Howdy, Headliners! Today’s birthday belongs to singer and activist Harry Belafonte. Here are some other Headlines Du Jour of yesteryear:
- 1642 – Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine), becomes the first incorporated city in the United States.
- 1692 – Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.
- 1781 – The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation.
- 1790 – The first United States census is authorized.
- 1836 – A convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico.
- 1845 – United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.
- 1847 – The state of Michigan formally abolishes capital punishment.
- 1872 – Yellowstone National Park is established as the world’s first national park.
- 1873 – E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
- 1893 – Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
- 1896 – Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity.
- 1932 – Charles Lindbergh‘s son is kidnapped.
- 1936 – The Hoover Dam is completed.
- 1941 – W47NV begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee becoming the first FM radio station in the U.S..
- 1953 – Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.
- 1961 – United States President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.
- 1974 – Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
- 1995 – Yahoo! is incorporated.
- 1998 – Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
- 2002 – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
- 2006 – English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
Here is today’s Headlines Du Jour:
IN LGBT NEWS:
ANOTHER EXCITING EPISODE OF COPS GONE WILD:
SO GLAD WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-RACIAL SOCIETY:
FREE THE WEED!!!
TEACHING IN THE 21st CENTURY:
IN INCOME INEQUALITY:
MORE OF THAT REPUBLICAN OUTREACH:
FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS AGAIN:
GIMME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION:
ANOTHER SHOOTOUT AT THE OK CORRAL:
TODAY IN CLIMATE CHANGE:
HACK ATTACKS:
IN INNER SPACE:
IN OUTER SPACE:
VIDEOS DU JOUR:
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