TODAY IN HISTORY

1794

Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry.

1883

German political philosopher Karl Marx died in London at age 64.

1900

Congress ratified the Gold Standard Act.

1951

During the Korean War, United Nations forces recaptured Seoul.

1962

Democrat Edward M. Kennedy officially launched in Boston his successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts once held by his brother, President John F. Kennedy.

1965

Israel’s cabinet formally approved establishment of diplomatic relations with West Germany.

1967

The body of President John F. Kennedy was moved from a temporary grave to a permanent memorial site at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

1980

A LOT Polish Airlines jet crashed while attempting to land in Warsaw, killing all 87 people aboard, including 22 members of a U.S. amateur boxing team.

1794

Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry.

1883

German political philosopher Karl Marx died in London at age 64.

1951

During the Korean War, United Nations forces recaptured Seoul.

10962

Democrat Edward M. Kennedy officially launched in Boston his successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts once held by his brother, President John F. Kennedy. (Edward Kennedy served in the Senate for nearly 47 years.)

1964

A jury in Dallas found Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, and sentenced him to death. (Both the conviction and death sentence were overturned, but Ruby died before he could be retried.)

1965

Israel’s cabinet formally approved establishment of diplomatic relations with West Germany.