Post by MacBeth on Aug 5, 2009 5:31:53 GMT -5
In 1350, Sir William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance to an English invasion in 1298, is captured near Glasgow. He will later be executed by the English for treason.
In 1583, explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert founds the first English colony in North America, near Saint John's, Newfoundland. The colonists soon return to England, however.
In 1858, American businessman Cyrus Field finished laying out the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable between Newfoundland and Ireland. (However, after several weeks of use, the cable burned out.)
In 1861, the US Congress adopts the nation’s first income tax to finance the Civil War.
In 1884, 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty's pedestal was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
In 1924, the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, made its debut.
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the National Labor Board, which was later replaced with the National Labor Relations Board.
In 1940, Montreal Mayor Camilien Houde 1889-1958 arrested by RCMP for sedition; because of his fascist sympathies he was sent to internment camp for the rest of World War II under the War Measures Act.
In 1953, Operation Big Switch began as prisoners taken during the Korean conflict were exchanged at Panmunjom.
In 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe, 36, was found dead in her Los Angeles home; her death was ruled a probable suicide from an overdose of sleeping pills.
In 1963, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, in space and underwater.
In 1969, the U.S. space probe Mariner 7 flew by Mars, sending back photographs and scientific data.
In 1974, President Richard Nixon admits he ordered a cover-up for political as well as national security reasons.
In 1981, the US government began firing air traffic controllers who had gone on strike.
In 1983, twenty two members of the IRA are jailed for a total of more than 4,000 years following one of Northern Ireland's biggest mass trials.
In 1999, Republicans overcame solid Democratic opposition to narrowly win passage of a 10-year, $792 billion tax cut, first in the House, then in the Senate; President Bill Clinton denounced the measure and promised a veto. (He carried out his threat on Sept. 23, 1999). Richard Holbrooke won Senate confirmation as U.N. ambassador after a grueling 14-month battle.
In 2004, New York City's director of ferries pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of manslaughter in the wreck of a Staten Island ferry. (Patrick Ryan later pleaded guilty to negligent manslaughter and was sentenced to a year in prison.)
In 2008, President George W. Bush arrived in South Korea to begin a three-country Asia tour.
In 1583, explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert founds the first English colony in North America, near Saint John's, Newfoundland. The colonists soon return to England, however.
In 1858, American businessman Cyrus Field finished laying out the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable between Newfoundland and Ireland. (However, after several weeks of use, the cable burned out.)
In 1861, the US Congress adopts the nation’s first income tax to finance the Civil War.
In 1884, 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty's pedestal was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
In 1924, the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, made its debut.
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the National Labor Board, which was later replaced with the National Labor Relations Board.
In 1940, Montreal Mayor Camilien Houde 1889-1958 arrested by RCMP for sedition; because of his fascist sympathies he was sent to internment camp for the rest of World War II under the War Measures Act.
In 1953, Operation Big Switch began as prisoners taken during the Korean conflict were exchanged at Panmunjom.
In 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe, 36, was found dead in her Los Angeles home; her death was ruled a probable suicide from an overdose of sleeping pills.
In 1963, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, in space and underwater.
In 1969, the U.S. space probe Mariner 7 flew by Mars, sending back photographs and scientific data.
In 1974, President Richard Nixon admits he ordered a cover-up for political as well as national security reasons.
In 1981, the US government began firing air traffic controllers who had gone on strike.
In 1983, twenty two members of the IRA are jailed for a total of more than 4,000 years following one of Northern Ireland's biggest mass trials.
In 1999, Republicans overcame solid Democratic opposition to narrowly win passage of a 10-year, $792 billion tax cut, first in the House, then in the Senate; President Bill Clinton denounced the measure and promised a veto. (He carried out his threat on Sept. 23, 1999). Richard Holbrooke won Senate confirmation as U.N. ambassador after a grueling 14-month battle.
In 2004, New York City's director of ferries pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of manslaughter in the wreck of a Staten Island ferry. (Patrick Ryan later pleaded guilty to negligent manslaughter and was sentenced to a year in prison.)
In 2008, President George W. Bush arrived in South Korea to begin a three-country Asia tour.