North Korea invaded South Korea initiating the Korean War on this
day in 1950.
On this day in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in
Washington, DC. It attracts more than 5.6 million visitors each year.
Former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones (left) sued President
Bill Clinton for sexual harassment when he was governor, alleging
he exposed himself to her in a hotel room in 1991. The Jones suit,
which went all the way to the Supreme Court, was ultimately
dismissed by a judge on the grounds Jones could not show
damages. While it was on appeal, President Clinton agreed to
an out-of-court settlement on this day in 1998. He paid $850,000
without admitting liability.
President Clinton is shown in this video image during his deposition
Jan. 17, 1998 in the Paula Jones case,
Paula Corbin Jones (Paula Rosalee Corbin) turned
52 September 17.
It was on this day in 2005.
It was on this day in 1865.
John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865)
Public testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing began on this day in 1987 with testimony from Oliver North.
Oliver Laurence North will be 75 in October.
On this day in 1981, United States President Reagan announced he
was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O’Connor to become the
first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
President Ronald W. Reagan talks with Supreme Court nominee
Sandra Day O’Conner at the White House on July 15, 1981.
Former Beatle drummer Ringo Starr (Sir Richard Starkey) is 78 today.
On this day in 1950, two days after North Korea invaded South Korea, U.S. President Harry Truman ordered the Air Force and Navy into the
Korean conflict. The United Nations Security Council had asked for member nations to help South Korea repel an invasion from the
North.
On this day in 1973, former White House counsel John W. Dean told
the Senate Watergate Committee about an "enemies list" that was
kept by the Nixon White House.
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994)
Patrons at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, clashed with police on this day in 1969. This incident is considered to be the birth of the homosexual rights movement.
It was on this day in 2001.
John Uhler Lemmon III
(February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001)
1992
The Glengarry leads.
Bishop Patrick, St. Patrick, died on this day in 461 A.D. in the village
of Saul. Ireland celebrates this day in his honor.
St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated in New York City for the first time
on this day in 1756. The event took place at the Crown and Thistle Tavern.
In a televised address to the American people on this day in 2003, President George W. Bush issued Saddam Hussein and his sons
an ultimatum: leave the country in 48 hours or face war.
Saddam Hussein (center) poses with his sons Uday (left) and
Qusay.
Future President Franklin D. Roosevelt married Eleanor on this
day in 1905.
In order to pressure major league baseball to toughen its policy against
steroid use, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
held an 11-hour hearing on March 17, 2005, during which seven former
and current baseball players are questioned. In response to Rep. Henry
A. Waxman’s accusation that all the players must have known about
steroid use in the club houses, Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro offered
denials, Jose Canseco provided confirmation without a doubt and Curt
Schilling was on the fence.