Today in History: Monday, August 07, 2017

AP Highlight in History:  On Aug. 7, 1998, al Qaida set off bombs at the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing 224 people - including 12 Americans - and injuring more than 5,500.   AP Photo/Khalil Senosi
On this date in: 1912 The Progressive Party nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president. 1942 U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II. 1964 Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers to deal with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces. 1971 Apollo 15 returned to Earth after a manned mission to the moon. 1974 French stuntman Philippe Petit walked a tightrope strung between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. AP Photo 1990 President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq. 2000 Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore chose Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman as his running mate, making him the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket. 2002 Major league baseball players and owners agreed on the sport's first tests for steroids. 2007 Barry Bonds became baseball's career home run leader when he hit No. 756 during a home game in San Francisco, passing Hank Aaron's mark. 2008 Georgia shelled the capital of breakaway republic South Ossetia. (Russia responded by occupying much of Georgia in a five-day war.) 2009 Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin accused President Barack Obama of proposing a "death panel" that would decide who receives treatment in his health care plan. 2010 Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th justice and fourth woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Actor David Duchovny ("The X Files," "Californication") turns 57 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Name Profession Age Garrison Keillor Writer, humorist ("A Prairie Home Companion") 75 B.J. Thomas Singer 75 John Glover Actor 73 Wayne Knight Actor ("Seinfeld") 62 Alberto Salazar Marathon runner 59 Harold Perrineau Actor ("Lost") 54 Abbie Cornish Actress 35 Sidney Crosby Hockey player 30 Mike Trout Baseball player 26 Actress Charlize Theron turns 42 years old today. AP Photo/Peter Kramer