TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

July 27, 1967

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to assess the causes of urban rioting, the same day black militant H. Rap Brown told a press conference in Washington that violence was “as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if necessary.”

ALSO ON THIS DATE 1789

President George Washington signed a measure establishing the Department of Foreign Affairs, forerunner of the Department of State.

1953

The Korean War armistice was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting.

1995

The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington by President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam.