TODAY IN HISTORY

Tuesday, February  05, 2013 AP Highlight in History:  On Feb. 5, 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the U.N. Security Council to move against Iraq, saying that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was harboring terrorists - claims that later turned out to be false.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1881 Phoenix, Ariz., was incorporated. 1917 Congress passed, over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, a law severely curtailing the immigration of Asians. 1937 President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of Supreme Court justices. Critics charged that he was attempting to "pack" the court.  READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY 1958 Gamel Abdel Nasser was nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic, a short-lived union of Syria and Egypt. AP Photo 1988 The Arizona House of Representatives impeached Gov. Evan Mecham, who was later convicted in the state Senate and removed from office. 1988 Panamanian military leader Gen. Manuel Noriega was indicted on bribery and drug trafficking charges in Florida. 1994 White separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in Jackson, Miss., of murdering civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963. He was sentenced to life in prison. 1997 Investment bank Morgan Stanley announced a $10 billion merger with Dean Witter. 2001 Four disciples of Osama bin Laden went on trial in New York in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. 2002 A federal grand jury indicted John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban," alleging that he was trained by Osama bin Laden's network and that he conspired with the Taliban to kill Americans.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron turns 79 years old today. AP Photo/Paul Sancya Name Profession Age Roger Staubach Football Hall of Famer 71 Michael Mann Director 70 Al Kooper Rock musician, singer (Blood, Sweat and Tears) 69 Charlotte Rampling Actress 67 Christopher Guest Actor, screenwriter ("This is Spinal Tap") 65 Barbara Hershey Actress 65 Tom Wilkinson Actor 65 Jennifer Granholm Former governor of Michigan 54 Tim Meadows Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live") 52 Jennifer Jason Leigh Actress 51 Laura Linney Actress 49 Chris Parnell Actor-comedian ("Saturday Night Live") 46 Roberto Alomar Baseball Hall of Famer 45 Bobby Brown R&B singer 44 Sara Evans Country singer 42 Actor-singer Darren Criss ("Glee") turns 26 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini