bathtub in the second trial she faced on the charges; she was committed to a state mental hospital.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Actor Kevin Spacey turns 53 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Name Profession Age Marjorie Lord Actress ("Make Room for Daddy") 94 Bob Lilly Football Hall of Famer 73 Darlene Love R&B singer, actress 71 Mick Jagger Rock singer (Rolling Stones) 69 Mike McConnell Former director of national intelligence 69 Roger Taylor Rock musician (Queen) 63 Susan George Actress 62 Dorothy Hamill Figure skater 56 Sandra Bullock Actress 48 Jeremy Piven Actor ("Entourage") 47 Chris Harrison TV host ("The Bachelor") 41 Kate Beckinsale Actress 39 Actress Helen Mirren turns 67 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini