Today In History...
In 1694 Queen Mary II of England dies after five years of joint rule with
her husband, King William III.
In 1832 John Calhoun becomes the first U.S. vice president to resign,
stepping down after differences with Preisdent Andrew Jackson.
In 1846 Iowa becomes the 29th U.S. state.
In 1869 A patent for chewing gum is granted to William Findley Semple of
Mount Vernon, Ohio.
In 1902 Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to the mainland.
In 1906 The NCAA is formed as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
In 1908 80,000 die when a earthquake strikes Messina, Italy.
In 1917 The New York Evening Mail publishes a fictitious essay by H.L.
Mencken on the history of bathtubs in America.
In 1939 The first B-24 bomber protype (Liberator) is test flown.
In 1945 The Pledge of Allegiance is officially recognized by the U.S.
Congress.
In 1945 Author, Theodore Dreiser dies in Hollywood, California.
In 1950 Chinese troops cross the 38th Parallel into South Korea.
In 1954 Kansas' 24-hour snowfall record is set at 26 inches at Fort Scott.
In 1973 Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes "Gulag Archipelago," an expose
of the Soviet prison system that leads to his expulsion from the
Soviet Union.
In 1974 A 6.8 earthquake kills 5200 in Pakistan.
In 1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American "test-tube" baby, is born
in Norfolk, Virginia.
In 1982 Nevell Johnson, Jr., a black man, is killed by a police officer in
Miami video arcade, setting off three days of racial disturbances
that leaves another man dead.
In 1985 The American government tests a key piece of the "Star Wars" defense
plan by setting off a hydrogen bomb in the Nevada desert.
In 1985 One of South Africa's most prominent white dissidents, Molly
Blackburn, is killed in a car crash outside Port Elizabeth along
with liberal politician Brian Bishop.
In 1987 The bodies of 14 relatives of R. Gene Simmons are found at his home
near Dover, Arkansas, after Simmons goes on a shooting spree in
Russellville that claims 2 other lives. (Simmons is later executed.)
In 1988 British authorities investigating the explosion that destroyed Pan
Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, conclude that the blast was
caused by a bomb aboard the jumbo jet.
In 1989 Alexander Dubcek, the former Czechoslovak Communist leader who was
deposed in a Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion in 1968, is named
chairman of the country's parliament.
In 1991 Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders state land privatized as he
pushed ahead with his reforms.
In 1992 Somalia's two main warloads, Mohamed Farrah Aidid and Ali Mahdi
Mohamed, promise an end to their hostilities.
In 1993 Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary tells CNN that people wrongfully
exposed to radiation through federally funded experiments more than
40 years ago deserved to be compensated.
In 1993 Journalist William Shirer, author of "The Rise and Fall of the Third
Reich," dies in Boston at age 89.
In 1994 CIA Director R. James Woolsey resigns, ending a tenure shadowed by
the Aldrich Ames spy scandal.
In 1996 Leftist rebels in Peru release 20 more hostages, including two
ambassadors, from Japan's embassy residence, following talks between
guerrillas and the government's negotiator.
In 1997 One woman is killed and more than 100 others were hurt when a United
Airlines jumbo jet en route from Tokyo to Honolulu encountered
severe turbulence over the Pacific.
In 1998 American warplanes exchange missile fire with Iraqi air defenses.
In 1998 Four people are killed, two missing and presumed dead, when fierce
gales struck during an Australian yacht race.
In 1999 Taking last-minute Y2K precautions, the U.S. Defense Department
shuts down its web site to keep it safe from hackers.
In 2002 The U.N. nuclear watchdog decides to pull its inspectors out of
North Korea by New Year's Eve, a step demanded by the North.
In 2003 Libya for the first time allowed UN nuclear officials to inspect
four sites related to its nuclear weapons program.
her husband, King William III.
In 1832 John Calhoun becomes the first U.S. vice president to resign,
stepping down after differences with Preisdent Andrew Jackson.
In 1846 Iowa becomes the 29th U.S. state.
In 1869 A patent for chewing gum is granted to William Findley Semple of
Mount Vernon, Ohio.
In 1902 Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to the mainland.
In 1906 The NCAA is formed as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
In 1908 80,000 die when a earthquake strikes Messina, Italy.
In 1917 The New York Evening Mail publishes a fictitious essay by H.L.
Mencken on the history of bathtubs in America.
In 1939 The first B-24 bomber protype (Liberator) is test flown.
In 1945 The Pledge of Allegiance is officially recognized by the U.S.
Congress.
In 1945 Author, Theodore Dreiser dies in Hollywood, California.
In 1950 Chinese troops cross the 38th Parallel into South Korea.
In 1954 Kansas' 24-hour snowfall record is set at 26 inches at Fort Scott.
In 1973 Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes "Gulag Archipelago," an expose
of the Soviet prison system that leads to his expulsion from the
Soviet Union.
In 1974 A 6.8 earthquake kills 5200 in Pakistan.
In 1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American "test-tube" baby, is born
in Norfolk, Virginia.
In 1982 Nevell Johnson, Jr., a black man, is killed by a police officer in
Miami video arcade, setting off three days of racial disturbances
that leaves another man dead.
In 1985 The American government tests a key piece of the "Star Wars" defense
plan by setting off a hydrogen bomb in the Nevada desert.
In 1985 One of South Africa's most prominent white dissidents, Molly
Blackburn, is killed in a car crash outside Port Elizabeth along
with liberal politician Brian Bishop.
In 1987 The bodies of 14 relatives of R. Gene Simmons are found at his home
near Dover, Arkansas, after Simmons goes on a shooting spree in
Russellville that claims 2 other lives. (Simmons is later executed.)
In 1988 British authorities investigating the explosion that destroyed Pan
Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, conclude that the blast was
caused by a bomb aboard the jumbo jet.
In 1989 Alexander Dubcek, the former Czechoslovak Communist leader who was
deposed in a Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion in 1968, is named
chairman of the country's parliament.
In 1991 Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders state land privatized as he
pushed ahead with his reforms.
In 1992 Somalia's two main warloads, Mohamed Farrah Aidid and Ali Mahdi
Mohamed, promise an end to their hostilities.
In 1993 Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary tells CNN that people wrongfully
exposed to radiation through federally funded experiments more than
40 years ago deserved to be compensated.
In 1993 Journalist William Shirer, author of "The Rise and Fall of the Third
Reich," dies in Boston at age 89.
In 1994 CIA Director R. James Woolsey resigns, ending a tenure shadowed by
the Aldrich Ames spy scandal.
In 1996 Leftist rebels in Peru release 20 more hostages, including two
ambassadors, from Japan's embassy residence, following talks between
guerrillas and the government's negotiator.
In 1997 One woman is killed and more than 100 others were hurt when a United
Airlines jumbo jet en route from Tokyo to Honolulu encountered
severe turbulence over the Pacific.
In 1998 American warplanes exchange missile fire with Iraqi air defenses.
In 1998 Four people are killed, two missing and presumed dead, when fierce
gales struck during an Australian yacht race.
In 1999 Taking last-minute Y2K precautions, the U.S. Defense Department
shuts down its web site to keep it safe from hackers.
In 2002 The U.N. nuclear watchdog decides to pull its inspectors out of
North Korea by New Year's Eve, a step demanded by the North.
In 2003 Libya for the first time allowed UN nuclear officials to inspect
four sites related to its nuclear weapons program.
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