Today in History

Terrorist bombings in Baghdad kill over 150 and wound over 700.

Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant; heiress apparent to the Belgian throne.

The last soldiers of the Yugoslav People’s Army leaves the Republic of Slovenia.

Katy Perry, singer, songwriter; (“Part of Me”; “Roar”) named Billboard magazine’s Woman of the Year 2012.

1,800 U.S. troops and 300 Caribbean troops land on Grenada. U.S. forces soon turn up evidence of a strong Cuban and Soviet presence–large stores of arms and documents suggesting close links to Cuba.

Midori Goto, violinist.

Adam Pascal, actor, singer (Rent; Aida).

Nicole, German singer, won 1982 Errovision Song Contest singing “Ein biBchen Frieden” (“A Little Peace”); the English version reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.

In South Africa, civil rights activist Nelson Mandela is sentenced to 5 years in prison.

Martin Luther King, Jr., is sentenced to four months in jail for a sit-in.

The last U.S. troops leave Beirut.

Nancy Cartwright, voice actress; voice of Bart Simpson and other characters in the long-running animated TV series The Simpsons.

President Eisenhower conducts the first televised Cabinet meeting.