Post by MacBeth on Apr 1, 2009 5:54:37 GMT -5
In 1789, the U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting in New York City; Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first speaker.
In 1793, Unsen volcano erupts, accompanied by several devastating earthquakes. The Japanese island is completely destroyed, killing approximately 53,000 inhabitants.
In 1853, Cincinnati established a fire department made up of paid city employees.
In 1918, the Royal Air Force was established in Britain.
In 1933, Nazi Germany began persecuting Jews with a boycott of Jewish-owned businesses.
In 1939, the United States recognized the government of Gen. Francisco Franco in Spain, the same day Franco went on radio to declare victory in the Spanish Civil War.
In 1945, American forces launched the amphibious invasion of Okinawa during World War II.
In 1946, an 7.8 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands causes a tsunami that smashes 25-foot-tall waves into Hawaii. Over 170 people are killed, mostly in Hilo. As a result, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is established.
In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a $1.85 billion emergency housing measure.
In 1960, the first weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
In 1963, most of New York City's daily newspapers resumed publishing after settlement was reached in a 114-day strike.
In 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and television, to take effect after Jan. 1, 1971.
In 1987, in his first major speech on the epidemic, President Ronald Reagan told doctors in Philadelphia, "We've declared AIDS public health enemy No. 1."
In 1999, the United States branded as an illegal abduction the capture of three U.S. Army soldiers near the Macedonian-Yugoslav border; President Bill Clinton demanded their immediate release. A New Jersey man was arrested and charged with originating the "Melissa" e-mail virus. (David L. Smith later pleaded guilty to various state and federal charges.)
In 2004, President George W. Bush signed into law new protections for the unborn that for the first time made it a separate federal crime to harm a fetus during an assault on the mother.
In 2008, the Pentagon made public a legal memo dated March 14, 2003, that approved the use of "harsh interrogation techniques" against terror suspects, saying that President George W. Bush's wartime authority trumped any international ban on torture. (The memo was rescinded in December 2003.) Top executives of the country's five biggest oil companies told a skeptical Congress they knew record fuel prices were hurting people, but argued it wasn't their fault and their huge profits were in line with other industries.
In 1793, Unsen volcano erupts, accompanied by several devastating earthquakes. The Japanese island is completely destroyed, killing approximately 53,000 inhabitants.
In 1853, Cincinnati established a fire department made up of paid city employees.
In 1918, the Royal Air Force was established in Britain.
In 1933, Nazi Germany began persecuting Jews with a boycott of Jewish-owned businesses.
In 1939, the United States recognized the government of Gen. Francisco Franco in Spain, the same day Franco went on radio to declare victory in the Spanish Civil War.
In 1945, American forces launched the amphibious invasion of Okinawa during World War II.
In 1946, an 7.8 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands causes a tsunami that smashes 25-foot-tall waves into Hawaii. Over 170 people are killed, mostly in Hilo. As a result, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is established.
In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a $1.85 billion emergency housing measure.
In 1960, the first weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
In 1963, most of New York City's daily newspapers resumed publishing after settlement was reached in a 114-day strike.
In 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and television, to take effect after Jan. 1, 1971.
In 1987, in his first major speech on the epidemic, President Ronald Reagan told doctors in Philadelphia, "We've declared AIDS public health enemy No. 1."
In 1999, the United States branded as an illegal abduction the capture of three U.S. Army soldiers near the Macedonian-Yugoslav border; President Bill Clinton demanded their immediate release. A New Jersey man was arrested and charged with originating the "Melissa" e-mail virus. (David L. Smith later pleaded guilty to various state and federal charges.)
In 2004, President George W. Bush signed into law new protections for the unborn that for the first time made it a separate federal crime to harm a fetus during an assault on the mother.
In 2008, the Pentagon made public a legal memo dated March 14, 2003, that approved the use of "harsh interrogation techniques" against terror suspects, saying that President George W. Bush's wartime authority trumped any international ban on torture. (The memo was rescinded in December 2003.) Top executives of the country's five biggest oil companies told a skeptical Congress they knew record fuel prices were hurting people, but argued it wasn't their fault and their huge profits were in line with other industries.