Post by MacBeth on Mar 27, 2009 5:50:58 GMT -5
In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted present-day Florida.
In 1625, Charles I acceded to the English throne upon the death of James I.
In 1794, Congress approved "An Act to provide a Naval Armament" of six armed ships.
In 1836, the first Mormon temple was dedicated, in Kirtland, Ohio.
In 1866, a patent for a urinal is granted to Andrew Rankin.
In 1884, the first telephone line between Boston and New York was inaugurated.
In 1945, during World War II, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told reporters in Paris that German defenses on the Western Front had been broken. Argentina declares war on Nazi Germany (of course, this was just a silly charade for the benefit of the world community. Argentina would be a quiet ally of Germany for the duration of the war, even welcoming many Nazi and SS leaders to emigrate there in the aftermath).
In 1958, Nikita Khrushchev became Soviet premier in addition to First Secretary of the Communist Party.
In 1979, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in Delaware v. Prouse that police could not stop motorists at random to check licenses and registrations unless there was reason to believe a law had been broken.
In 1996, an Israeli court convicted Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's confessed assassin of murder, then sentenced former law student Yigal Amir to life in prison.
In 1998, the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Viagra, made by Pfizer, to fight male impotence.
In 1999, NATO expanded its air assault on Yugoslavia in the fourth straight day of attacks.
In 2004, nearly half a million people surrounded Taiwan's presidential office and blocked major streets to protest their country's disputed presidential election.
In 2007, NFL owners voted 30-2 to make the video replay system a permanent officiating tool.
In 2008, the Pentagon said Defense Secretary Robert Gates had ordered a full inventory of all nuclear weapons and related materials after the mistaken delivery of ballistic missile fuses to Taiwan. North Korea underscored its anger over South Korea's tough new stance toward the communist country with the test-firing of short-range missiles.
In 1625, Charles I acceded to the English throne upon the death of James I.
In 1794, Congress approved "An Act to provide a Naval Armament" of six armed ships.
In 1836, the first Mormon temple was dedicated, in Kirtland, Ohio.
In 1866, a patent for a urinal is granted to Andrew Rankin.
In 1884, the first telephone line between Boston and New York was inaugurated.
In 1945, during World War II, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told reporters in Paris that German defenses on the Western Front had been broken. Argentina declares war on Nazi Germany (of course, this was just a silly charade for the benefit of the world community. Argentina would be a quiet ally of Germany for the duration of the war, even welcoming many Nazi and SS leaders to emigrate there in the aftermath).
In 1958, Nikita Khrushchev became Soviet premier in addition to First Secretary of the Communist Party.
In 1979, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in Delaware v. Prouse that police could not stop motorists at random to check licenses and registrations unless there was reason to believe a law had been broken.
In 1996, an Israeli court convicted Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's confessed assassin of murder, then sentenced former law student Yigal Amir to life in prison.
In 1998, the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Viagra, made by Pfizer, to fight male impotence.
In 1999, NATO expanded its air assault on Yugoslavia in the fourth straight day of attacks.
In 2004, nearly half a million people surrounded Taiwan's presidential office and blocked major streets to protest their country's disputed presidential election.
In 2007, NFL owners voted 30-2 to make the video replay system a permanent officiating tool.
In 2008, the Pentagon said Defense Secretary Robert Gates had ordered a full inventory of all nuclear weapons and related materials after the mistaken delivery of ballistic missile fuses to Taiwan. North Korea underscored its anger over South Korea's tough new stance toward the communist country with the test-firing of short-range missiles.