Today in History: Thursday, August 28, 2014

AP Highlight in History:  On Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech during a civil rights rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. "I have a dream" "Sisters and brothers" "Free at last"   AP Photo
On this date in: 1609 English sea explorer Henry Hudson reached present-day Delaware Bay. 1828 Novelist Leo Tolstoy was born near Tula, Russia. 1922 The first radio commercial aired, on WEAF in New York City. 1955 Emmett Till, an African-American teenager from Chicago, was abducted from his uncle's home in Money, Miss., by two white men after he was accused of whistling at a white woman. He was found murdered three days later. 1968 Police and anti-war demonstrators clashed in the streets of Chicago as the Democratic National Convention nominated Hubert H. Humphrey for president. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff: "Gestapo tactics" Chicago Mayor Richard Daley defends police "The whole word is watching" AP Photo 1981 John W. Hinckley Jr. pleaded innocent to charges of attempting to kill President Ronald Reagan. 1996 Democrats nominated President Bill Clinton for a second term at their national convention in Chicago. 1996 Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana were divorced after 15 years of marriage. 2005 New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered everyone in the city to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Katrina. 2008 Barack Obama accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a speech at Invesco Field in Denver. 2009 Pop star Michael Jackson's death was a homicide caused primarily by the powerful anesthetic propofol and another sedative, the Los Angeles County coroner's office announced.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Country singer LeAnn Rimes turns 32 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Name Profession Age William Cohen Former defense secretary 74 Ken Jenkins Actor ("Scrubs") 74 Lou Piniella Baseball manager 71 David Soul Actor ("Starsky and Hutch") 71 Barbara Bach Actress 68 Wayne Osmond Singer (The Osmonds) 63 Daniel Stern Actor 57 Scott Hamilton Figure skater 56 Jennifer Coolidge Actress 53 Shania Twain Country singer 49 Jack Black Actor 45 Jason Priestley Actor ("Beverly Hills 90210) 45 J. August Richards Actor ("Angel") 41 Samuel Larsen Actor, singer ("Glee") 23 Quvenzhane Wallis Actress ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") 11 Rock singer Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) turns 28 years old today. AP Photo/Joel Ryan