TODAY IN HISTORY

Today in History: Monday, August  15, 2011 AP Highlight in History:  Aug. 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York. Read the original AP story Max Yasgur addresses the crowd at his farm   AP Photo
On this date in: 1057 Macbeth, the King of Scotland, was slain by the son of King Duncan. 1769 Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica. 1935 Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska.  Read the original AP story AP Photo 1939 "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. 1944 Allied forces landed in southern France during World War II. 1945 The Allies proclaimed V-J Day, one day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally. 1947 India became independent after some 200 years of British rule. 1948 The Republic of Korea (South Korea) was proclaimed. 1960 The Republic of the Congo became independent of French rule. 1971 President Richard M. Nixon announced a 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents. 1998 A car bomb in Omagh killed 29 people and injured 370, making it the single deadliest act of violence in 30 years of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. AP Photo/Paul McErlane 2000 One hundred people from North Korea arrived in South Korea for temporary reunions with relatives they had not seen for half a century; 100 South Koreans visited the North. 2001 Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own - two planets orbiting a star in the Big Dipper. 2006 Israel began withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Actor Ben Affleck turns 39 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Name Profession Age Rose Marie Actress ("The Dick Van Dyke Show") 88 Phyllis Schlafly Conservative activist 87 Mike Connors Actor ("Mannix") 86 Vernon Jordan Civil rights activist 76 Jim Dale Actor, singer 76 Pat Priest Actress ("The Munsters") 75 Linda Ellerbee Author, journalist 67 Jimmy Webb Songwriter 65 Princess Anne Member of the British royal family 61 Tess Harper Actress 61 Larry Mathews Actor ("The Dick Van Dyke Show") 56 Zeljko Ivanek Actor 54 Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Director ("Babel") 48 Debra Messing Actress ("Will and Grace") 43 Anthony Anderson Actor 41 Natasha Henstridge Actress 37 Joe Jonas Rock singer (The Jonas Brothers) 22 Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer turns 73 years old today. AP Photo/Danny Johnston