1980 U.S.A. - - Fire At MGM Grand Hotel
1980: A fire broke out in the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (Now Bally's Las Vegas) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Smoke and fire spread through the hotel, killing 84 people and injuring 785, including tourists and employees.
1980 U.S.A. - - Who Shot JR
Millions of TV viewers tune in to watch the start of the new series of Dallas and find out " Who Shot JR " .
1975
U.S.A. - - Assassination Plots Against Foreign LeadersA congressional report accuses US officials of assassination plots against foreign leaders, suggesting the CIA used exotic weapons ranging from exploding seashells to poison cigars with presidential approval ( No proof was ever obtained of these accusations ) but following the report President Gerald Ford responded by issuing Executive Order 11905, banning the US from authorizing assassinations of foreign leaders.
1920 Ireland - - Bloody Sunday
Sunday, 1920 Bloody Sunday left more than 31 people dead including fourteen British, fourteen Irish civilians and three republican prisoners
1922 U.S.A. - - Radio The Future
Tuesday, 1922: A radio was being installed in a Van Oss, Oklahoma small-town school. A very progressive idea as radio was still not in every home this action opened up the opportunity for this particular district to here some of the latest radio shows.
1925 U.S.A. - - Bootlegging
The court had ordered the return of 57,000 gallons of alcohol to the company that was "bootlegging" it (selling it illegally). Likewise, the judge ruled that the sale of the alcohol sold illegally could not be taxed by the I.R.S., especially since it was being used as evidence in a pending case. ( was there corruption in this case )
1925 U.S.A. - - Faster
A professional faster had been admitted to the hospital after he had a violent attack in his glass cage. This episode occurred after a woman took out a piece of chocolate to eat. Apparently this was some kind of scientific "no food and no sleep" experiment.
1927 U.S.A. - - Columbine Mine massacre
Five hundred Striking coal miners from the Columbine Mine and their families in Serene, Colorado are beaten with clubs by Colorado state police and when they continue towards the town machine guns are used to cut them down, the death toll was 6 miners and although miners blamed Colorado state police for the massacre, it is thought it was the mining companies guards who opened fire with the machine guns.
More about the Columbine Mine Massacre
1935 France - - Stop Gold Exports
1935 : France made a motion to stop gold export. Moreover, the Bank of France changed its discount rate from 4 percent to 5 percent. These actions were intended to help maintain the stability of the French mark (the Franc).
1942 Canada - - Alcon Highway
The Alcan Highway, which connects British Columbia to Alaska, was officially opened by Canada's Pension Minister Ian MacKenzie and Acting Gov. E.L. Bartlett of Alaska .
1944 World War II - - Allied Attacks
Thousands of planes nearly half of them heavy bombers-attacked central German oil plants. At least 4,000 tons of explosives were used. It can be said that this was a great day for the Allied Forces of World War II.
1945 U.S.A. - - GM Strike
1945: The United Auto Workers staged the first postwar strike at the General Motors plant in Detroit, Michigan.
1953 Korea - - Repatriation Commission
A meeting was called by the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission. At the time this meeting was in session, an angry protest was initiated by way of Peiping Red radio. An attempt was being made during this time to send three North-Korean held soldiers back to South Korea. However, this action was not "going to well."
1964 U.S.A. - - Verrazano Narrows Bridge
1964 : Staten Island and Brooklyn were linked by the new Verrazano Narrows Bridge with a center span of 60 feet. The longest in existence at this time.
1967 UK - - Foot and Mouth
70 new outbreaks of foot and mouth have been confirmed, bringing the total to 746 since the first case last month. The epidemic is now the worst this century and the government has issued additional guidelines including farmers to keep people and vehicles off farms by arranging a farm gate collection and delivery services.
1973 Guam - - B52 Bombers
The Pentagon brought back more than 100 B52 bombers to the United States. The majority of these were returned to their original nuclear striking zone prior to the U.S. bombing of Indochina.
1974 England - - Pub Bombing Birmingham
1974 : Two bombs explode in pubs in central Birmingham at the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town, killing 19 and injuring over 180.
1974 United States - - Freedom Of Information Act
Congress passes the "Freedom Of Information Act" passed over Gerald Fords Veto allowing for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States Government. The Freedom of Information Act strengthened amendments in the Privacy Act of 1974 following the Nixon Watergate scandal. Gerald Ford originally wanted to sign the act but concern (by his chief of staff Donald Rumsfeld and deputy Dick Cheney ( 46th Vice President of the United States)) persuaded Ford to veto the bill.
1979 Pakistan - - American Embassy Attack
An attack on the American embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan by a mob who had been incited after listening to a radio report from the Iranian leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, saying Americans were behind the occupation of Islam's holiest site, the Great Mosque in Mecca, leaves the Embassy burned to the ground killing a US marine.
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