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dustry," said Tim Brooks, a TV historian and former network executive.
• "House of Cards," a tale of political intrigue, is aiming for a best drama series bid and nods for stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. "Arrested Development," the sitcom revived by Netflix after Fox canceled it, may get a best comedy series nod and nominations for cast members including Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Thursday, July 18, the 199th day of 2013. There are 166 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On July 18, 1863, during the Civil War, Union troops spearheaded by the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, made up of black soldiers, charged Confederate-held Fort Wagner on Morris Island, S.C. The Confederates were able to repel the Northerners, who suffered heavy losses; the 54th's commander, Col. Robert Gould Shaw, was among those who were killed.
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• On this date:
• In A.D. 64, the Great Fire of Rome began.
• In 1536, the English Parliament passed an act declaring the authority of the pope void in England.
• In 1792, American naval hero John Paul Jones died in Paris at age 45.
• In 1872, Britain enacted voting by secret ballot.
• In 1913, comedian Red Skelton was born in Vincennes, Ind.
• In 1932, the United States and Canada signed a treaty to develop the St. Lawrence Seaway.
• In 1940, the Democratic National Convention at Chicago Stadium nominated President Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term in office.
• In 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed a Presidential Succession Act, which placed the speaker of the House and the Senate president pro tempore next in the line of succession after the vice president.
• In 1969, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left a party on Chappaquiddick Island near Martha's Vineyard with Mary Jo Kopechne (koh-PEHK'-nee), 28; some time later, Kennedy's car went off a bridge into the water. (Kennedy was able to es (Continued on page 30)
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