The first full day for the United States in World War II - this day in 1941 - and
President Roosevelt got this intelligence report. He also warned Americans to brace for a long conflict. The war—the second-deadliest in American history—would last for three years and eight months
President Roosevelt got this intelligence report. He also warned Americans to brace for a long conflict. The war—the second-deadliest in American history—would last for three years and eight months
On This Day, 1950: With the Korean War underway, Harry Truman banned U.S. exports to Communist China. The Chinese had just entered the war, launching a surprise attack that took American forces by surprise. Things were so bad that Truman contemplated using nuclear weapons
A White House wedding: On this day in 1967, Lynda Bird Johnson, 23, married Marine Captain Chuck Robb, 28. Robb later went on to become a Senator and Governor of Virginia
After former Beatle John Lennon was shot to death, President-elect Ronald Reagan said - on this day in 1980 - that he still opposed stronger handgun laws. Three months later Reagan—by then president—was shot and nearly assassinated (more)
The handgun used by Reagan's would-be assassin, John Hinckley, was easily bought at a Tennessee pawn shop. Reagan later backed the Brady Bill and an assault weapons ban
On This Day, 1992: George H.W. Bush sent 1,800 Marines to Somalia, part of a multinational force that was trying to restore order in that war-torn country. Ten months later, 18 Americans died when two Army Blackhawks were shot down. President Clinton soon ordered a withdrawal
