August 10, 2012 – Smriti "Simmi" D. Isaac

Updated August 9, 2012, 2:28 pm

On Aug. 10, 1977, David Berkowitz, the suspect in the “Son of Sam” murders, was arrested.

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On Aug. 10, 1874, Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States, was born. Following his death on Oct. 20, 1964, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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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.

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.

Current Birthdays

By The Associated Press

Actress Angie Harmon turns 40 years old today.

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Actor Antonio Banderas turns 52 years old today.

AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau

1923 Rhonda Fleming, Actress, turns 89

1943 Ronnie Spector, Singer (The Ronettes), turns 69

1947 Ian Anderson, Rock singer, musician (Jethro Tull), turns 65

1959 Rosanna Arquette, Actress, turns 53

1962 Julia Fordham, Rock singer, turns 50

1964 Neneh Cherry, R&B singer, turns 48

1979 JoAnna Garcia, Actress, turns 33

Historic Birthdays

Herbert Hoover 8/10/1874 – 10/20/1964 31st president of the United States.Go to obituary »

89 Eugenius Bulgaris 8/10/1716 – 6/10/1806
Greek Orthodox theologian and scholar

83 Jay Cooke 8/10/1821 – 2/18/1905
American financier

67 Charles Keene 8/10/1823 – 1/4/1891
English artist and illustrator for Punch magazine

83 Joseph McKenna 8/10/1843 – 11/21/1926
American Supreme Court justice (1898-1925)

70 Aleksandr Glazunov 8/10/1865 – 3/21/1936
Russian symphonic composer

75 Douglas Stuart Moore8//1893 – 7/25/1969
American composer of folk operas

52 Dorothy Jacobs Bellanca 8/10/1894 – 8/16/1946
Latvian-born American labor leader

55 Eugene Dennis 8/10/1905 – 1/31/1961
American Communist Party leader and labor organizer

81 Leo Fender 8/10/1909 – 3/21/1991
American inventor and manufacturer of musical instruments

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.
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.

1923	Rhonda Fleming, Actress, turns 89
1943	Ronnie Spector, Singer (The Ronettes), turns 69
1947	Ian Anderson, Rock singer, musician (Jethro Tull), turns 65
1959	Rosanna Arquette, Actress, turns 53
1962	Julia Fordham, Rock singer, turns 50
1964	Neneh Cherry, R&B singer, turns 48
1979	JoAnna Garcia, Actress, turns 33

89	Eugenius Bulgaris 8/10/1716 – 6/10/1806 Greek Orthodox theologian and scholar
83	Jay Cooke 8/10/1821 – 2/18/1905 American financier
67	Charles Keene 8/10/1823 – 1/4/1891 English artist and illustrator for Punch magazine
83	Joseph McKenna 8/10/1843 – 11/21/1926 American Supreme Court justice (1898-1925)
70	Aleksandr Glazunov 8/10/1865 – 3/21/1936 Russian symphonic composer
75	Douglas Stuart Moore8//1893 – 7/25/1969 American composer of folk operas
52	Dorothy Jacobs Bellanca 8/10/1894 – 8/16/1946 Latvian-born American labor leader
55	Eugene Dennis 8/10/1905 – 1/31/1961 American Communist Party leader and labor organizer
81	Leo Fender 8/10/1909 – 3/21/1991 American inventor and manufacturer of musical instruments