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In 1960, Vice President Richard M. Nixon was nominated for president on the first ballot at the Republican national convention in Chicago.

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In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to assess the causes of urban rioting, the same day black militant H. Rap Brown said in Washington that violence was "as American as cherry pie."

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In 1980, on day 267 of the Iranian hostage crisis, the deposed Shah of Iran died at a military hospital outside Cairo, Egypt, at age 60.

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In 1984, actor James Mason, 75, died in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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In 1996, terror struck the Atlanta Olympics as a pipe bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park, directly killing one person and injuring 111. (Anti-government extremist Eric Rudolph later pleaded guilty to the bombing.)

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Ten years ago: Democrats assailed President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war at their convention in Boston and painted a vivid portrait of John Kerry as a decorated Vietnam War hero. In a keynote address, Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama said Kerry had long made "tough choices when easier ones were available."

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Five years ago: The presidents of Taiwan and China exchanged direct messages for the first time since the two sides split 60 years earlier. A sailboat with an estimated 200 Haitians aboard ran aground on a reef and sank off the Turks and Caicos Islands; authorities reported 119 survivors, 15 confirmed dead and dozens missing. Football player Michael Vick, suspended for bankrolling a dogfighting operation, was reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

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One year ago: Security forces and armed men clashed with supporters of Egypt's ousted president, Mohammed Morsi, killing at least 80 people. More than a thousand inmates escaped a prison in Libya as protesters stormed political party offices across the country. Former Louisiana congresswoman Lindy Boggs, 97, died in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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Today's Birthdays: TV producer Norman Lear is 92. Actor Jerry Van Dyke is 83. Sportscaster Irv Cross is 75. Actor John Pleshette is 72. Singer Bobbie Gentry is 70. Actress-director Betty Thomas is 66. Olympic gold medal figure skater Peggy Fleming is 66. Singer Maureen McGovern is 65. Actress Janet Eilber is 63. Rock musician Tris Imboden (Chicago) is 63. Actress Roxanne Hart is 60. Country musician Duncan Cameron is 58. Comedian-actress-writer Carol Leifer is 58. Comedian Bill Engvall is 57. Jazz singer Karrin Allyson is 52. Country singer Stacy Dean Campbell is 47. Rock singer Juliana Hatfield is 47. Actor Julian McMahon is 46. Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (NIH'-koh-lye KAH'-stur WAHL'-dah) (TV: "Game of Thrones") is 44. Comedian Maya Rudolph is 42. Rock musician Abe Cunningham is 41. Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn is 40. MLB player Alex Rodriguez is 39. Actor Seamus Dever is 38. Actor Jonathan Rhys (rees) Meyers is 37. Actor Blair Redford is 31. Actress Taylor Schilling (TV: "Orange is the New Black") is 30. Singer Cheyenne Kimball is 24.

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Thought for Today: "The sentimentalist ages far more quickly than the person who loves his work and enjoys new challenges." — Lillie Langtry, English actress (1853-1929).

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Late Bus
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Two old women were sitting on a bench waiting for their bus. The buses
were running late, and a lot of time passed. Finally, one woman turned to
the other and said, "You know, I've been sitting here so long, my butt
fell asleep!'.

The other woman turned to her and said "I know! I heard it snoring!"

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Time to hit the road for work guys, enjoy your day.

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Time for a few sheesh's around here.

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Time for a few sheesh's around here.

And another one!

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Good morning Short stack.