Today in History: Sunday, June 01, 2014

AP Highlight in History:  On June 1, 1967, the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by the Beatles was released.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state. 1796 Tennessee became the 16th state. 1868 James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, died near Lancaster, Pa., at age 77. 1925 Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's streak of playing in 2,130 consecutive games began when he entered a game as a pinch hitter for the New York Yankees. 1926 Actress Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortensen in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman 1958 Charles de Gaulle became premier of France. AP Photo 1968 Deaf and blind author and educator Helen Keller died at age 87. 1980 CNN made its debut.  READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY 2009 Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330 carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of everyone on board. 2009 General Motors filed for Chapter 11, becoming the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection. 2009 Conan O'Brien debuted as host of NBC's "Tonight Show." (He stepped down in January after a dispute with the network.) 2010 Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, announced their separation after 40 years of marriage.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Actor Morgan Freeman turns 77 years old today. AP Photo/Al Powers Name Profession Age Pat Boone Singer 80 Rene Auberjonois Actor 74 Jonathan Pryce Actor 67 Ron Wood Rock musician (Rolling Stones) 67 Powers Boothe Actor 66 Ronnie Dunn Country singer (Brooks and Dunn) 61 Lisa Hartman Black Actress 58 Paul Coffey Hockey Hall of Famer 53 Teri Polo Actress 45 Alanis Morissette Rock singer 40 Morena Baccarin Actress ("V") 35 Santana Moss Football player 35 Damien Fahey TV host ("Total Request Live") 34 Justine Henin Tennis player 32 Model and TV host Heidi Klum ("Project Runway") turns 41 years old today. AP Photo/Vince Bucci