TODAY IN HISTORY

Tuesday, November  19, 2013 AP Highlight in History:  On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania. (At right is the only known photograph of Lincoln, circled, at Gettysburg.)    AP Photo
On this date in: 1831 James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, was born in Orange, Ohio. 1917 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was born in Allahabad. 1919 The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles. 1942 Russian forces launched a winter offensive against the Germans along the Don front during World War II. 1959 Ford Motor Co. announced it was halting production of the unpopular Edsel. 1969 Apollo 12 astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad and Alan Bean made man's second landing on the moon. 1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel. 1985 President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev met for the first time as they began a summit in Geneva. AP Photo/White House 1990 The pop duo Milli Vanilli was stripped of its Grammy Award after it was revealed that neither performer sang on the group's records. 1998 Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr laid out his evidence against President Bill Clinton during a daylong appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. 2001 President George W. Bush signed legislation to put airport baggage screeners on the federal payroll. 2001 Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the first baseball player to win four Most Valuable Player awards. 2006 The Wii, the Nintendo Co.'s game console, first went on sale. 2007 Amazon.com Inc. introduced the Kindle, an electronic book-reading device.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Actress Jodie Foster turns 51 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Name Profession Age Alan Young Actor ("Mister Ed") 94 Larry King Talk show host 80 Dick Cavett Talk show host 77 Ted Turner Broadcasting and sports mogul 75 Tom Harkin U.S. senator, D-Iowa 74 Garrick Utley Broadcast journalist 74 Tommy Thompson Former cabinet member, Wisconsin governor 72 Calvin Klein Fashion designer 71 Ahmad Rashad Football player, sportscaster 64 Glynnis O'Connor Actress 58 Allison Janney Actress ("The West Wing") 54 Meg Ryan Actress 52 Rocco DiSpirito TV chef 47 Sandrine Holt Actress 41 Ryan Howard Baseball player 34 Adam Driver Actor ("Girls") 30 Broadcast journalist Ann Curry ("Today") turns 57 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini