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2001 |
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A U.N. tribunal convicted Bosnian Croat political leader Dario Kordic and military commander Mario Cerkez of war crimes. They had ordered the systematic murder and persecution of Muslim civilians during the Bosnian war. |
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2009 |
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Former Serbian president Milan Milutinovic was acquitted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia regarding war crimes during the Kosovo War. |
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1916 |
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Mutual signed Charlie Chaplin to a film contract. |
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1979 |
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"Flatbush" debuted on CBS-TV. |
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1986 |
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Corazon Aquino was inaugurated president of the Philippines. Long time President Ferdinand Marcos went into exile. |
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1998 |
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In Oregon, a health panel rules that taxpayers must help to pay for doctor-assisted suicides. |
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1848 |
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The second French Republic was proclaimed. |
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1863 |
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U.S. President Lincoln signed the National Currency Act. |
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1929 |
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U.S. President Coolidge signed a bill creating the Grand Teton National Park. |
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1945 |
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In the U.S., a nationwide midnight curfew went into effect. |
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2002 |
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In Rome, Italy, a bomb exploded near the Interior Ministry. No injuries were reported. |
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2009 |
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The Pentagon reveresed its 18-year policy of not allowing media to cover returning war dead. The reversal allowsd some media coverage with family approval.
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1815 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from the Island of Elba. He then began his second conquest of France. |
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1881 |
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S.S. Ceylon began his world-wide cruise, beginning in Liverpool, England. |
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1993 |
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Six people were killed and more than a thousand injured when a van exploded in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in New York City. The bomb had been built by Islamic extremists. |
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1998 |
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A Texas jury rejected an $11 million lawsuit by Texas cattlemen who blamed Oprah Winfrey for price drop after on-air comment about mad-cow disease. |
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1907 |
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The U.S. Congress raised their own pay to $7500. |
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1987 |
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The Tower Commission rebuked U.S. President Reagan for failing to control his national security staff in the wake of the Iran-Contra affair. |
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1991 |
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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein announced on Baghdad Radio that Iraqi troops were being withdrawn from Kuwait. |
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1952 |
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed an atomic bomb. |
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1987 |
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The U.S.S.R. conducted its first nuclear weapons test after a 19-month moratorium period. |
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1957 |
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The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was established by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
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1919 |
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In Arizona, the Grand Canyon was established as a National Park with an act of the U.S. Congress.
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1995 |
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Barings PLC collapsed after a securities dealer lost more than $1.4 billion by gambling on Tokyo stock prices. The company was Britain's oldest investment banking firm. |
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1870 |
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In New York City, the first pneumatic-powered subway line was opened to the public. |
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1930 |
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New York City installed traffic lights. |
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1933 |
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A ground-breaking ceremony was held at Crissy Field for the Golden Gate Bridge. |
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