Today In History...
In 1792 During the French Revolution, mobs in Paris, France, attack the palace of Louis XVI. The king was taken into custody, put on trial for treason, and executed the following January.
In 1809 Ecuador declares independence from Spain.
In 1821 Missouri becomes the 24th U.S. state.
In 1846 Congress establishes the Smithsonian Institute, named after English scientist Joseph Smithson, whose $500,000 bequest made it possible.
In 1866 Transatlantic cable is laid - President Buchanan speaks to Queen Victoria.
In 1885 Leo Daft opens America's first commercially operated electric streetcar in Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt is stricken with polio while at his summer home on the Canadian island of Campobello.
In 1944 During World War II, American forces overcome the remaining Japanese resistance on Guam.
In 1945 Robert Goddard, the father of American rocketry, dies.
In 1945 During World War II, Japan announces its willingness to surrender to the Allies, provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged.
In 1948 Allen Funt's "Candid Microphone," later titled "Candid Camera," debuts on ABC-TV.
In 1949 The National Military Establishment is renamed the Department of Defense.
In 1954 Workers at (#5 automaker) Studebaker-Packard accept a pay cut.
In 1960 Discoverer XIII is launched into orbit and becomes the first object to be recovered from space after orbiting.
In 1960 Walt Disney's film "Jungle Cat" is released in movie theaters.
In 1966 Lunar Orbiter I is launched.
In 1969 Leno and Rosemary LaBianca are murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson's cult, one day after actress Sharon Tate and four others were slain.
In 1975 TV personality David Frost announces he had purchased the exclusive rights to interview former President Nixon.
In 1977 Postal employee David Berkowitz is arrested in Yonkers, New York, and accused of being "Son of Sam," the gunman whose six slayings and seven woundings had terrorized New Yorkers.
In 1981 Baseball's Pete Rose tops Stan Musial's National League record of 3630 hits.
In 1982 Filming begins on the James Bond flick "Octopussy."
In 1983 The roller coaster endurance record is set at 503 hours.
In 1987 President Reagan says he will nominate C. William Verity Jr. to replace the late Malcolm Baldrige as commerce secretary.
In 1988 President Reagan signs a measure providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II.
In 1989 President Bush nominates General Colin Powell as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the first black and youngest man ever to hold the position.
In 1990 Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry is convicted of a single misdemeanor drug charge and acquitted on another. The judge declares a mistrial on 12 other counts.
In 1991 Nine Buddhists are found slain at their temple outside Phoenix, Arizona. Two teenagers were later convicted in the killings.
In 1992 President Bush meets with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at his vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine. Afterward, Bush announced that Mideast peace talks would resume in Washington.
In 1992 President Bush meets with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabinat his Kennebunkport, ME, vacation home. Afterwards, Bush announced that Mideast peace talks would resume in two weeks in Washington, DC.
In 1993 Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1994 President Clinton claims presidential immunity in asking a federal judge to dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Corbin Jones, a former state employee.
In 1995 Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are charged with 11 counts in the Oklahoma City bombing.
In 1995 Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, announces she had joined the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue.
In 1996 Bob Dole completes Republican ticket by announcing former HUD secretary Jack F. Kemp as his running mate.
In 1996 A power outage hits parts of nine Western states.
In 1997 U.S. envoy Dennis Ross meets separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in an attempt to restart the Mideast peace process.
In 1998 Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announces a $2 million reward for information leading to the conviction of terrorists who bombed U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people.
In 1999 A gunman opens fire at a Jewish community center in Los Angeles, wounding 3 boys, a teen-age girl and a woman.
In 2000 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds talks with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, defying the U.S. by being the first head of state to visit Iraq since the Gulf War.
In 2002 Roman Catholic leaders, meeting in Philadelphia, approve a plan to keep sexually abusive clergy away from children.
In 2003 Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, aboard the international space center, marries his bride, Ekaterina Dmitriev on earth, in the first wedding ever conducted from space.
In 2004 The 20-year-old woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape files a federal lawsuit in Denver against the NBA star. (The lawsuit was later settled out of court.)
In 2004 Barry Bonds becomes the first player in major league history to hit 30 home runs in 13 consecutive seasons.
In 1809 Ecuador declares independence from Spain.
In 1821 Missouri becomes the 24th U.S. state.
In 1846 Congress establishes the Smithsonian Institute, named after English scientist Joseph Smithson, whose $500,000 bequest made it possible.
In 1866 Transatlantic cable is laid - President Buchanan speaks to Queen Victoria.
In 1885 Leo Daft opens America's first commercially operated electric streetcar in Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt is stricken with polio while at his summer home on the Canadian island of Campobello.
In 1944 During World War II, American forces overcome the remaining Japanese resistance on Guam.
In 1945 Robert Goddard, the father of American rocketry, dies.
In 1945 During World War II, Japan announces its willingness to surrender to the Allies, provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged.
In 1948 Allen Funt's "Candid Microphone," later titled "Candid Camera," debuts on ABC-TV.
In 1949 The National Military Establishment is renamed the Department of Defense.
In 1954 Workers at (#5 automaker) Studebaker-Packard accept a pay cut.
In 1960 Discoverer XIII is launched into orbit and becomes the first object to be recovered from space after orbiting.
In 1960 Walt Disney's film "Jungle Cat" is released in movie theaters.
In 1966 Lunar Orbiter I is launched.
In 1969 Leno and Rosemary LaBianca are murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson's cult, one day after actress Sharon Tate and four others were slain.
In 1975 TV personality David Frost announces he had purchased the exclusive rights to interview former President Nixon.
In 1977 Postal employee David Berkowitz is arrested in Yonkers, New York, and accused of being "Son of Sam," the gunman whose six slayings and seven woundings had terrorized New Yorkers.
In 1981 Baseball's Pete Rose tops Stan Musial's National League record of 3630 hits.
In 1982 Filming begins on the James Bond flick "Octopussy."
In 1983 The roller coaster endurance record is set at 503 hours.
In 1987 President Reagan says he will nominate C. William Verity Jr. to replace the late Malcolm Baldrige as commerce secretary.
In 1988 President Reagan signs a measure providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II.
In 1989 President Bush nominates General Colin Powell as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the first black and youngest man ever to hold the position.
In 1990 Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry is convicted of a single misdemeanor drug charge and acquitted on another. The judge declares a mistrial on 12 other counts.
In 1991 Nine Buddhists are found slain at their temple outside Phoenix, Arizona. Two teenagers were later convicted in the killings.
In 1992 President Bush meets with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at his vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine. Afterward, Bush announced that Mideast peace talks would resume in Washington.
In 1992 President Bush meets with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabinat his Kennebunkport, ME, vacation home. Afterwards, Bush announced that Mideast peace talks would resume in two weeks in Washington, DC.
In 1993 Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1994 President Clinton claims presidential immunity in asking a federal judge to dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Corbin Jones, a former state employee.
In 1995 Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are charged with 11 counts in the Oklahoma City bombing.
In 1995 Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, announces she had joined the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue.
In 1996 Bob Dole completes Republican ticket by announcing former HUD secretary Jack F. Kemp as his running mate.
In 1996 A power outage hits parts of nine Western states.
In 1997 U.S. envoy Dennis Ross meets separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in an attempt to restart the Mideast peace process.
In 1998 Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announces a $2 million reward for information leading to the conviction of terrorists who bombed U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people.
In 1999 A gunman opens fire at a Jewish community center in Los Angeles, wounding 3 boys, a teen-age girl and a woman.
In 2000 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds talks with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, defying the U.S. by being the first head of state to visit Iraq since the Gulf War.
In 2002 Roman Catholic leaders, meeting in Philadelphia, approve a plan to keep sexually abusive clergy away from children.
In 2003 Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, aboard the international space center, marries his bride, Ekaterina Dmitriev on earth, in the first wedding ever conducted from space.
In 2004 The 20-year-old woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape files a federal lawsuit in Denver against the NBA star. (The lawsuit was later settled out of court.)
In 2004 Barry Bonds becomes the first player in major league history to hit 30 home runs in 13 consecutive seasons.
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