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Today in History.


1901
A great fire ravages Montreal, resulting in $2.5 million in property lost.
1913
The "Young Turks" revolt because they are angered by the concessions made at the London peace talks.
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt enters the presidential race.
1948
The Soviets refuse UN entry into North Korea to administer elections.
1949
The Communist Chinese forces begin their advance on Nanking.

1950
Jerusalem becomes the official capital of Israel.
1951
President Truman creates the Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights, to monitor the anti-Communist campaign.
1969
NASA unveils moon-landing craft.
1973
President Richard Nixon claims that Vietnam peace has been reached in Paris and that the POWs would be home in 60 days.
1977
Alex Haley's Roots begins a record-breaking eight-night broadcast on ABC.

1981
Under international pressure, opposition leader Kim Dae Jung's death sentence is commuted to life imprisonment in Seoul.
1986
U.S. begins maneuvers off the Libyan coast.


Joke of the Day.



The newlywed Blonde went to the store to ask how to operate the new coffeemaker received as a wedding gift. The salesman carefully explained how everything worked; how to plug it in, set the timer, go to bed, and upon rising, the coffee is ready.
A few weeks later the goober was back in the store and the salesman asked her how she liked the coffee maker.

"Wonderful!" she replied, "But... it's just awfully inconvenient to have to go to bed every time I want to make a pot of coffee."