Post by MacBeth on Jun 27, 2009 9:08:31 GMT -5
In 1833, Prudence Crandall, a white woman, is arrested for conducting an academy for black women in Canterbury, Connecticut.
In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith, along with his brother Hyrum, are shot and killed by a mob while in jail at Carthage, Illinois. According to church legend, after Smith is shot a man raises a knife to decapitate him, but is thwarted by a thunderbolt from heaven.
In 1846, New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires.
In 1871, the yen becomes the new form of currency in Japan.
In 1893, the New York stock market crashed.
In 1924, Democrats offer Mrs. Leroy Springs the vice presidential nomination, the first woman considered for the job.
In 1929, Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York reveal a system for transmitting television pictures.
In 1942, the FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had been put ashore from a submarine on New York's Long Island.
In 1944, during World War II, American forces completed their capture of the French port of Cherbourg from the Germans.
In 1950, the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling on member nations to help South Korea repel an invasion from the North. President Truman ordered the Air Force and Navy into the Korean War following a call from the United Nations Security Council for member nations to help South Korea repel an invasion from the North.
In 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village; patrons fought back in clashes considered the birth of the gay rights movement.
In 1973, President Richard Nixon vetoes a Senate ban on the Cambodia bombing.
In 1977, The Republic of Djibouti became independent of France. The US Supreme Court, in Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, struck down state laws and bar association rules that prohibited lawyers from advertising their fees for routine services.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed legislation reviving draft registration.
In 1984, the US Supreme Court ended the NCAA's monopoly on controlling college football telecasts, ruling such control violated antitrust law.
In 1985, Route 66, which originally stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif., passed into history as officials decertified the road.
In 1986, the International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled that the United States had broken international law and violated the sovereignty of Nicaragua by aiding the contras.
In 2004, NATO leaders gathered in Turkey closed ranks on a pledge to take a bigger military role in Iraq; President George W. Bush declared that the alliance was poised to "meet the threats of the 21st century."
In 2007, Gordon Brown became British prime minister, succeeding Tony Blair.
In 2008. North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program, the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor at Yongbyon. (However, North Korea announced in September 2008 that it was restoring its nuclear facilities.) In Zimbabwe, roaming bands of government supporters heckled, harassed or threatened people into voting in a runoff election in which President Robert Mugabe was the only candidate.
In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith, along with his brother Hyrum, are shot and killed by a mob while in jail at Carthage, Illinois. According to church legend, after Smith is shot a man raises a knife to decapitate him, but is thwarted by a thunderbolt from heaven.
In 1846, New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires.
In 1871, the yen becomes the new form of currency in Japan.
In 1893, the New York stock market crashed.
In 1924, Democrats offer Mrs. Leroy Springs the vice presidential nomination, the first woman considered for the job.
In 1929, Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York reveal a system for transmitting television pictures.
In 1942, the FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had been put ashore from a submarine on New York's Long Island.
In 1944, during World War II, American forces completed their capture of the French port of Cherbourg from the Germans.
In 1950, the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling on member nations to help South Korea repel an invasion from the North. President Truman ordered the Air Force and Navy into the Korean War following a call from the United Nations Security Council for member nations to help South Korea repel an invasion from the North.
In 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village; patrons fought back in clashes considered the birth of the gay rights movement.
In 1973, President Richard Nixon vetoes a Senate ban on the Cambodia bombing.
In 1977, The Republic of Djibouti became independent of France. The US Supreme Court, in Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, struck down state laws and bar association rules that prohibited lawyers from advertising their fees for routine services.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed legislation reviving draft registration.
In 1984, the US Supreme Court ended the NCAA's monopoly on controlling college football telecasts, ruling such control violated antitrust law.
In 1985, Route 66, which originally stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif., passed into history as officials decertified the road.
In 1986, the International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled that the United States had broken international law and violated the sovereignty of Nicaragua by aiding the contras.
In 2004, NATO leaders gathered in Turkey closed ranks on a pledge to take a bigger military role in Iraq; President George W. Bush declared that the alliance was poised to "meet the threats of the 21st century."
In 2007, Gordon Brown became British prime minister, succeeding Tony Blair.
In 2008. North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program, the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor at Yongbyon. (However, North Korea announced in September 2008 that it was restoring its nuclear facilities.) In Zimbabwe, roaming bands of government supporters heckled, harassed or threatened people into voting in a runoff election in which President Robert Mugabe was the only candidate.