Today in History

On June 24, 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the western allies to organize the massive Berlin Airlift.

In 1807, a grand jury in Richmond, Va., indicted former Vice President Aaron Burr on charges of treason and high misdemeanor (he was later acquitted).

In 1908, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, died in Princeton, N.J., at age 71.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Al Molinaro is 89. Comedian Jack Carter is 85. Actress Michele Lee is 66. Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 65. Rock musician Jeff Beck is 64. Musician Mick Fleetwood is 61. Actor Peter Weller is 61. Actress Nancy Allen is 58. Actor Joe Penny is 52. Rock singer Curt Smith is 47. Actress-producer Mindy Kaling is 29. Actress Minka Kelly (TV: “Friday Night Lights”) is 28. Singer Solange Knowles is 22.

Ten Years Ago in the C-P: Mary Miller, Lola Irelan and Mary Kenned submitted a prize-winning quilt at the 107th annual Strawberry Festival of Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, in Bridgeton.

Thought for Today: “Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forego.” — Ambrose Bierce, American author-journalist (1842-1914?).