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Mon, December 4, 2023 | 12:12
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023
On this day...1884-Ringling Brothers circus premieres1929-General Feng Yu-xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-shek Government1934-Military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria1939-Churchill signs British-Russian anti-Nazi pact1943-Berlin is declared "Judenrien" (free of Jews)1951-U.N. begins counter offensive in Korea1960-Belgian parliament requires rest day for self employed1967-U.S. bombs Hanoi1967-USSR ratifies treaty with England & US banning nuclear weapons in space1982-Sophia Loren jailed in Naples for tax evasion1994-Omar Sharif suffers a mild heart attack1994-Tennis star...
Today in History | 2023-05-18 17:00
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023
1911-Remains of a Neanderthal man found in Jersey UK 1965-Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam
Today in History | 2023-05-15 17:00
FRIDAY, May 05, 2023
1920-U.S. President Wilson makes Communist Labor Party illegal 1926-Sinclair Lewis refuses his Pulitzer Prize for "Arrowsmith"
Today in History | 2023-05-04 16:00
1,000 won breakfast
When the news of expanding the “1,000 won breakfast” offer at colleges rode the airwaves recently, a memory flashed back to me from 1987. As a freshman in college in Seoul, the chance to eat out at affordably priced canteens and eateries outside was a newfound joy.
Columns | 2023-05-03 16:57
THURSDAY, May 04, 2023
1878-Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House 1923-Bloody street battles between Nazis, socialist & police in Vienna
Today in History | 2023-05-03 16:00
Grammar
Rules or principles that describe grammar began to be taught as one of the subjects in primary and secondary schools in the United States around the year 1842.
Thoughts of the Times | 2023-04-24 16:35
Transit agencies recorded announcements with some very devoted riders ― children with autism
People with autism spectrum disorder can present so differently that a common refrain is: “If you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism.” Yet, there are often startling similarities.
Tribune Service | 2023-04-20 17:00
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023
On this day...1861-Lincoln orders blockade of Confederate ports (Civil War)1932-President Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week1948-Chiang Kai-shek elected President of Nationalist China1960-Baseball uniforms begin displaying player's names on their backs1967-U.S. Surveyor III lands on Moon1971-Sierra Leone becomes a republic (National Day)1975-India launches first satellite with help of USSR1993-Branch Dividians/FBI 51 day standoff in Waco TX ends with the deaths of 4 FBI Agents and numerous deaths from suicide of the cult members1993-Fire in psychiatric institute in South Korea, kills 40...
Today in History | 2023-04-18 17:00
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023
On this day...+1944-First Jews transported from Athens arrive at Auschwitz1962-Georges Pompidou becomes President of France1971-Supreme Court upheld busing as means of achieving racial desegregation1978-Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia1980-Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (“Executioner's Song”)1983-President Ronald Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue1986-Desmond Tutu elected Anglican archbishop of Capetown1992-U.N.-imposed embargo against Libya takes effect1992-Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft1993-Branch Davidian cult l...
Today in History | 2023-04-13 17:00
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023
1951-U.S. tanks exceed 38º of latitude in Korea 1959-Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India
Today in History | 2023-03-30 16:00
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