TODAY IN HISTORY

Sunday, August  18, 2013 AP Highlight in History:  On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees the right of women to vote, was ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1227 The Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died. 1587 Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born on American soil, on what is now Roanoke Island, N.C. 1846 U.S. forces led by Gen. Stephen W. Kearny captured Santa Fe, N.M. 1914 President Woodrow Wilson issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, aimed at keeping the United States out of World War I. 1963 James Meredith became the first African-American to graduate from the University of Mississippi. AP Photo 1969 The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, N.Y., concluded with a mid-morning set by Jimi Hendrix. 1983 Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 22 dead and causing more than a billion dollars in damage. 1988 Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle was nominated as George H.W. Bush's running mate during the Republican National Convention in New Orleans. 1991 Soviet hard-liners launched a coup aimed at toppling President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, who was vacationing in the Crimea. 1997 Virginia Military Institute admitted a female student for the first time in its 158-year history. 2005 A judge in Wichita, Kan., sentenced BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to 10 consecutive life terms. 2008 Pervez Musharraf resigned as the president of Pakistan amid efforts by opposition lawmakers to seek his impeachment.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Comedian Andy Samberg ("Saturday Night Live") turns 35 years old today. AP Photo/Peter Kramer Name Profession Age Rosalynn Carter Former first lady 86 Roman Polanski Director 80 Robert Redford Actor 76 Martin Mull Actor 70 Elayne Boosler Comedian 61 Denis Leary Actor, comedian ("Rescue Me") 56 Madeleine Stowe Actress 55 Timothy Geithner Former treasury secretary 52 Bob Woodruff Broadcast journalist 52 Craig Bierko Actor 49 Christian Slater Actor 44 Malcolm-Jamal Warner Actor ("The Cosby Show") 43 Kaitlin Olson Actress ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia") 38 Actor Edward Norton turns 44 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini