Today In History...
In 1621 Galileo invents the telescope.
In 1818 Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
In 1828 Andrew Jackson is elected president of the United States.
In 1833 Oberlin College in Ohio becomes the first co-educational college.
In 1894 Author Robert Louis Stevenson dies in Samoa.
In 1910 The first neon light is displayed in Paris, France.
In 1947 The Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire," opens on
Broadway.
In 1964 Police arrest 800 at the University of California at Berkeley after
students stage a massive sit-in.
In 1967 The first human heart transplant is performed in Capetown, South
Africa by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky, who lived 18
days with his new heart.
In 1967 The "20th Century Limited," the famed luxuary train, completes its
final run from New York to Chicago.
In 1973 Pioneer X passes Jupiter (first fly-by of an outer planet).
In 1984 A gas leak at a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, kills 3500.
In 1985 23rd Shuttle Mission - Atlantis 2 returns to Earth.
In 1986 Saying, "clearly, mistakes were made," Vice President George Bush
defends the administration's secret dealings with Iran, and denied
knowing anything about the diversion of funds to Nicaraguan rebels.
In 1987 Four days before his summit with Soviet leader Gorbachev, President
Reagan said that there was a reasonably good chance of progress
toward a treaty on long-range weapons.
In 1988 In South Africa, 11 black funeral mourners are slain in Natal
Province in an attack blamed on security forces.
In 1988 Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State University wins the Heisman Trophy.
In 1989 Soviet diplomats begin 3 days of meetings with rebel forces in
Afghanistan to coordinate a withdrawl of Soviet troops.
In 1990 A Northwest Airlines DC-9 collides on the ground with a Northwest
Boeing 727 at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, resulting in a fire that
claimed eight lives.
In 1990 President Bush begins a five-nation South American tour as he
arrived in Brazil.
In 1991 Shiite Muslim radicals in Lebanon release American hostage Alann
Steen, who had been held captive for nearly five years.
In 1991 Embattled White House chief of staff John H. Sununu resigns and is
succeeded by Samuel K. Skinner.
In 1992 The UN Security Council unanimously approves a U.S.-led military
mission to help starving Somalia.
In 1992 The Greek tanker Aegean Sea spills 21.5 million gallons of crude oil
when it ran aground at La Coruna, Spain.
In 1993 Britain's Princess Diana announces that she would be limiting her
public appearances due to the media's constant intrusions.
In 1994 "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss is convicted of 3 counts of felony
pandering for supplying prostitutes to undercover police officers
posing as clients.
In 1995 Union members at Caterpillar Inc. reject a contract offer, getting
their old jobs back with nothing gained after a bitter 17-month
strike.
In 1995 Former South Korean president Chun Doo-hwan is arrested for his role
in a 1979 coup that was followed by the most violent crackdown in
the nation's history.
In 1996 Four people are killed in a subway bombing in southern Paris.
In 1996 The Justice Department bars 16 Japanese army veterans suspected of
World War II atrocities from entering the U.S.
In 1996 A judge in Hawaii rules that the state had to issue marriage
licenses to same-sex couples, prompting an appeal.
In 1997 The Clinton administration commits $5 billion as part of a $55
billion international bailout of South Korea, the largest such
rescue effort in history.
In 1999 Six firefighters die while battling a fire in an abandoned
Worcester, MA, industrial building.
In 1999 Scientists fail to make contact with the Mars Polar Lander after it
began its fiery descent toward the Red Planet; the spacecraft is
presumed destroyed.
In 1999 Tori Murden of the U.S. becomes the first woman to row across the
Atlantic Ocean alone.
In 1999 Actress Madeline Kahn ("Blazing Saddles") dies at age 57.
In 2000 Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts attach the world's most
powerful set of solar panels to the international space station.
In 2000 Sandra Baldwin is elected the first female president of the U.S.
Olympic Committee.
In 2000 Poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African-American to win a Pulitzer
Prize, dies at age 83.
In 2001 In the wake of bombings that kill 26 Israelis, Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon declares war on terror.
In 2001 Enron takes steps to bolster its weak financial footing following
its historic bankruptcy filing, arranging $1.5 billion in financing
and slashing 20 percent of its work force.
In 1621 Galileo invents the telescope.
In 1818 Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
In 1828 Andrew Jackson is elected president of the United States.
In 1833 Oberlin College in Ohio becomes the first co-educational college.
In 1894 Author Robert Louis Stevenson dies in Samoa.
In 1910 The first neon light is displayed in Paris, France.
In 1947 The Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire," opens on
Broadway.
In 1964 Police arrest 800 at the University of California at Berkeley after
students stage a massive sit-in.
In 1967 The first human heart transplant is performed in Capetown, South
Africa by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky, who lived 18
days with his new heart.
In 1967 The "20th Century Limited," the famed luxuary train, completes its
final run from New York to Chicago.
In 1973 Pioneer X passes Jupiter (first fly-by of an outer planet).
In 1984 A gas leak at a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, kills 3500.
In 1985 23rd Shuttle Mission - Atlantis 2 returns to Earth.
In 1986 Saying, "clearly, mistakes were made," Vice President George Bush
defends the administration's secret dealings with Iran, and denied
knowing anything about the diversion of funds to Nicaraguan rebels.
In 1987 Four days before his summit with Soviet leader Gorbachev, President
Reagan said that there was a reasonably good chance of progress
toward a treaty on long-range weapons.
In 1988 In South Africa, 11 black funeral mourners are slain in Natal
Province in an attack blamed on security forces.
In 1988 Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State University wins the Heisman Trophy.
In 1989 Soviet diplomats begin 3 days of meetings with rebel forces in
Afghanistan to coordinate a withdrawl of Soviet troops.
In 1990 A Northwest Airlines DC-9 collides on the ground with a Northwest
Boeing 727 at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, resulting in a fire that
claimed eight lives.
In 1990 President Bush begins a five-nation South American tour as he
arrived in Brazil.
In 1991 Shiite Muslim radicals in Lebanon release American hostage Alann
Steen, who had been held captive for nearly five years.
In 1991 Embattled White House chief of staff John H. Sununu resigns and is
succeeded by Samuel K. Skinner.
In 1992 The UN Security Council unanimously approves a U.S.-led military
mission to help starving Somalia.
In 1992 The Greek tanker Aegean Sea spills 21.5 million gallons of crude oil
when it ran aground at La Coruna, Spain.
In 1993 Britain's Princess Diana announces that she would be limiting her
public appearances due to the media's constant intrusions.
In 1994 "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss is convicted of 3 counts of felony
pandering for supplying prostitutes to undercover police officers
posing as clients.
In 1995 Union members at Caterpillar Inc. reject a contract offer, getting
their old jobs back with nothing gained after a bitter 17-month
strike.
In 1995 Former South Korean president Chun Doo-hwan is arrested for his role
in a 1979 coup that was followed by the most violent crackdown in
the nation's history.
In 1996 Four people are killed in a subway bombing in southern Paris.
In 1996 The Justice Department bars 16 Japanese army veterans suspected of
World War II atrocities from entering the U.S.
In 1996 A judge in Hawaii rules that the state had to issue marriage
licenses to same-sex couples, prompting an appeal.
In 1997 The Clinton administration commits $5 billion as part of a $55
billion international bailout of South Korea, the largest such
rescue effort in history.
In 1999 Six firefighters die while battling a fire in an abandoned
Worcester, MA, industrial building.
In 1999 Scientists fail to make contact with the Mars Polar Lander after it
began its fiery descent toward the Red Planet; the spacecraft is
presumed destroyed.
In 1999 Tori Murden of the U.S. becomes the first woman to row across the
Atlantic Ocean alone.
In 1999 Actress Madeline Kahn ("Blazing Saddles") dies at age 57.
In 2000 Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts attach the world's most
powerful set of solar panels to the international space station.
In 2000 Sandra Baldwin is elected the first female president of the U.S.
Olympic Committee.
In 2000 Poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African-American to win a Pulitzer
Prize, dies at age 83.
In 2001 In the wake of bombings that kill 26 Israelis, Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon declares war on terror.
In 2001 Enron takes steps to bolster its weak financial footing following
its historic bankruptcy filing, arranging $1.5 billion in financing
and slashing 20 percent of its work force.
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