Today in History: September 21, Nairobi shopping mall attack

In 1898, in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon, the New York Sun newspaper wrote an editorial containing the famous line ''Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.''

In 1915, Cecil Chubb purchased Stonehenge for £6,600; the last private owner of the site, Chubb donated it to the British people three years later.

In 1955, at Yankee Stadium in New York, boxer Rocky Marciano completed his undefeated professional career by knocking out Archie Moore in the ninth round of their title fight.

In 1981, the Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the Supreme Court.

In 1989, Hurricane Hugo crashed into South Carolina; the storm was blamed for 56 deaths in the Caribbean and 29 in the United States.

In 2022, Russia's Vladimir Putin ordered a mobilization of reservists for the first time since World War II, nearly seven months after invading Ukraine.

Today's Birthdays: Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is 81. Musician Don Felder is 77. Author Stephen King is 77. Basketball Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore is 75. Actor-comedian Bill Murray is 74. Race car driver Arie Luyendyk is 71. Filmmaker Ethan Coen is 67. Basketball Hall of Famer Sidney Moncrief is 67. Actor-comedian Dave Coulier is 65. Actor David James Elliott is 64. Actor Nancy Travis is 63. Actor Rob Morrow is 62. Actor Angus Macfadyen is 61. Actor Cheryl Hines is 59. Country singer Faith Hill is 57. Actor-talk show host Ricki Lake is 56. Actor Billy Porter is 55. Actor Alfonso Ribeiro (rih-BEHR'-oh) is 53. Actor Luke Wilson is 53. Musician Liam Gallagher (Oasis) is 52. TV personality Nicole Richie is 43. Actor Maggie Grace is 41. Actor Joseph Mazzello is 41. Rapper Wale (WAH'-lay) is 40. Singer Jason Derulo is 35. Cyclist Tadej Pogačar is 26.

With the 2024 election looming, the first since the mass popularization of generative artificial intelligence, experts feared the worst: social media flooded with AI-generated deepfakes that were so realistic, baffled voters wouldn't know what to believe.

The Biden administration is taking a more hands-off approach than usual during a week of dramatic escalation between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, with top U.S. officials holding back from full-on crisis diplomacy for fear of making matters worse.