TODAY IN HISTORY

Sunday, September  08, 2013 AP Highlight in History:  On Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Richard M. Nixon. READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY President Ford   AP Photo
On this date in: 1565 A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Fla. 1664 The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who renamed it New York. 1900 Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that killed about 6,000 people. AP Photo 1921 Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., was crowned the first Miss America in Atlantic City, N.J. 1935 Sen. Huey P. Long, the "Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was shot at the state capital building in Baton Rouge; he died two days later.  READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY AP Photo 1941 A 900-day siege of Leningrad by German forces began during World War II. 1966 The TV series "Star Trek" premiered on NBC. 1998 Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals broke Roger Maris' record for home runs in a single season, hitting No. 62 off Chicago Cubs pitcher Steve Trachsel. 2002 Pete Sampras won a record 14th grand slam tennis title at the U.S. Open in New York. (The record has since been broken by Roger Federer.) 2006 A Senate report faulted intelligence gathering in the lead-up to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: TV personality Brooke Burke-Charvet ("Dancing with the Stars") turns 42 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Name Profession Age Sid Caesar Comedian ("Your Show of Shows") 91 Sam Nunn Former U.S. senator, D-Ga. 75 Bernard Sanders U.S. senator, I-Vt. 71 Aimee Mann Rock singer 53 Latrell Sprewell Basketball player 43 David Arquette Actor 42 Martin Freeman Actor ("The Office") 42 Nathan Corddry Actor 36 Jonathan Taylor Thomas Actor ("Home Improvement") 32 Rock singer Pink turns 34 years old today. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill