TODAY IN HISTORY

Wednesday, August  22, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On Aug. 22, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients.   AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
On this date in: 1485 England's King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses. 1846 The United States annexed New Mexico. 1851 The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup. 1893 Author, poet, critic and wit Dorothy Parker was born in West Bend, N.J. AP Photo 1902 President Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. chief executive to ride in an automobile, in Hartford, Conn. 1904 Chinese communist leader Deng Xiaoping was born in Sichuan province. 1920 Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Ill. 1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon were nominated for second terms by the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. AP Photo 1972 President Richard Nixon was nominated for a second term of office by the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. 1986 Kerr-McGee Corp. agreed to pay the estate of Karen Silkwood $1.38 million, settling a 10-year-old nuclear contamination lawsuit. 1992 On the second day of the Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho, an FBI sharpshooter killed Vicki Weaver, the wife of white separatist Randy Weaver. 2003 Alabama's chief justice, Roy Moore, was suspended for his refusal to obey a federal court order to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of his courthouse. 2005 The last Jewish settlers left the Gaza Strip, ending decades of Israel's turbulent occupation.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Actress-comedian Kristen Wiig ("Saturday Night Live") turns 39 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini Name Profession Age H. Norman Schwarzkopf Retired general 78 Morton Dean Broadcast journalist 77 Annie Proulx Author 77 Valerie Harper Actress ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Rhoda") 73 Bill Parcells Football coach 71 Steve Kroft Broadcast journalist ("60 Minutes") 67 Cindy Williams Actress ("Laverne and Shirley") 65 Paul Molitor Baseball Hall of Famer 56 Vernon Reid Rock musician (Living Colour) 54 Regina Taylor Actress ("The Unit") 52 Roland Orzabal Rock singer (Tears For Fears) 51 Debbi Peterson Rock musician (The Bangles) 51 Tori Amos Rock singer 49 Mats Wilander Tennis Hall of Famer 48 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Actor ("Lost," "Oz") 45 Ty Burrell Actor ("Modern Family") 45 Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski turns 73 years old today. AP Photo/Elise Amendola