Post by MacBeth on Aug 7, 2009 7:24:58 GMT -5
In 1789, the U.S. War Department was established by Congress.
In 1882, the famous feud between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky erupted into full-scale violence as one member of the Hatfield clan was mortally wounded by three McCoy brothers, who ended up being slain in turn.
In 1888, Theophilus Van Kannel of Philadelphia receives a patent for the revolving door.
In 1922, the Irish Republican Army cuts the cable link between the United States and Europe at Waterville landing station.
In 1927, the Peace Bridge between the United States and Canada was dedicated during ceremonies attended by Prince Edward of Wales, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and U.S. Vice President Charles Dawes.
In 1929, Ottawa bans immigrants from entering Canada under labour contracts, except farm or domestic workers.
In 1934, the United States Court of Appeals rules that James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" is not obscene and may be brought into the U.S.
In 1936, the United States declares non-intervention in the Spanish Civil War.
In 1942, U.S. and allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.
In 1947, the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, which had carried a six-man crew 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean, crashed into a reef in a Polynesian archipelago; all six crew members reached land safely.
In 1953, Eisenhower signs legislation retroactively granting Ohio official statehood for the previous 150 years. In 1803, apparently everyone just assumed that Ohio was a state, even though Congress had never passed legislation to that effect. The nation remained blissfully unaware of this fact until nosy historians began snooping around in preparation for Ohio's sesquicentennial.
In 1958, Washington's Court of Appeals quashes playwright Arthur Miller's conviction for contempt of Congress after a two-year legal battle.
In 1959, the United States launched the Explorer 6 satellite, which sent back images of the Earth.
In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov completes 17 orbits of the Earth in 25.5 hours in Vostok 2, becoming the first person to spend more than a day in space.
In 1962, Ottawa allows first 15 members of 100 refugee families into country from Hong Kong; special policy only.
In 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces.
In 1972, Ugandan leader, Idi Amin, sets a deadline for the expulsion of most of the country's Asians.
In 1974, French stuntman Philippe Petit repeatedly walked a tightrope strung between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center.
In 1987, an American woman becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union.
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq.
In 1999, President Bill Clinton, during a visit to his home state of Arkansas, promised to devote the rest of his presidency to erasing poverty.
In 2001, The UK government re-nationalises a private hospital for the first time.
In 2004, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi signed an amnesty for minor criminals.
In 2008, President George W. Bush, speaking in Bangkok, Thailand, praised the spread of freedom in Asia while sharply criticizing oppression and human rights abuses in China, Myanmar and North Korea; the president then traveled to Beijing to attend the opening of the Olympic games.
In 1882, the famous feud between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky erupted into full-scale violence as one member of the Hatfield clan was mortally wounded by three McCoy brothers, who ended up being slain in turn.
In 1888, Theophilus Van Kannel of Philadelphia receives a patent for the revolving door.
In 1922, the Irish Republican Army cuts the cable link between the United States and Europe at Waterville landing station.
In 1927, the Peace Bridge between the United States and Canada was dedicated during ceremonies attended by Prince Edward of Wales, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and U.S. Vice President Charles Dawes.
In 1929, Ottawa bans immigrants from entering Canada under labour contracts, except farm or domestic workers.
In 1934, the United States Court of Appeals rules that James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" is not obscene and may be brought into the U.S.
In 1936, the United States declares non-intervention in the Spanish Civil War.
In 1942, U.S. and allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.
In 1947, the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, which had carried a six-man crew 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean, crashed into a reef in a Polynesian archipelago; all six crew members reached land safely.
In 1953, Eisenhower signs legislation retroactively granting Ohio official statehood for the previous 150 years. In 1803, apparently everyone just assumed that Ohio was a state, even though Congress had never passed legislation to that effect. The nation remained blissfully unaware of this fact until nosy historians began snooping around in preparation for Ohio's sesquicentennial.
In 1958, Washington's Court of Appeals quashes playwright Arthur Miller's conviction for contempt of Congress after a two-year legal battle.
In 1959, the United States launched the Explorer 6 satellite, which sent back images of the Earth.
In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov completes 17 orbits of the Earth in 25.5 hours in Vostok 2, becoming the first person to spend more than a day in space.
In 1962, Ottawa allows first 15 members of 100 refugee families into country from Hong Kong; special policy only.
In 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces.
In 1972, Ugandan leader, Idi Amin, sets a deadline for the expulsion of most of the country's Asians.
In 1974, French stuntman Philippe Petit repeatedly walked a tightrope strung between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center.
In 1987, an American woman becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union.
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq.
In 1999, President Bill Clinton, during a visit to his home state of Arkansas, promised to devote the rest of his presidency to erasing poverty.
In 2001, The UK government re-nationalises a private hospital for the first time.
In 2004, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi signed an amnesty for minor criminals.
In 2008, President George W. Bush, speaking in Bangkok, Thailand, praised the spread of freedom in Asia while sharply criticizing oppression and human rights abuses in China, Myanmar and North Korea; the president then traveled to Beijing to attend the opening of the Olympic games.