TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT 1965

Minister and civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York by assassins identified as members of the Nation of Islam.

ALSO ON THIS DATE 1862

Nathaniel Gordon became the first and only American slave-trader to be executed under the U.S. Piracy Law of 1820 as he was hanged in New York.

1885

The Washington Monument was dedicated.

1916

The World War I Battle of Verdun began in France as German forces attacked; the French were able to prevail after 10 months of fighting.

1945

During the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima, the escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea was sunk by kamikazes with the loss of 318 men.

1964

The first shipment of U.S. wheat purchased by the Soviet Union arrived in the port of Odessa.

1972

President Richard M. Nixon began his historic visit to China as he and his wife, Pat, arrived in Beijing.

1973

Israeli fighter planes shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 over the Sinai Desert, killing all but five of the 113 people on board.

1975

Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman were sentenced to 2 1⁄2 to 8 years in prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up.

1995

Chicago adventurer Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean by balloon, landing in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A:Michael E. Rom, M.D

A swollen eyelid is the inflammation or excess fluid (edema) in the connective tissues surrounding the eye. Swollen eyes may or may not be painful, and the condition can affect both the upper and lower eyelids. There are many causes of a swollen eye, including eye infections, eye injuries or trauma, insect bites, and (most commonly) allergies. Swelling of the eyelids can be a sign of a more serious, potentially sightthreatening health problem, such as orbital cellulitis, Graves' disease and ocular herpes.

It is very important that you visit your eye doctor for a thorough eye exam if your symptoms persist, worsen or change. Michael E. Rom, M.D.

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