Today in History

Boston thieves pull off historic robbery,1950
American Revolution
    Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina, 1781
Automotive
    Corvette unveiled at GM Motorama, 1953
Civil War
    Sherman's army is delayed by rain, 1865
Cold War
    Eisenhower warns of the "military-industrial complex", 1961
Crime
    The Great Brinks Robbery, 1950
Disaster
    Earthquake rocks Los Angeles, 1994
General Interest
    Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy, 1893
    Eisenhower bids farewell, 1961
    H-bomb lost in Spain, 1966
    The execution of Gary Gilmore, 1977
Hollywood
    U.S. Supreme Court decides Universal v. Sony, as VCR usage takes off, 1984
Literary
    Anne Bronte is born, 1820
Music
    NBC Television greenlights The Monkees, 1966
Old West
    John Jacob Astor is born, 1763
Presidential
    Eisenhower warns of military-industrial complex, 1961
    Paula Jones accuses Bill Clinton of sexual harassment, 1994
Sports
    PGA is formed, 1916
Vietnam War
    South Vietnamese forces raid POW camp, 1971
    Nixon threatens President Thieu, 1972
World War I
    Winston Churchill hears speech on the tragedy of war, 1916
World War II
    Allies make their move on Cassino, Italy, 1944
    Soviets capture Warsaw, 1945