TODAY IN HISTORY

Tuesday, August  14, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, creating unemployment insurance and pension plans for the elderly.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1848 The Oregon Territory was established. 1900 International forces entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreigners. 1917 China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I. 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the Atlantic Charter, a statement of principles that renounced aggression. 1945 President Harry S. Truman announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II. 1947 Pakistan became independent of British rule. 1969 British troops arrived in Northern Ireland to intervene in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics. AP Photo 1973 U.S. bombing of Cambodia came to a halt. 1980 Workers went on strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland - a job action that resulted in the creation of the Solidarity labor movement. 1980 President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale were nominated for a second term at the Democratic National Convention in New York. 1996 The Republican National Convention in San Diego nominated Bob Dole for president and Jack Kemp for vice president. 1997 An unrepentant Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing. 2003 A blackout hit the northeastern United States and part of Canada; 50 million people lost power. AP Photo 2006 Israel halted its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas as a U.N.-imposed cease-fire went into effect after a month of warfare that killed more than 900 people. 2009 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a Charles Manson follower who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, was released from a Texas prison hospital after more than three decades behind bars.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Actress Halle Berry turns 46 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini Name Profession Age Russell Baker Newspaper columnist 87 Earl Weaver Baseball Hall of Famer 82 Dash Crofts Singer (Seals and Crofts) 74 David Crosby Rock singer, musician (Crosby, Stills and Nash) 71 Steve Martin Actor, comedian 67 Susan Saint James Actress ("Kate and Allie," "McMillan and Wife") 66 Danielle Steel Author 65 Gary Larson Cartoonist ("Far Side") 62 Magic Johnson Basketball Hall of Famer 53 Marcia Gay Harden Actress 53 Sarah Brightman Singer 52 Susan Olsen Actress ("The Brady Bunch") 51 Catherine Bell Actress ("Army Wives," "JAG") 44 Tim Tebow Football player 25 Actress Mila Kunis turns 29 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini