T O D A Y I N H I S T O R Y
On this day in …
* 1918, the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood, which resulted in a
U.S. victory over the Germans, began in France
* 1925, Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp.
* 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission was established.
* 1942, Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of
Midway
* 1944, the "D-Day" invasion of Europe took place during World War
II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France
* 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in
Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
* 1978, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a
primary ballot initiative calling for major cuts in property taxes
* 1982, Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation
Organization fighters out of the country. (The Israelis withdrew in
June 1985.)
* 1997, Timothy McVeigh's lawyer pleaded with a jury to spare the
life of the convicted Oklahoma City bomber, holding up his dress
uniform and portraying him as a model soldier deeply disturbed by
his government's role in the disaster near Waco, Texas
* 2002, stung by intelligence failures, President Bush called on
Congress in a nationally broadcast address to remake the government
with a terrorist-fighting Department of Homeland Security. ALSO: in
finally showing some gumption, Israeli troops stormed the
headquarters of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, ym"sh, following a
Palestinian suicide bombing that killed 17 Israelis on a bus
* 2006, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson acknowledged a
stolen computer contained personal data on about 2.2 million
active-duty military, Guard and Reserve personnel --- not just
50,000 as initially believed. ALSO: Iran and the United States had a
rare moment of agreement, using similar language to describe
"positive steps" toward an accord on a package of incentives aimed
at persuading Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment
On this day in …
* 1918, the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood, which resulted in a
U.S. victory over the Germans, began in France
* 1925, Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp.
* 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission was established.
* 1942, Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of
Midway
* 1944, the "D-Day" invasion of Europe took place during World War
II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France
* 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in
Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
* 1978, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a
primary ballot initiative calling for major cuts in property taxes
* 1982, Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation
Organization fighters out of the country. (The Israelis withdrew in
June 1985.)
* 1997, Timothy McVeigh's lawyer pleaded with a jury to spare the
life of the convicted Oklahoma City bomber, holding up his dress
uniform and portraying him as a model soldier deeply disturbed by
his government's role in the disaster near Waco, Texas
* 2002, stung by intelligence failures, President Bush called on
Congress in a nationally broadcast address to remake the government
with a terrorist-fighting Department of Homeland Security. ALSO: in
finally showing some gumption, Israeli troops stormed the
headquarters of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, ym"sh, following a
Palestinian suicide bombing that killed 17 Israelis on a bus
* 2006, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson acknowledged a
stolen computer contained personal data on about 2.2 million
active-duty military, Guard and Reserve personnel --- not just
50,000 as initially believed. ALSO: Iran and the United States had a
rare moment of agreement, using similar language to describe
"positive steps" toward an accord on a package of incentives aimed
at persuading Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment