TODAY IN HISTORY

1916

Over 400 Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans

1933

Congress, called into special session by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began its “hundred days” of enacting New Deal legislation.

1954

CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy’s anti-communism campaign on “See It Now.”

1964

The U.S. Supreme Court, in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, raised the standard for public officials to prove they’d been libeled in their official capacity by news organizations.