NEW WORLD ORDER: Saturday, April 19, 2014

AP Highlight in History:  On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring 500. (Timothy McVeigh was later convicted of federal murder charges and executed.) READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY   AP Photo/David Longstreath
On this date in: 1775 The American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord. 1897 The first Boston Marathon was run. 1933 The United States went off the gold standard. 1943 Tens of thousands of Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto began an uprising against Nazi forces. AP Photo 1951 Gen. Douglas MacArthur, relieved of his command by President Harry S. Truman, bid farewell to Congress, quoting a line from a ballad: "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." Gen. Douglas MacArthur 1961 The Federal Communications Commission authorized regular FM stereo broadcasting starting on June 1, 1961. 1993 A 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended when fire destroyed the structure after federal agents smashed their way in. Dozens of people, including sect leader David Koresh, were killed. FBI agent Bob Ricks says the fire appeared to be a mass suicide. READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY AP Photo/Susan Weems 1994 A Los Angeles jury awarded $3.8 million to beaten motorist Rodney King. 2001 The Mel Brooks musical "The Producers" opened on Broadway. 2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was elected pope and took the name Benedict XVI. 2011 Cuba's Communist Party picked 79-year-old Raul Castro to replace his ailing brother Fidel as first secretary during a key Party Congress.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Tennis player Maria Sharapova turns 27 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini Name Profession Age Elinor Donahue Actress ("Father Knows Best") 77 Alan Price Rock musician (The Animals) 72 Tim Curry Actor 68 Mark "Flo" Volman Singer (The Turtles, Flo and Eddie) 67 Tony Plana Actor ("Ugly Betty") 62 Suge Knight Record company executive (Tha Row) 49 James Franco Actor ("Milk," "Spider-Man") 36 Kate Hudson Actress 35 Hayden Christensen Actor 33 Catalina Sandino Moreno Actress 33 Troy Polamalu Football player 33 Actress Ashley Judd turns 46 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg