Today’s Highlight in History: On July 13, 1960, John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at his party’s convention in Los Angeles.
FILE - In this July 15, 1960, file photo, Sen. John F. Kennedy waves to the 65,000 persons who gathered in the Los Angeles Coliseum to hear him accept the Democratic nomination for U.S. President. The Olympic torch at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was lit Wednesday, July 15, 2020, to mark the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s acceptance of the Democratic Party nomination for president at the historic stadium.
In 1999, Angel Maturino Resendiz, suspected of being the “Railroad Killer,” surrendered in El Paso, Texas. In 2013, a jury in Florida cleared neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman of all charges in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.
FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting in Washington. The debate over special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is getting new life with word that Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before two House committees. Democrats say Mueller will appear July 17 in back-to-back sessions of the Judiciary and Intelligence committees.
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