Today In History
10/8
1918 Sgt. Alvin C. York almost single-handedly killed 25 German soldiers and captured 132 in the Argonne Forest in France.
1945 President Harry S. Truman announced that the secret of the atomic bomb would be shared only with Britain and Canada.
1982All labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.
2001Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge was sworn in as director of the new Office of Homeland Security.
Actress Emily Procter ("CSI: Miami") turns 39 years old today.
1945 President Harry S. Truman announced that the secret of the atomic bomb would be shared only with Britain and Canada.
1982All labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.
That's socialism/communism for ya...
| 1985 | The hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro killed American passenger Leon Klinghoffer and dumped his body and wheelchair overboard. | ||
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2001Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge was sworn in as director of the new Office of Homeland Security.
Actress Emily Procter ("CSI: Miami") turns 39 years old today.
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