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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
The Space Shuttle Challenger crew members gathered for an official portrait on November 11, 1985.
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DRAFT DODGERS PARDONED ON THIS DAY IN 1977
President Jimmy Carter granting an unconditional pardon to draft
dodgers.
On January 21, 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter grants an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men who
evaded the draft during the Vietnam War.
In total, some 100,000 young Americans went abroad in the
late 1960s and early ’70s to avoid serving in the war. Ninety
percent went to Canada, where after some initial controversy
they were eventually welcomed as immigrants. Still others
hid inside the United States. In addition to those who avoided
the draft, a relatively small number—about 1,000—of deserters
from the U.S. armed forces also headed to Canada.
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AMENDMENT RATIFIED ON THIS DAY IN 1919
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for
beverage purposes,” was ratified by the requisite number of
states on January 16, 1919.
The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in the early
19th century, when Americans concerned about the adverse
effects of drinking began forming temperance societies. By the
late 19th century, these groups had become a powerful political
force, campaigning on the state level and calling for total national abstinence. In December 1917, the 18th Amendment, also known
as the Prohibition Amendment, was passed by Congress and
sent to the states for ratification.
The Orange County (California) Sheriff dumping bootleg alcohol,
circa 1925.
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CRASH LANDING MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1978
United Flight 173 was a scheduled flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Portland International
Airport in Oregon. The jet ran out of fuel while troubleshooting
a landing gear problem and crashed in a suburban neighborhood
east of the city at 157th and Burnside. Ten passengers were killed
and 175 survived.
The crash site as it looks today.
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