TODAY IN HISTORY

Sunday, October  14, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On Oct. 14, 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.
On this date in: 1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, was born in Denison, Texas. 1910 Hall of Fame UCLA basketball coach John Wooden was born near Martinsville, Ind. 1933 Nazi Germany announced it was withdrawing from the League of Nations. 1944 German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler. 1947 Air Force test pilot Charles E. Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier when he flew the experimental Bell X-1 rocket plane over Edwards Air Force Base in California. 1960 Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy suggested formation of a Peace Corps during a talk at the University of Michigan. 1964 Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. AP Photo 1968 The first live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft was transmitted from Apollo 7. 1977 Singer Bing Crosby died at age 73. 1979 Hockey Hall-of-Famer Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scored the first of his record 894 goals in a home game against the Vancouver Cancucks. 1986 Holocaust survivor and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. 1987 A 58-hour drama began in Midland, Texas, as 18-month-old Jessica McClure slid 22 feet down an abandoned well at a private day care center. 1990 Composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein died at age 72. 1991 Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. 2006 The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose punishing sanctions on North Korea for carrying out a nuclear test.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi turns 51 years old today. AP Photo/Kathy Willens Name Profession Age C. Everett Koop Former surgeon general 96 Roger Moore Actor 85 John Dean Former White House counsel 74 Ralph Lauren Fashion designer 73 Cliff Richard Singer 72 Justin Hayward Rock musician (The Moody Blues) 66 Harry Anderson Actor ("Night Court") 60 Greg Evigan Actor ("My Two Dads") 59 Beth Daniel Golf Hall of Famer 56 Thomas Dolby Rock singer, musician 54 Natalie Maines Country singer (Dixie Chicks) 38 Usher R&B singer, actor 34 Stacy Keibler TV personality ("Dancing with the Stars") 33 Jay Pharoah Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live") 25 Actor Steve Coogan turns 47 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini