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1989 |
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Former U.S. National Security Council aide Oliver North received a $150,000 fine and a suspended prison term for his part in the Iran-Contra affair. The convictions were later overturned. |
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1991 |
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Regulators shut down the Pakistani-managed Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) in eight countries. The charge was fraud, drug money laundering and illegal infiltration into the U.S. banking system. |
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2000 |
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Jordanian security agents shot and killed a Syrian hijacker after he threw a grenade that exploded and wounded 15 passengers aboard a Royal Jordanian airliner. |
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2000 |
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Euan Blair, the oldest son of British prime minister Tony Blair, was arrested after police found him drunk and lying on the ground in London's Leicester Square. |
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2002 |
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Former Nazi SS officer Friedrich Engel was convicted of 59 counts of murder stemming from massacre of Italian resistance fighters on May 19, 1944. |
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1998 |
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Japan joined U.S. and Russia in space exploration with the launching of the Planet-B probe to Mars. |
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1935 |
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"Hawaii Call" was broadcast for the first time. |
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1948 |
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Britain's National Health Service Act went into effect, providing government-financed medical and dental care. |
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1984 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court weakened the 70-year-old "exclusionary rule," deciding that evidence seized with defective court warrants could be used against defendants in criminal trials. |
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1995 |
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The U.S. Justice Department decided not to take antitrust action against Ticketmaster. |
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1916 |
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Adelina and August Van Buren started on the first successful transcontinental motorcycle tour to be attempted by two women. They started in New York City and arrived in San Diego, CA, on September 12, 1916. |
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1948 |
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One of the most beautiful film actresses of all time, Carole Landis, committed suicide in Brentwood Heights with an overdose of Seconal. While she did appear in quite a number of films in the 1940's, her career never met her expectations. By the time she died her contract with 20th Century Fox had been ended. |
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1865 |
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William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London. |
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2002 |
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In Algeria, 35 people were killed in violent attacks on the day that the country celebrated its 40 years of independence from France. |
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1811 |
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Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. |
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1962 |
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Algeria became independent after 132 years of French rule. |
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1832 |
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The German government began curtailing freedom of the press after German Democrats advocate a revolt against Austrian rule. |
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1947 |
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Larry Doby signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League. |
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1975 |
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Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors. |
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1892 |
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Andrew Beard was issued a patent for the rotary engine. |
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1946 |
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The bikini bathing suit, created by Louis Reard, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris. Micheline Bernardini wore the two-piece outfit. |
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1951 |
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Dr. William Shockley announced that he had invented the junction transistor. |
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1935 |
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U.S. President Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act into law. The act authorized labor to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining. |
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1806 |
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A Spanish army repelled the British during their attempt to retake Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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1814 |
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U.S. troops under Jacob Brown defeated a superior British force at Chippewa, Canada. |
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1830 |
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France occupied the North African city of Algiers. |
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1839 |
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British naval forces bombarded Dingai on Zhoushan Island in China and then occupied it. |
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1863 |
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U.S. Federal troops occupied Vicksburg, MS, and distributed supplies to the citizens. |
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1940 |
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During World War 2, Britain and the Vichy government in France broke diplomatic relations. |
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1941 |
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German troops reached the Dnieper River in the Soviet Union. |
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1943 |
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The battle of Kursk began as German tanks attack the Soviet salient. It was the largest tank battle in history. |
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1950 |
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U.S. forces engaged the North Koreans for the first time at Osan, South Korea. |
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2002 |
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Former Nazi SS officer Friedrich Engel was convicted of 59 counts of murder stemming from massacre of Italian resistance fighters on May 19, 1944. |
