Today in History

10 years ago in the C-P: A bomb threat received by telephone Saturday afternoon at the Diemakers plant in Palmyra was investigated, and nothing was found.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 27, 1964, the government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which found that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy.

In 1954, “Tonight!” hosted by Steve Allen, made its network debut on NBC-TV.

Thought for Today: “Sanity is a madness put to good uses.” — George Santayana, Spanish-American philosopher (1863-1952).

Today’s Birthdays: Former Illinois Sen. Charles Percy is 89. Actress Jayne Meadows is 88. Movie director Arthur Penn is 86. Actress Sada Thompson is 79. Actress Kathleen Nolan is 75. Actor Wilford Brimley is 74. Actor Claude Jarman Jr. is 74. Author Barbara Howar is 74. Producer Don Cornelius (“Soul Train”) is 72. Singer-musician Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is 65. Actress Liz Torres is 61. Actor A Martinez is 60. Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is 58. Rock singer Meat Loaf is 57. Rock musician Greg Ham (Men At Work) is 55. Singer Shaun Cassidy is 50. Rock singer Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind) is 44. Actor Patrick Muldoon is 40. Singer Mark Calderon is 38. Actress Amanda Detmer is 37. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is 36. Rock singer Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down) is 30. Rapper Lil’ Wayne is 26. Singer Avril Lavigne is 24.