Today’s Highlight in History: On October 9, 1940, rock-and-roll legend John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England. (On this date in 1975, his son, Sean, was born in New York.) On this date: In 1888, the public was first admitted to the Washington Monument. In 1914, the Belgian city of Antwerp fell to German forces […]

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Nation’s citizens back Viet policy; Gerald Ford leads 600 in honoring Maine Rep. Tupper

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Luci seeks her LBJ’s approval to marry her beau; Inspections set for Sanford atom smasher site

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Independence crisis in Rhodesia worsens; U.S. planes ‘bomb’ Hanoi with propaganda leaflets

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Strong man kills two deer with only one bullet

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Plane crew defies, subdues gun-waving Cuban exile; Fight to save $51 million BIW ship contract

Today’s Highlight in History: On October 8, 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake flattened villages on the Pakistan-India border, killing an estimated 86,000 people. On this date: In 1869, the 14th president of the United States, Franklin Pierce, died in Concord, New Hampshire. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire erupted; fires also broke out in Peshtigo, […]

Today’s Highlight in History: On October 7, 1985, Palestinian gunmen hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro (ah-KEE’-leh LOW’-roh) in the Mediterranean. (The hijackers killed Leon Klinghoffer, a Jewish-American tourist, before surrendering on October 9.) On this date: In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England. […]

In 1979, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.

On this date in 1970, rock star Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27.