TODAY IN HISTORY

Monday, October  17, 2011 AP Highlight in History:  On Oct. 17, 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck northern California, killing 67 people and causing $7 billion worth of damage.   AP Photo/Paul Sakuma
On this date in: 1610 French King Louis XIII, age 9, was crowned at Reims, five months after the assassination of his father, Henry IV. 1777 British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, N.Y., in a turning point of the Revolutionary War. 1915 Playwright Arthur Miller was born in New York City. 1919 The Radio Corporation of America was created. 1931 Mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison. 1933 Physicist Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany. 1945 Col. Juan Peron staged a coup, becoming absolute ruler of Argentina. 1957 French author Albert Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. AP Photo 1973 Arab oil-producing nations announced they would cut back oil exports to Western nations and Japan; the result was a total embargo that lasted until March 1974. 1979 Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of the destitute in Calcutta. AP Photo 1987 First lady Nancy Reagan underwent a modified radical mastectomy at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. 1990 The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) was created. 2005 "The Colbert Report" premiered on Comedy Central.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Golfer Ernie Els turns 42 years old today. AP Photo/Eric Risberg Name Profession Age Jimmy Breslin Newspaper columnist 81 Jim Seals Singer (Seals & Crofts) 69 Michael McKean Actor ("This is Spinal Tap," "Laverne and Shirley") 64 Margot Kidder Actress 63 George Wendt Actor ("Cheers") 63 Alan Jackson Country singer 53 Rob Marshall Director 51 Mike Judge Animator, director ("Beavis and Butthead") 49 Norm Macdonald Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live") 48 Ziggy Marley Reggae musician 43 Eminem Rapper 39 Singer Wyclef Jean turns 39 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello