TODAY IN HISTORY

Thursday, September  06, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On Sept. 6, 1901, President William B. McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. (McKinley died eight days later; Czolgosz was executed the following month.) READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY   AP Photo
On this date in: 1916 The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tenn., by Clarence Saunders. 1941 Jews over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear yellow Stars of David. 1970 Palestinian guerrillas seized control of three jetliners, which were later blown up on the ground in Jordan after the passengers and crews were evacuated. 1975 Czechoslovakian tennis player Martina Navratilova, in New York for the U.S. Open, requested political asylum. 1996 Eddie Murray of the Baltimore Orioles hit his 500th career home run during a game against the Detroit Tigers. 1997 Britain bade farewell to Princess Diana with a funeral service at Westminster Abbey.  READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY AP Photo/Jerome Delay 2001 Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the fifth player in baseball history to hit 60 home runs in a season. (He finished the year with a record 73 homers.) 2004 Former President Bill Clinton underwent successful heart bypass surgery. 2005 The California Legislature became the first legislative body in the nation to approve same-sex marriages. (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger later vetoed the bill.) 2006 President George W. Bush acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world and said 14 high-value terrorism suspects had been transferred from the system to Guantanamo Bay for trials. 2007 Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti died at age 71.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie turns 50 years old today. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Name Profession Age JoAnne Worley Comedian ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In") 75 Roger Waters Rock singer, musician (Pink Floyd) 69 Swoosie Kurtz Actress ("Pushing Daisies," "Sisters") 68 Jane Curtin Actress ("Saturday Night Live," "Third Rock From the Sun") 65 Carly Fiorina Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard 58 Jeff Foxworthy Actor-comedian 54 Elizabeth Vargas Broadcast journalist 50 Macy Gray R&B singer 45 Foxy Brown Rapper 34 Actress Rosie Perez turns 48 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini