TODAY IN HISTORY

Tuesday, November  13, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On Nov. 13, 2001, Afghanistan's ruling Taliban abandoned the capital Kabul without a fight, allowing U.S.-backed northern alliance fighters to take over the city.   AP Photo/Marco Di Lauro
On this date in: 1856 Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis was born in Louisville, Ky. 1927 The Holland Tunnel linking New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River opened to the public. 1956 The Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses. 1974 Karen Silkwood, a technician and union activist at the Kerr-McGee Cimarron plutonium plant near Crescent, Okla., was killed in a car crash. 1982 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. AP Photo/Bob Daugherty 1997 The Disney musical "The Lion King" opened on Broadway. 1998 President Bill Clinton agreed to pay Paula Jones $850,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit. 2002 Saddam Hussein's government agreed to the return of international weapons inspectors to Iraq. 2003 Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was thrown off the bench by a judicial ethics panel after refusing to remove a granite Ten Commandments monument from the state courthouse. 2009 Attorney General Eric Holder announced plans to try professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others in civilian court in New York City. (The Obama administration later backed off the plan.)		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Actress-talk show host Whoopi Goldberg ("The View") turns 57 years old today. AP Photo/Francois Mori THE WORST DRESSED WOMAN ON TV AND FAT ASS PIG BAG LADY TURNS 57 Name Profession Age Peter Arnett Journalist 78 Garry Marshall Producer, director 78 Joe Mantegna Actor 65 Frances Conroy Actress ("Six Feet Under") 59 Chris Noth Actor ("Law and Order," "Sex and the City") 58 Vinny Testaverde Football player 49 Jimmy Kimmel Comedian, talk show host ("Jimmy Kimmel Live") 45 Actor Gerard Butler turns 43 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini