1754. Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette publishes "JOIN, or DIE" urging the colonies to unite against attacks from Native American Indian tribes. The image will be resurrected during the Revolutionary War.
1936. Italy annexes Ethiopia.
1951. The U.S. detonates a thermonuclear device on Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific.
1961. In a speech before the National Association of Broadcasters, FCC Chairman Newton Minnow calls most television programming a "vast wasteland."
1974. The House Judiciary Committee chaired by Peter Rodino (Democrat New Jersey) opens public hearings on the possible impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon.
2010. Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden hurls the nineteenth perfect game in MLB history, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4 - 0.
1936. Italy annexes Ethiopia.
1951. The U.S. detonates a thermonuclear device on Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific.
1961. In a speech before the National Association of Broadcasters, FCC Chairman Newton Minnow calls most television programming a "vast wasteland."
1974. The House Judiciary Committee chaired by Peter Rodino (Democrat New Jersey) opens public hearings on the possible impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon.
2010. Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden hurls the nineteenth perfect game in MLB history, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4 - 0.
