 A book that offered a vivid description of life in the Jim Crow South during the Great Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, was published on this date in 1960. Today's birthdays include fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who is 90. Actor Sarinda Swan is 40. It's 8.01, and the news is next. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. The remnants of Hurricane Beryl have hit the Northeast. It's left significant flooding behind, especially in central Vermont.