NANCY LYONS
Depiction of the surrender of the British army of Cornwallis at
Yorktown to General Washington on this day in 1781.
On this day in 1987.
On this day in 1812, Napoleon’s forces began retreat from Moscow.
Concorde makes first landing at JFK Airport in New York on this
day in 1977.
TIM MAGUIRE
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) began an oil-
embargo against several countries including the U.S. and Great Britain
on this day in 1973. The incident stemmed from Western support of
Israel when Egypt and Syria attacked the nation on October 6, 1973. It
lasted until March of 1974.
American troops defeated British forces in Saratoga, NY. on this day in 1777. It
was the turning point in the American Revolutionary War.
An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit the San Francisco Bay
area in California on this day in 1989. The quake caused about 67 deaths,
3,000 injuries, and damages up to $7 billion.
Al Capone was convicted on income tax evasion and was sentenced to 11
years in prison on this day in 1931. He was released in 1939.
Arthur Miller on a trip with his wife,
actress Marilyn Monroe.
ED DONAHUE
The Battle of Saratoga was won by American soldiers during the Revolutionary War on this day in 1777.
A picture from the Police Gazette, showing a dying
President Garfield being comforted by his wife
Lucretia on this day in 1881.
On this day in 1934.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann (1899-1936) arrested as
a suspect in the Lindbergh kidnapping.
Charles Lindbergh Jr.
On this day in 1995.
Theodore John Kaczynski turned 75 in May.
The CBS sitcom debuted on this day in 1970 and ran
till March 19, 1977. It is one of the most acclaimed TV
programs in US television history. It received high
praise from critics during its run, including Emmy
Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series three years
in a row (1975–77), and continued to be honored long
after the final episode aired. In 2013, the Writers Guild
of America ranked The Mary Tyler Moore Show No. 6
in its list of the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time
Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017)
TIM MAGUIRE
It was on this day in 1963.
On this day in 2005, President George W. Bush spoke to the nation
from New Orleans, promising the United States government will pay
most of the costs of rebuilding the Gulf Coast ravaged by Hurricane
Katrina. It would be one of the largest reconstruction projects the
world has ever seen.
Bush acknowledged his administration had failed to adequately
respond to Hurricane Katrina, which killed hundreds of people
across five states.
The Nuremberg Laws were enacted by Nazi Germany on this day in
1935. The act stripped all German Jews of their civil rights and the swastika was made the official symbol of Nazi Germany.
On this day in 1950, U.N. forces landed at Inchon, Korea in an
attempt to relieve South Korean forces and recapture Seoul.
British-Hessian troops under the command of General Howe march
through New York as they took over the city during the American
Revolution on this day in 1776.
British troops landing at Kip’s Bay, Manhattan, New York.
William Oliver Stone is 71 years old today.
Oliver Stone is a screenwriter, film producer, and director of motion
pictures and documentaries. Stone won an Academy Award for Best
Adapted Screenplay as writer of Midnight Express(1978). He also
wrote the acclaimed gangster movie Scarface (1983). As a director,
Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama
Platoon (1986).
2006
1963
ED DANAHUE
Convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh is escorted from the Noble
County Courthouse in Perry, Okla., April 21, 1995.
It was on this day in 1993.
Grace Kelly and her husband, Prince Rainier.
Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982)
