Today In History
1864-Union Adm. David G. Farragut is said to have given his famous order "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" as he led his fleet against Mobile Bay, Ala., during the Civil War.
1884-The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
1963-The United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater.
1861-The federal government levied an income tax for the first time.
1963-The United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater.
1861-The federal government levied an income tax for the first time.
| 1962 | Actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36. Her death was ruled a probable suicide from an overdose of sleeping pills.. | ||
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