Today In History
10/10
AP Highlight in History:
On Oct. 10, 2002, the House voted 296-133 to give President George W. Bush broad authority to use military force against Iraq. (The Senate followed suit the next day.)
1911Revolutionaries under Sun Yat-sen overthrew China's Manchu dynasty.
1943Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China.
1985U.S. fighter jets forced an Egyptian plane carrying the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, where the gunmen were taken into custody
10/11
1776The first naval battle of Lake Champlain was fought during the American Revolution
1890The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington, D.C.
2002 The Senate joined the House in approving 77-23 the use of America's military might against Iraq.
On Oct. 10, 2002, the House voted 296-133 to give President George W. Bush broad authority to use military force against Iraq. (The Senate followed suit the next day.)
1911Revolutionaries under Sun Yat-sen overthrew China's Manchu dynasty.
1943Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China.
1985U.S. fighter jets forced an Egyptian plane carrying the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, where the gunmen were taken into custody
10/11
1776The first naval battle of Lake Champlain was fought during the American Revolution
1890The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington, D.C.
| 1986 | President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened two days of talks concerning arms control and human rights in Reykjavik, Iceland. | ||
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2002 The Senate joined the House in approving 77-23 the use of America's military might against Iraq.
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