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07-13-2006, 11:11 AM
This Day in History
1863: Four days of rioting against the Civil War military draft begin in New York City. More than 1,000 people are killed, including many African Americans, who are attacked by rioters as the cause of the war.
1865: Edward Whymper, an English artist and pioneering mountaineer, becomes the first person to climb the Matterhorn, in the Alps. On the descent, four of his companions fall to their deaths.
Learn more about Edward Whymper.
1973: White House aide Alexander Butterfield reveals to members of the Senate Watergate committee the presence of a secret taping system installed in the White House by President Richard Nixon.
Learn more about Alexander Butterfield.
1977: At 9:34 PM, about 9 million people lose power in a blackout of the New York City metropolitan area. Over 3,000 people are arrested, most for looting, during the 25-hour electrical outage.
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Today's Web Pick
My Century: Bob Geldof
The Live Aid rock concert was held on this day in 1985, to raise money for famine victims in Africa. More than forty bands from several different countries performed.
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Born on This Day
Sidney Webb, economist and reformer (1859)
Wole Soyinka, playwright, poet, and novelist (1934)
Isaac Babel, short-story writer (1894)
Edward Flanagan, founder of Boys Town (1886)
Dave Garroway, television personality (1913)
Jack Kemp, politician and quarterback (1935)
Mystery Person of the Day
Who am I? I was born on this day in 1942. My first leading role was as Han Solo in Star Wars (1977).
1863: Four days of rioting against the Civil War military draft begin in New York City. More than 1,000 people are killed, including many African Americans, who are attacked by rioters as the cause of the war.
1865: Edward Whymper, an English artist and pioneering mountaineer, becomes the first person to climb the Matterhorn, in the Alps. On the descent, four of his companions fall to their deaths.
Learn more about Edward Whymper.
1973: White House aide Alexander Butterfield reveals to members of the Senate Watergate committee the presence of a secret taping system installed in the White House by President Richard Nixon.
Learn more about Alexander Butterfield.
1977: At 9:34 PM, about 9 million people lose power in a blackout of the New York City metropolitan area. Over 3,000 people are arrested, most for looting, during the 25-hour electrical outage.
Learn more about Electric Power Systems.
Today's Web Pick
My Century: Bob Geldof
The Live Aid rock concert was held on this day in 1985, to raise money for famine victims in Africa. More than forty bands from several different countries performed.
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Born on This Day
Sidney Webb, economist and reformer (1859)
Wole Soyinka, playwright, poet, and novelist (1934)
Isaac Babel, short-story writer (1894)
Edward Flanagan, founder of Boys Town (1886)
Dave Garroway, television personality (1913)
Jack Kemp, politician and quarterback (1935)
Mystery Person of the Day
Who am I? I was born on this day in 1942. My first leading role was as Han Solo in Star Wars (1977).