Ernest Hemingway 1899 - Author, journalist
- 1861 - The first major battle of the U.S. Civil War began. It was the Battle of Bull Run at Manassas Junction, VA. The Confederates won the battle.
- 1949 - The U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty.
- 1954 - The Geneva Conference partitioned Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
- 1961 - Captain Virgil "Gus" Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-orbital pattern around the Earth. He was flying on the Liberty Bell 7.
- 2004 - White House officials were briefed on the September 11 commission's final report. The 575-page report concluded that hijackers exploited "deep institutional failings within our government." The report was released to the public the next day.
No comments:
Post a Comment