Archive for January 10th, 2025

FIRST MEETING OF THE UNITED NATIONS

January 10, 1946 – First meeting of the United Nations | Craig Hill Media and Consulting

The first General Assembly of the United Nations, comprising
51 nations, convened at Westminster Central Hall in London,
England on this day in 1946.

One week later, the U.N. Security Council met for the first time
and established its rules of procedure.

Then, on January 24, the General Assembly adopted its first
resolution, a measure calling for the peaceful uses of atomic
energy and the elimination of atomic and other weapons of
mass destruction.

 

United Nations General Assembly - First Meeting | Plaques of London
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REQUEST FOR MORE FUNDING OF THE WAR

President Lyndon B. Johnson - State of The Union Address - Holden Luntz  Gallery


On January 10, 1967, during his State of the Union speech,
President
Lyndon B. Johnson asked Congress for more
money to support the
Vietnam War.

Lyndon’s War, a war he actually inherited from President
John F. Kennedy, had achieved nothing by 1967. The North
Vietnamese use of guerrilla warfare tactics resulted in
approximately 14,000 American troops killed in action by
early 1967.

Hundreds of U.S. planes had been shot down, leaving Air
Force personnel in enemy POW camps. Although the enemy
also suffered heavy casualties, they did not show any signs
of giving up.

Great Society | History & Significance | Britannica
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973)


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NEW ERA OF THE U.S. OIL INDUSTRY IN 1901

Spindletop: The Gusher That Launched The Oil Industry | Amusing Planet

On January 10, 1901, a drilling derrick at Spindletop Hill near
Beaumont,
Texas, produced an enormous gusher of crude oil,
coating the landscape for hundreds of feet and signaling the
advent of the American oil industry.

The geyser was discovered at a depth of over 1,000 feet, flowed
at an initial rate of approximately 100,000 barrels a day and took
nine days to cap.

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WCSA - On This Day – January 10, 2019 - Gusher signals start of U.S. oil  industry - WCSA.WORLD

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