TODAY IN HISTORY

Monday, October  22, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island. President John F. Kennedy   AP Photo
On this date in: 1746 Princeton University received its charter. 1797 French balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute descent, landing safely from a height of about 3,000 feet. 1844 Actress Sarah Bernhardt was born in Paris. AP Photo 1934 Bank robber Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was shot to death by federal agents at a farm in East Liverpool, Ohio. AP Photo 1954 West Germany joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1968 Apollo 7, with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard, returned to Earth. 1979 The U.S. government allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for medical treatment. 1981 The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August. 2002 A bus driver was shot to death in Aspen Hill, Md., in the 13th and final attack by the Washington-area sniper. 2007 China's Communist Party gave President Hu Jintao a second five-year term.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki turns 39 years old today. AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek Name Profession Age Joan Fontaine Actress 95 Doris Lessing Nobel Prize-winning author 93 Derek Jacobi Actor 74 Christopher Lloyd Actor ("Taxi," "Back to the Future" movies) 74 Tony Roberts Actor 73 Annette Funicello Actress 70 Catherine Deneuve Actress 69 Haley Barbour Governor of Mississippi 65 Carlos Mencia Comedian 45 Shelby Lynne Country singer 44 Shaggy Reggae rapper 44 Spike Jonze Director 43 Saffron Burrows Actress ("Boston Legal") 40 Jesse Tyler Ferguson Actor ("Modern Family") 37 Zac Hanson Rock musician (Hanson) 27 Actor Jeff Goldblum turns 60 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello