1885 U.S.A. Statue of Liberty
1885 : The French gift to the United States to mark the Centennial of the American Declaration of Independence From Great Britain "The Statue of Liberty" arrives in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.
1930 U.S.A. Smoot Hawley Tariff Bill
1930 : Following the stock market crash in 1929, President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff bill which raised duties on imports to preserve the domestic market for American-made goods making it difficult if not nearly impossible for other countries to export goods into the U.S.A. . In retaliation large numbers of foreign nations retaliated by enacting their own hefty tariffs, as well as quotas on imports. Many economists at the time and today believe this made the problems for America even worse than they already were. More about the Smoot-Hawley Tariff
1934 Cuba ABC Society Members
1934 : Twelve people die and another fifty one are injured during an attack on a parade. 30,000 ABC society members marched through the streets of Havana and as they reached Prado boulevard the radical guerrillas attacked. The guerrillas carefully planned their attack and opened fire on the paraders. The ABC marchers returned fire but casualties were still inflicted.
1940 France Surrenders To Germany
1940 : France surrenders to Germany but many thousands flee to England to continue the fight or join the the French Underground Resistance.
1947 U.S.A. Universal Military Training
1947 : President Truman declares that universal military training is necessary in the fight against totalitarian nations.
1948 U.S.A. DC-6 Plane Crash
1948 : A United Airlines DC-6, flying from San Diego to New York, crashed in Pennsylvania as it attempted an emergency landing.
1951 Korea Casualties
1951 : James A. Van Fleet, an American Lieutenant General, reports that his Army troops inflicted 215,989 casualties on Chinese and North Korean communists since the Spring.
1953 East Germany Riots
1953 : Following riots in East Berlin which began among construction workers, who took to the streets on June 16, 1953 , to protest against the communist government of East Germany which grew to over 50,000 workers from many jobs. The Soviet Union sent an entire armored division of its troops into East Berlin to crush the rebellion.
1958 Canada Second Narrows Bridge Collapses
1958 : The Second Narrows Bridge being built to connect eastern and northern Vancouver in western Canada collapses, killing 59 workers.
1967 China Hydrogen Bomb
1967 : Chinese scientists successfully launched the country's first hydrogen bomb.
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