TODAY IN HISTORY

1831

The 20th president of the United States, James Garfield, was born in Orange Township, Ohio.

1863

President Abraham Lincoln dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg.

1919

The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 55in favor, 39 against, short of the two-thirds majority needed for ratification.

1942

During World War II, Russian forces launched their winter offensive against the Germans along the Don front.

1959

Ford Motor Co. announced it was halting production of the unpopular Edsel.

1969

Apollo 12astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean made the second manned landing on the moon.

1977

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel.