Today In History...
In 1642 Astronomer Galileo Galilei dies at age 78 in Arceti, Italy.
In 1798, The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, prohibiting one state from suing another in federal court.
In 1815, U.S. forces led by General Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans, the closing battle of the War of 1812.
1894 Fire caused severe damage at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
1918, President Wilson outlined his 14 points for peace after World War I.
In 1918, Mississippi became the first state to ratify a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting the sale, manufacture, or transportation of liquor.
In 1925, the first all-woman state supreme court met in Texas.
In 1935, A.C. Hardy patented the Spectrophotometer.
In 1958, Cuban revolutionary forces captured Havana.
In 1959, Charles De Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France's Fifth Republic.
In 1962, Jack Nicklaus won his first money on the golf pro circuit, $33.50 for 50th place in the Los Angeles Open.
1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a "War on Poverty.”
1965, The Star of India and other stolen gems were returned to the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
In 1968, U.S. Surveyor 7 landed near crater Tycho on the moon.
In 1973, The USSR launched Luna 21 for a moon landing.
1973 Secret peace talks between the U.S. and North Vietnam resumed near Paris, France.
In 1975, Judge John J. Sirica ordered the release of Watergate figures John. Dean III, Herbert W. Kalmbach and Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison.
In 1976 Chinese premier, Chou En-lai dies at age 78 in Beijing.
In 1982, AT&T settled the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it by agreeing to divest itself of 22 Bell System companies.
In 1985, Reverend Lawrence Martin Jenco was kidnapped in Lebanon (he was released 19 months later).
In 1985, President Reagan announced that his chief of staff, James A. Baker, and the secretary of the Treasury, Donald Regan, would trade jobs.
In 1986, A day after acting to halt all American business dealings with Libya, President Reagan ordered all Libyan government assets in the U.S. frozen.
In 1986, The Pogo stick jumping distance was set at 11.53 miles.
1987 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 2000 for the first time at 2,002.25.
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan returned to the White House from Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he'd undergone prostate surgery.
In 1987, Kay Orr was sworn in as the first female governor of Nebraska.
In 1988, Arizona Governor Evan Mecham and his brother, Willard, were indicted on charges of lying under oath regarding campaign contributions. (Both were later acquitted.)
In 1989, The Soviet Minister said his nation would destroy stockpiles of chemical weapons estimated at well over 300,000 tons.
In 1991, U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz arrived in Geneva for the first high-level talks between their countries since the Persian Gulf crisis began.
1992 President Bush collapsed with stomach flu at a state dinner in Tokyo.
In 1993, Serb gunmen shot and killed Bosnian Deputy Prime Minister Hakija Turajlic in the presence of French peacekeepers.
In 1994, Tonya Harding won the U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Detroit, a day after Nancy Kerrigan dropped out because of the clubbing attack that had left her right knee injured.
In 1995, Russian forces in Chechnya pounded the capital of Grozny with rocket and mortar fire in an attempt to scatter Chechen fighters defending the presidential palace.
In 1996, Federal employees who had been out of work forshut down bega weeks while the government was n returning to their jobs.
In 1996, More than 300 people were killed in Kinshasa, Zaire, when a cargo plane crashed into a market on takeoff.
In 1996, Former French president Francois Mitterrand died at age 79.
In 1997, President Yeltsin was hospitalized with early signs of pneumonia.
In 1997, The state of Arkansas put three men to death in the second triple execution since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
In 1997, The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether to allow physician-assisted suicide.
In 2001, Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $2.5 million for extorting payoffs from business owners applying for riverboat casino licenses.
In 2001, Pope John Paul was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
In 2002, Ozzie Smith, regarded as the finest fielding shortstop ever, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first try.
In 2002, Wendy's founder Dave Thomas died at age 69.
In 1798, The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, prohibiting one state from suing another in federal court.
In 1815, U.S. forces led by General Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans, the closing battle of the War of 1812.
1894 Fire caused severe damage at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
1918, President Wilson outlined his 14 points for peace after World War I.
In 1918, Mississippi became the first state to ratify a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting the sale, manufacture, or transportation of liquor.
In 1925, the first all-woman state supreme court met in Texas.
In 1935, A.C. Hardy patented the Spectrophotometer.
In 1958, Cuban revolutionary forces captured Havana.
In 1959, Charles De Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France's Fifth Republic.
In 1962, Jack Nicklaus won his first money on the golf pro circuit, $33.50 for 50th place in the Los Angeles Open.
1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a "War on Poverty.”
1965, The Star of India and other stolen gems were returned to the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
In 1968, U.S. Surveyor 7 landed near crater Tycho on the moon.
In 1973, The USSR launched Luna 21 for a moon landing.
1973 Secret peace talks between the U.S. and North Vietnam resumed near Paris, France.
In 1975, Judge John J. Sirica ordered the release of Watergate figures John. Dean III, Herbert W. Kalmbach and Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison.
In 1976 Chinese premier, Chou En-lai dies at age 78 in Beijing.
In 1982, AT&T settled the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it by agreeing to divest itself of 22 Bell System companies.
In 1985, Reverend Lawrence Martin Jenco was kidnapped in Lebanon (he was released 19 months later).
In 1985, President Reagan announced that his chief of staff, James A. Baker, and the secretary of the Treasury, Donald Regan, would trade jobs.
In 1986, A day after acting to halt all American business dealings with Libya, President Reagan ordered all Libyan government assets in the U.S. frozen.
In 1986, The Pogo stick jumping distance was set at 11.53 miles.
1987 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 2000 for the first time at 2,002.25.
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan returned to the White House from Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he'd undergone prostate surgery.
In 1987, Kay Orr was sworn in as the first female governor of Nebraska.
In 1988, Arizona Governor Evan Mecham and his brother, Willard, were indicted on charges of lying under oath regarding campaign contributions. (Both were later acquitted.)
In 1989, The Soviet Minister said his nation would destroy stockpiles of chemical weapons estimated at well over 300,000 tons.
In 1991, U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz arrived in Geneva for the first high-level talks between their countries since the Persian Gulf crisis began.
1992 President Bush collapsed with stomach flu at a state dinner in Tokyo.
In 1993, Serb gunmen shot and killed Bosnian Deputy Prime Minister Hakija Turajlic in the presence of French peacekeepers.
In 1994, Tonya Harding won the U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Detroit, a day after Nancy Kerrigan dropped out because of the clubbing attack that had left her right knee injured.
In 1995, Russian forces in Chechnya pounded the capital of Grozny with rocket and mortar fire in an attempt to scatter Chechen fighters defending the presidential palace.
In 1996, Federal employees who had been out of work forshut down bega weeks while the government was n returning to their jobs.
In 1996, More than 300 people were killed in Kinshasa, Zaire, when a cargo plane crashed into a market on takeoff.
In 1996, Former French president Francois Mitterrand died at age 79.
In 1997, President Yeltsin was hospitalized with early signs of pneumonia.
In 1997, The state of Arkansas put three men to death in the second triple execution since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
In 1997, The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether to allow physician-assisted suicide.
In 2001, Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $2.5 million for extorting payoffs from business owners applying for riverboat casino licenses.
In 2001, Pope John Paul was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
In 2002, Ozzie Smith, regarded as the finest fielding shortstop ever, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first try.
In 2002, Wendy's founder Dave Thomas died at age 69.
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