Today in History: Sunday, August 10, 2014

AP Highlight in History:  On Aug. 10, 1977, "Son of Sam" serial killer David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers, N.Y., accused of six slayings and seven woundings in a year-long spree of random shootings of mostly young couples parked in cars in New York City. (Berkowitz is serving six consecutive sentences of 25 years to life in prison.) Read the original AP story   AP Photo
On this date in: 1821 Missouri became the 24th state. 1846 Congress chartered the Smithsonian Institution, named after English scientist James Smithson, whose bequest of $500,000 made it possible. 1874 Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States, was born in West Branch, Iowa. 1885 America's first commercially operated electric streetcar began operation in Baltimore. 1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on the Canadian island of Campobello. 1944 American forces overcame Japanese resistance on Guam during World War II. 1949 The National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense. 1962 Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man made his debut in issue 15 of "Amazing Fantasy." 1969 Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson's cult, one day after actress Sharon Tate and four other people were slain. 1988 President Ronald Reagan signed a measure providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans interred by the U.S. government during World War II. 1993 Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female Supreme Court justice. AP Photo/Barry Thumma 2006 British authorities announced they had thwarted a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up 10 aircraft heading to the United States. 2008 American swimmer Michael Phelps won the first of a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics by smashing his own world record in the 400-meter individual medley.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Actress Angie Harmon turns 42 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini Name Profession Age Rhonda Fleming Actress 91 Ronnie Spector Singer (The Ronettes) 71 Ian Anderson Rock singer, musician (Jethro Tull) 67 Rosanna Arquette Actress 55 Julia Fordham Rock singer 52 Neneh Cherry R&B singer 50 JoAnna Garcia Actress 35 Actor Antonio Banderas turns 54 years old today. AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau