Today in history

1834

The U.S. Senate voted to censure President Andrew Jackson for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States.

1896

The opera “Andrea Chenier,” by Umberto Giordano, premiered in Milan, Italy.

1898

The Supreme Court, in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, ruled that a child born in the United States to Chinese immigrants was a U.S. citizen.

1930

The names of the Turkish cities of Constantinople and Angora were changed to Istanbul and Ankara.

1935

The notorious Nazi propaganda film “Triumph des Willens”, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin with Adolf Hitler present.

1941

Novelist and critic Virginia Woolf, 59, drowned herself near her home in Lewes, East Sussex, England.

1942

During World War II, British naval forces staged a successful raid on the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire in Operation Chariot, destroying the only dry dock on the Atlantic coast capable of repairing the German battleship Tirpitz.

1955

John Marshall Harlan II was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

1969

The 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, died in Washington, D.C. at age 78.

1977

“Rocky” won best picture at the 49th Academy Awards; Peter Finch was honored posthumously as best actor for “Network” while his co-star, Faye Dunaway, was recognized as best actress.