Today is Tuesday, Oct. 11, the 285th day of 2016. There are 81 days left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Earle Hyman is 90. Former defense secretary William Perry is 89. Actor Ron Leibman is 79. Singer Daryl Hall is 70. Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, is 66. Actor David Morse is 63. Football Hall of Famer Steve Young is 55. Actor Luke Perry is 50. Actress Jane Krakowski is 48. Rapper U-God (Wu-Tang Clan) is 46. Actress Emily Deschanel is 40. Actor Matt Bomer is 39. Actress Michelle Trachtenberg is 31. Golfer Michelle Wie is 27.

In 1932, the first American political telecast took place as the Democratic National Committee sponsored a program in New York.

In 1975, Bill Clinton and Hillary Diane Rodham were married in Fayetteville, Ark. ‘‘NBC Saturday Night’’ (later ‘‘Saturday Night Live’’) made its debut with guest host George Carlin.

In 1984, Challenger astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space.

In 1986, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened two days of talks concerning arms control and human rights in Reykjavik, Iceland.

In 1991, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her; Thomas reappeared before the panel to denounce the proceedings as a ‘‘high-tech lynching.’’

In 2002, former president Jimmy Carter was named the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.