TODAY IN HISTORY

Wednesday, November  14, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On Nov. 14, 1940, German planes destroyed most of the English town of Coventry during World War II.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1851 Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was published. 1881 Charles J. Guiteau went on trial for assassinating President James A. Garfield. (He was convicted and hanged.) AP Photo 1922 The British Broadcasting Corp. began its domestic radio service. 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed the Philippine Islands a free commonwealth. 1969 Apollo 12 was launched on the second manned mission to the moon. 1972 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 1,000 for the first time. 1973 Britain's Princess Anne married Capt. Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey. AP Photo 1986 The SEC fined Ivan F. Boesky $100 million for insider stock trading.  READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY 1995 The U.S. government instituted a partial shutdown, closing national parks and museums while government offices operated with skeleton crews. 1999 The United Nations imposed sanctions on Afghanistan for refusing to hand over terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Britain's Prince Charles turns 64 years old today. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Name Profession Age Boutros Boutros-Ghali Former U.N. secretary-general 90 Ellis Marsalis Jazz pianist 78 P.J. O'Rourke Writer 65 Buckwheat Zydeco Zydeco musician 65 Yanni Pianist 58 Laura San Giacomo Actress ("Just Shoot Me") 51 D.B. Sweeney Actor 51 Reverend Run Rapper (Run-DMC) 48 Patrick Warburton Actor 48 Curt Schilling Baseball player 46 Josh Duhamel Actor 40 Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice turns 58 years old today. AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky