Today in History

[ILUVDXL]

On August 8, 1945, President Truman signed the United Nationis Charter.

On August 8, 1963, thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in bank notes in Britain's "Great Train Robbery".

On August 8, 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew branded as "damned lies" reports that he had taken kickbacks from government contracts in Maryland and vowed not to resign. He evenually did.

On August 8, 1974, President Nixon announced he would resign following new, damaging revelations in the Watergate scandal.

 

[CathyCanada]

Thanks Kathi! Is Deb away or did you guys do a switch for today? I knew I hadn't had enough coffee......
CC

 

[olena]

Thanks ....

 

[ILUVDXL]

CC, Deb's away for a cruise on the Magic. I will be filling in for her until she returns on the 19th.

 

[EROS]

Thanks for filling in, Kathy .

I thought that the SOX had it in the bottom of the ninth last night. Close,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but no cigar .......

 

[ILUVDXL]

Yup. so did we, but you have to admit Long's catch was pretty amazing.

 

[WDWfanatic288]

thanks for the info Deb!

I don't remember any of it those

 

[nativetxn]

Boy! Do I remember the Spiro Agnew and Richard Nixon thing. My dh was in his 3rd year of law school, so we followed all of this very closely

Thanks for doing this, Kathi! Good job

 

[Beanie]

Thanks Kathi!! I don't remember any of these, but I read about them all in History Class!!

 

[glo]

Always love these posts Deb!!!
Thanks for posting them!!!

 

[cotye]

Interesting.