Post by MacBeth on Apr 22, 2009 5:57:51 GMT -5
In 1509, Henry VIII became king of England following the death of his father, Henry VII.
In 1864, Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins.
in 1898, with the United States and Spain on the verge of formally declaring war, the U.S. Navy began blockading Cuban ports. The USS Nashville captured a Spanish merchant ship, the Buena Ventura, off Key West, Fla. Congress authorized creation of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the "Rough Riders."
In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims.
In 1915, the German Army opens 5,700 canisters of chlorine gas upwind of French soldiers at Ypres. It is the first use of poison gas for military purposes.
In 1934, John Dillinger's gang shoots their way out of an FBI ambush outside the Little Bohemia Hunting Lodge in northern Wisconsin. The FBI accidentally kills one innocent bystander and injures two others in the humiliating debacle.
In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces began invading Japanese-held New Guinea with amphibious landings at Hollandia and Aitape.
In 1952, an atomic test conducted in Nevada became the first nuclear explosion shown on live network TV.
In 1954, the publicly televised sessions of the Senate Army-McCarthy hearings began.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson opened the New York World's Fair.
In 1970, millions of Americans concerned about the environment observed the first "Earth Day."
In 1983, the West German news magazine Stern announced the discovery of 60 volumes of personal diaries purportedly written by Adolf Hitler. However, the diaries turned out to be a hoax.
In 1993, The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
In 1997, after a four-month standoff, 140 government commandos storm the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru. Of the 72 hostages, one is killed in the ensuing firefight, along with all 14 of their captors.
In 1999, at Columbine High School in Colorado, investigators found a powerful bomb made from a propane tank, heightening suspicions that gunmen Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who killed 13 people before killing themselves, intended to destroy the school. NATO struck directly against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, destroying his luxurious mansion.
In 2000, in dramatic pre-dawn raid, armed immigration agents seized Elian Gonzalez from his relatives' home in Miami; Elian was reunited with his father at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington.
In 2004, Army Ranger Pat Tillman is killed in action while kicking ass in Afghanistan. Tillman was a former NFL player who walked away from a $3.6M contract with the Arizona Cardinals to join the U.S. Army in May 2002, shortly after the 9/11 attacks. Much was made of his heroic death by Army leadership, but in May it is revealed that Tillman was actually killed by friendly fire; he was 27. Sex abuse victims were awarded nearly $70 million dollars after suing part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
In 2008, Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, defeating Barack Obama and keeping her presidential hopes alive. At the close of a two-day North American summit in New Orleans, President George W. Bush chastised lawmakers for letting international trade deals falter and criticized Democratic presidential contenders for wanting to scrap or amend the vast North American free-trade zone.
In 1864, Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins.
in 1898, with the United States and Spain on the verge of formally declaring war, the U.S. Navy began blockading Cuban ports. The USS Nashville captured a Spanish merchant ship, the Buena Ventura, off Key West, Fla. Congress authorized creation of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the "Rough Riders."
In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims.
In 1915, the German Army opens 5,700 canisters of chlorine gas upwind of French soldiers at Ypres. It is the first use of poison gas for military purposes.
In 1934, John Dillinger's gang shoots their way out of an FBI ambush outside the Little Bohemia Hunting Lodge in northern Wisconsin. The FBI accidentally kills one innocent bystander and injures two others in the humiliating debacle.
In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces began invading Japanese-held New Guinea with amphibious landings at Hollandia and Aitape.
In 1952, an atomic test conducted in Nevada became the first nuclear explosion shown on live network TV.
In 1954, the publicly televised sessions of the Senate Army-McCarthy hearings began.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson opened the New York World's Fair.
In 1970, millions of Americans concerned about the environment observed the first "Earth Day."
In 1983, the West German news magazine Stern announced the discovery of 60 volumes of personal diaries purportedly written by Adolf Hitler. However, the diaries turned out to be a hoax.
In 1993, The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
In 1997, after a four-month standoff, 140 government commandos storm the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru. Of the 72 hostages, one is killed in the ensuing firefight, along with all 14 of their captors.
In 1999, at Columbine High School in Colorado, investigators found a powerful bomb made from a propane tank, heightening suspicions that gunmen Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who killed 13 people before killing themselves, intended to destroy the school. NATO struck directly against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, destroying his luxurious mansion.
In 2000, in dramatic pre-dawn raid, armed immigration agents seized Elian Gonzalez from his relatives' home in Miami; Elian was reunited with his father at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington.
In 2004, Army Ranger Pat Tillman is killed in action while kicking ass in Afghanistan. Tillman was a former NFL player who walked away from a $3.6M contract with the Arizona Cardinals to join the U.S. Army in May 2002, shortly after the 9/11 attacks. Much was made of his heroic death by Army leadership, but in May it is revealed that Tillman was actually killed by friendly fire; he was 27. Sex abuse victims were awarded nearly $70 million dollars after suing part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
In 2008, Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, defeating Barack Obama and keeping her presidential hopes alive. At the close of a two-day North American summit in New Orleans, President George W. Bush chastised lawmakers for letting international trade deals falter and criticized Democratic presidential contenders for wanting to scrap or amend the vast North American free-trade zone.