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1789 – After being approved by Congress six days earlier, President
George Washington signs into law a bill creating the first
federal executive department , the Department of Foreign Affairs. It is later renamed the
Department of State .
1928 – The animated short "
A Wild Hare " is released, introducing the cartoon character
Bugs Bunny .
1938
Gary Gygax , co-creator of
Dungeons & Dragons and the father of role-playing games, is born.
1953 – The
United States , The
People's Republic of China , and
North Korea sign an armistice agreement, ending combat in the
Korean War .
Syngman Rhee , the president of
South Korea , refuses to sign the armistice but pledges to observe it. Because a peace treaty was never signed, the war has yet to technically end.
1974 – The
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend
impeachment proceedings begin against President
Richard Nixon for obstruction of justice.
1995 – In
Washington, DC , the
Korean War Veterans Memorial (pictured) is dedicated.
On this day for the United States
Events
1778 –
American Revolution :
First Battle of Ushant –
British and
French fleets fight to a standoff.
1789 – The first
U.S.
federal government agency, the
Department of Foreign Affairs , is established (later renamed
Department of State ).
1862 – Sailing from San Francisco to Panama, the SS Golden Gate catches fire and sinks off
Manzanillo, Mexico , killing 231.
1928 – The animated short
A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of
Bugs Bunny .
1953 –
Korean War ends: The
United States ,
People's Republic of China , and
North Korea , sign an armistice agreement.
Syngman Rhee ,
president of
South Korea , refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
1964 –
Vietnam War : 5,000 more American military advisers are sent to
South Vietnam bringing the total number of
United States forces in
Vietnam to 21,000.
1972 – The
F-15 Eagle flies for the first time.
1974 –
Watergate Scandal : The
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of
impeachment against
President
Richard Nixon : obstruction of justice.
1995 – In
Washington, DC , the
Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.
1996 –
Centennial Olympic Park bombing : In
Atlanta, Georgia , a
pipe bomb explodes at
Centennial Olympic Park during the
1996 Summer Olympics , killing two and injuring 111.
1996 – In
Atlanta, Georgia ,
Canadian
sprinter
Donovan Bailey set the
100m
world record of 9.84s +0.7 m/s wind during the
1996 Summer Olympics .
2005 –
STS-114 :
NASA grounds the
Space Shuttle , pending an investigation of the
external tank 's continued foam–shedding problem. During ascent, the external tank of the
Space Shuttle Discovery sheds a piece of foam slightly smaller than the piece that caused the
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ; this foam does not strike the
spacecraft .
2007 –
Phoenix News Helicopter Collision : News helicopters from
Phoenix, Arizona television stations
KNXV and
KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase; there were no survivors. This was the first known incidence of two news helicopters colliding in mid-air, and the worst civil aviation incident in Phoenix history.