On This Day: September 8

September 8 begins with the birth of writer and activist Ruby Bridges, the youngest of the first African American children to integrate formerly all-white schools in the American South. Later, Encyclopædia Britannica's Kurt Heintz recognizes the birthdays of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and Pink Panther actor Peter Sellers. Fast Facts cover Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon, Joan of Arc's attack on Paris, The Oprah Winfrey Show's first national broadcast, and more.