Post by MacBeth on Feb 4, 2009 6:50:20 GMT -5
In 1783, Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America.
In 1789, electors chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. (However, the results of the balloting were not counted in the U.S. Senate until two months later.)
In 1861, delegates from six southern states met in Montgomery, Ala., to form the Confederate States of America.
In 1899, on patrol in the city of Manila, Private William Grayson shoots three Filipino soldiers when they fail to halt. The next morning, U.S. forces launch an artillery assault on the Filipino army, killing 3,000. Thus begins the three-year Philippine-American War, a brutal and disastrous campaign foreshadowing the Vietnam War.
In 1932, New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid.
In 1938, the Thornton Wilder play "Our Town" opened on Broadway.
In 1941, the United Service Organizations (USO) came into existence.
In 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a wartime conference at Yalta.
In 1948, the island nation of Ceylon - now Sri Lanka - became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth.
In 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, Calif., by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
In 1976, more than 23,000 people died when a severe earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck Guatemala, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
In 1998, more than 2,300 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 hit northeast Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
In 1999, Senators at President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial voted to permit the showing of portions of Monica Lewinsky's videotaped deposition.
In 2000, a coalition government that included Joerg Haider's far-right Freedom Party came to power in Austria, triggering European Union sanctions.
In 2003, Yugoslavia was dissolved and replaced with a loose union of its remaining two republics, Serbia and Montenegro.
In 2004, the Massachusetts high court declared that gays were entitled to nothing less than marriage and that Vermont-style civil unions would not suffice. A Senate rattled by a ricin attack began returning to regular business with no illnesses reported.
In 2008, President George W. Bush proposed a record $3.1 trillion budget that included huge federal deficits.
In 1789, electors chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. (However, the results of the balloting were not counted in the U.S. Senate until two months later.)
In 1861, delegates from six southern states met in Montgomery, Ala., to form the Confederate States of America.
In 1899, on patrol in the city of Manila, Private William Grayson shoots three Filipino soldiers when they fail to halt. The next morning, U.S. forces launch an artillery assault on the Filipino army, killing 3,000. Thus begins the three-year Philippine-American War, a brutal and disastrous campaign foreshadowing the Vietnam War.
In 1932, New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid.
In 1938, the Thornton Wilder play "Our Town" opened on Broadway.
In 1941, the United Service Organizations (USO) came into existence.
In 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a wartime conference at Yalta.
In 1948, the island nation of Ceylon - now Sri Lanka - became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth.
In 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, Calif., by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
In 1976, more than 23,000 people died when a severe earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck Guatemala, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
In 1998, more than 2,300 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 hit northeast Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
In 1999, Senators at President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial voted to permit the showing of portions of Monica Lewinsky's videotaped deposition.
In 2000, a coalition government that included Joerg Haider's far-right Freedom Party came to power in Austria, triggering European Union sanctions.
In 2003, Yugoslavia was dissolved and replaced with a loose union of its remaining two republics, Serbia and Montenegro.
In 2004, the Massachusetts high court declared that gays were entitled to nothing less than marriage and that Vermont-style civil unions would not suffice. A Senate rattled by a ricin attack began returning to regular business with no illnesses reported.
In 2008, President George W. Bush proposed a record $3.1 trillion budget that included huge federal deficits.