Saturday, January 2, 2016

Today in History January 4th

1904  In Gonzales v. Williams, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that citizens of Puerto Rico are not aliens and can enter the U.S. freely.

1948  Burma (Myanmar) gained independence from Great Britain.

1951  During the Korean War, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.

1965  President Johnson outlined his "Great Society" in his State of the Union address.

1999  Former wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's governor.

1999  The U.S. Mint began distributing the 50 State Quarters.

2007  California Democrat Nancy Pelosi becomes the first woman U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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