On This Day: August 7 On Aug. 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on United States forces. On Aug. 7, 1904, Ralph Bunche, the American diplomat who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950, was born. Following his death on Dec. 9, 1971, his obituary appeared in The Times. 1912 The Progressive Party nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president. 1942 U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II. 1964 Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers to deal with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces. 1971 Apollo 15 returned to Earth after a manned mission to the moon. 1974 French stuntman Philippe Petit walked a tightrope strung between the twin towers of New Yorks World Trade Center. 1990 President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq. 2000 Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore chose Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman as his running mate, making him the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket. 2002 Major league baseball players and owners agreed on the sports first tests for steroids. 2007 Barry Bonds became baseballs career home run leader when he hit No. 756 during a home game in San Francisco, passing Hank Aarons mark. 2008 Georgia shelled the capital of breakaway republic South Ossetia. (Russia responded by occupying much of Georgia in a five-day war.) 2009 Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin accused President Barack Obama of proposing a death panel that would decide who receives treatment in his health care plan. 2010 Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th justice and fourth woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Current Birthdays Actor David Duchovny (The X Files, Californication) turns 54 years old today. Actress Charlize Theron turns 39 years old today. 1942 Garrison Keillor, Writer, humorist (A Prairie Home Companion), turns 72 1942 B.J. Thomas, Singer, turns 72 1944 John Glover, Actor, turns 70 1955 Wayne Knight, Actor (Seinfeld), turns 59 1958 Alberto Salazar, Marathon runner, turns 56 1963 Harold Perrineau, Actor (Lost), turns 51 1982 Abbie Cornish, Actress, turns 32 1987 Sidney Crosby, Hockey player, turns 27 1991 Mike Trout, Baseball player, turns 23
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