1973 U.S.A. - - Nixon "I am not a crook"
1973: In a televised appearance President Richard Nixon told the nation today, "I am not a crook." referring to allegations concerning his involvement in the Watergate scandal.
17 Nov, 1920 Great Britain - - Election
Numerous English Newspapers were thrilled with the outcome of current parliamentary elections. The journalist majority in England at this time was conservative, but word has it that liberal news outlets were also very satisfied with the election turnout.
1920
Turkey - - US CriticizedTurkish newspapers criticized the U.S., saying the United States was spreading "propaganda" against the country. Furthermore, American relief workers and missionaries were accused of attempting to start a war between the U.S. and Turkey.
1931 U.S.A. - - Depression Starts To Bite
Following the Stock Market crash in 1929 and the start of the Great Depression Studies revealed that prices of consumer goods had dropped an estimated 17 percent from the previous year. Studies were conducted for the previous year from October to October. This study was done by the Department of Labor.
1944 Finland - - Prime Minister
1944 : Cabinet reform took place upon the election of a new Finnish Prime Minister. This new premier's name was J.K. Paasikivi. He was very instrumental in the negotiations which lead to the armistice (cease-fire) between Moscow and Helsinki.
1950 Tibet - - Dalai Lama
1950: 15-year-old Tenzin Gyatso, is enthroned as the 14th Dalai Lama at age 15.
1985 Colombia - - Armero
The town of Armero was established as a "Giant Cemetery". This decision was made in order to honor the several thousands of people who had lost their lives to the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
1989 Czechoslovakia - - Prague Protests
A demonstration with more than 15,000 protesters in Prague, Czechoslovakia calling for the resignation of the country's communist government, led by Milos Jakesis is forcibly broken up by Riot police using clubs and tear gas with hundreds arrested and dozens of protesters injured.
1990 Chile - - Bomb
A bomb inside a softball blew up during a U.S.-Chile baseball game. A Canadian citizen was killed and two other people were wounded. This crime was allegedly committed by a Chilean member of the Palestine Liberation Organization. It was meant to attempt to scare President Bush from visiting there in December. Incidentally, an American Embassy official was one of the persons wounded.
1997 Egypt - - Tourist Killed
A tourist bus visiting the temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor has been fired on by an Islamic extremist group leaving 60 Swiss and Japanese tourists dead. Following the attack there was a two hour gun battle with police where 6 gunmen were killed.
2000 U.S.A. - - Kmart / Sears
Kmart Holdings corporation announced its intention to purchase Sears, Roebuck and Co. the merger of the two companies was completed in March, 2005 and the new company is named "The Sears Holdings Corporation"
2002 Turkey - - Hijacker
A hijacker was seized while he tried to hijack a plane headed from Tel Aviv, Israel to Istanbul, Turkey. The terrorist was armed with a pen-knife, reported revealed. Fortunately, this terrorist incident had more of a victorious ending than others. All 170 passengers were saved, and the plane was landed safely.
2003 U.S.A. - - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is sworn in as the governor of California .
2005 U.S.A. - - Joseph Smith Convicted
Joseph Smith is convicted of kidnapping, raping and strangling 11-year-old Carlie Brucia, who was kidnapped from a car wash near her home in Sarasota, the abduction was captured by a car-wash security camera which was shown on TV and led to his arrest.
2006 Holland - - Propose Banning The Burqa
The Dutch cabinet will be backing the proposal that was made by the country's immigration minister to ban Muslim women from wearing the burqa. The burqa, typically covers the body in public places, but can also obscure the face. The proposal means that it would be banned by law on the street, in trains, schools, buses and in the law courts. The cabinet said burqas are a disturbance to public order, citizens and safety. The Dutch parliament are still discussing the ban in 2010.
2007 Saudi Arabia - - Opec Meeting
The Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warns that oil prices could double if the US attacks Iran. Opening the summit of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), he said said the price of crude could reach $150 or even $200 a barrel. Oil has been hitting record peaks of well over $90 a barrel because markets believe that Opec will not boost production. The Opec summit in Saudi Arabia is only the organisation's third in 47 years.
2009 Vietnam - - Four men killed by bomb left over from Vietnamese War
2009 : Police say that four men were killed when a bomb left over from the Vietnam War blew up when they tried to open it. The dead were in their Twenties and were two pairs of brothers. The event took place in Tay Ninh province. "They were killed on the spot," police said, "and we are investigating what sort of bomb it was." "The accident area was a target of US attacks in the war," said an official from the Don Thuan commune. Over 10,500 people have been killed in Vietnam's central provinces by bombs left over from the war.
2011 United States - - Over 200 "Occupy Wall Street" Protesters Arrested in New York
Police arrested many Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City after they tried to march on the New York Stock Exchange. The march was supposed to go on as planned only two days after police cleared out their campground in Zuccotti Park. Police clashed with protesters and were accused of brutality, but several police officers were also injured.
2012 Russia - - Russian Spacecraft Docks at International Space Station
About 70,000 protesters gathered to demonstrate against gay marriage and plans to legalize gay adoption in France. The country already allows same-sex civil unions, but President Hollande had promised to allow gay marriage.
2013 Germany - - Nazi-Looted Art Collector Claims Ownership
2013 : The owner of over a thousand pieces of artwork believed to be stolen by the Nazis during World War II said that he will not voluntarily give up the art. Cornelius Gurlitt inherited the artwork from his father who had been an art dealer.
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