Today in History: Monday, August 04, 2014

AP Highlight in History:  On Aug. 4, 1944, Anne Frank, 15, was arrested along with her sister, parents and four other people after they had spent two years hiding from the Nazis in a building Amsterdam. Her diary became a famous account of the Holocaust.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1790 The Coast Guard had its beginnings as the Revenue Cutter Service. 1792 Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in Field Place, England. 1830 Plans for the city of Chicago were laid out. 1892 Andrew and Abby Borden were axed to death in their home in Fall River, Mass. (Lizzie Borden, Andrew Borden's daughter from a previous marriage, was accused of the killings, though she was later acquitted.) 1914 Britain declared war on Germany while the United States proclaimed its neutrality in World War I. 1964 The bodies of three missing civil rights workers were found buried in an earthen dam in Mississippi. 1977 President Jimmy Carter signed a measure establishing the Department of Energy. 1987 The Federal Communications Commission voted to rescind the Fairness Doctrine, which required radio and TV stations to present balanced coverage of controversial issues. 1994 Serb-dominated Yugoslavia withdrew its support for Bosnian Serbs, sealing the 300-mile border between Yugoslavia and Serb-held Bosnia. 2002 A Palestinian suicide bomber blew up a bus in northern Israel during rush hour, killing nine passengers. 2005 A mini-submarine carrying seven Russians became caught on an underwater antenna 600 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean; the men were rescued three days later with help from a British vessel. 2007 Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants tied Hank Aaron's 755 career home runs.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: President Barack Obama turns 53 years old today. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Name Profession Age Richard Belzer Actor, comedian ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit") 70 John Riggins Football Hall of Famer 65 Alberto Gonzales Former attorney general 59 Billy Bob Thornton Actor 59 Kym Karath Actress ("The Sound of Music") 56 Roger Clemens Baseball player 52 Dennis Lehane Author 49 Michael DeLuise Actor 45 Jeff Gordon Race car driver 43 Crystal Bowersox Country singer ("American Idol") 29 Dylan Sprouse Actor 22 Cole Sprouse Actor 22 Actor Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost," "Hawaii Five-O") turns 46 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg