TODAY IN HISTORY

Tuesday, October  16, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On Oct. 16, 1962, the Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba.   AP Photo/Harvey Georges
On this date in: 1793 Marie Antoinette was beheaded during the French Revolution. 1859 Abolitionist John Brown, hoping to start an anti-slavery rebellion, led a raid on a federal armory at Harpers Ferry in present-day West Virginia. 1888 Playwright Eugene O'Neill was born in New York City. 1964 China detonated its first atomic bomb. 1969 The New York Mets, a previously hapless expansion team, won the World Series 4 games to 1 over American League powerhouse the Baltimore Orioles.  READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY AP Photo/Anthony Camerano 1970 Anwar Sadat was elected president of Egypt, succeeding the late Gamal Abdel Nasser. 1973 Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, who negotiated a cease-fire in the Vietnam War, were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize; Tho declined the award. 1978 Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla was elected pope by the Roman Catholic Church's College of Cardinals; he took the name John Paul II. AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti 1984 Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. 1987 Rescuers freed Jessica McClure, an 18-month-old girl who had been trapped in an abandoned well for 58 hours in Midland, Texas. 1995 A vast throng of black men gathered in Washington for the "Million Man March" led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. 1998 David Trimble and John Hume were named recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the Northern Ireland peace accord. 2002 President George W. Bush signed a congressional resolution authorizing war against Iraq. 2011 The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was formally dedicated in Washington, D.C.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Actress Angela Lansbury ("Murder, She Wrote") turns 87 years old today. AP Photo/Charles Sykes Name Profession Age Gunter Grass Nobel Prize-winning author 85 Suzanne Somers Actress ("Three's Company") 66 Christopher Cox Former SEC chairman 60 Tim Robbins Actor 54 Bob Mould Rock musician (Husker Du) 52 Flea Rock musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 50 Wendy Wilson Singer (Wilson Phillips) 43 Kellie Martin Actress ("Life Goes On") 37 John Mayer Rock musician 35 Sue Bird Basketball player 32 Rock musician Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) turns 65 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini