Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2022. There are 110 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 12, 1977, South African Black student leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko (BEE’-koh), 30, died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry. On this date: In 1913, Olympic legend Jesse Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama. In 1914, during World War I, the First Battle of the Marne ended in an Allied victory against Germany. In 1958, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Cooper v. Aaron, unanimously ruled that Arkansas officials who were resisting public school desegregation orders could not disregard the high court’s rulings. In 1959, the Soviet Union launched its Luna 2 space probe, which made a crash landing on the moon. The TV Western series “Bonanza” premiered on NBC. In 1962, in a speech at Rice University in Houston, President John F. Kennedy reaffirmed his support for the manned space program, declaring:...
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Sunday, 11 September 2022
Seattle teacher strike persists, no classes Monday
Weather helping, but threat from Western fires persists
3rd Test Day 4: Crawley Takes England To Verge Of South Africa Series Win
Asia Cup Final: Sri Lanka's Cup Of Glory As Pakistan Get Vanquished
Saturday, 10 September 2022
Today in History: September 11, U.S. comes under attack
Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2022. There are 111 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of the planes into New York’s World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and the fourth into a field in western Pennsylvania. On this date: In 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. In 1814, an American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. In 1936, Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) began operation as President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a key in Washington to signal the startup of the dam’s first hydroelectric generator. In 1941, groundbreaking took place for the Pentagon. In a speech that drew accusations of anti-Semitism, Charles A. Lindbergh told an America First rally in Des Moines, Iowa, that “the British, the...
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"He Is More Skillful Than I Am": Ganguly On Comparisons With Virat Kohli
Payment processor Visa to start categorizing sales at gun store, a win for gun control advocates
Officials name 2 parents, 3 children who died in shooting
Road Safety World Series: Stuart Binny Stars As India Legends Beat SA
EPA loses key ruling as Flint residents pursue water claims
Friday, 9 September 2022
Texas man gets 60 years for filming himself raping child
Authorities rename 28 Wisconsin sites to remove racist word
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