Entries in Today in History (6)
D-Day - Israel invades Lebanon - Nazi Doctor Raised
Highlights of this day in history - June 6th:
The D-Day invasion of World War II;
Israel invades Lebanon to drive out Yasser Arafat;
Remains of fugitive Nazi doctor Josef Mengele exhumed in Brazil;
First drive-in theater opens in Camden, N.J.
The Nazis fall - Leonardo da Vinci dies - Nelson Mendela claims victory.
Highlights of this day in history - May 2:
Nazi Germany's capital Berlin falls in World War II;
Artist Leonardo da Vinci dies;
Civil War Gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson killed;
Nelson Mandela claims victory in South Africa vote;
Singer Bing Crosby born.
San Francisco Earthquake - Albert Einstein - Mark Gretzky
Highlights of this day in history - April 18:
The San Francisco earthquake;
What becomes known as 'Paul Revere's ride';
A suicide bomb hits the U.S. embassy in Lebanon;
Physicist Albert Einstein dies;
Wayne Gretzky plays his last NHL game.
FDR & The Depression - Ronald Reagan & the Iran-Contra Scandal
Highlights of this day in history - March 4th:
Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in as president and vows to lead America out of the Great Depression;
President Ronald Reagan takes responsibility for the Iran-Contra affair;
The AAA is founded.
Space Shuttle Explosion - Khomeini Returns to Iran - Clark Gable
Highlights of this day in history - Feb.1:
The Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy;
A searing image from the Vietnam War;
Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran, ending years of exile;
Actor Clark Gable born.
Elvis Presley - LBJ Declares War on Poverty in US - Yousef Gets Life for 1st WTC Bombing
Highlights for this day in history - January 8th:
Elvis Presley is born;
President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers first State of the Union Address;
Ramzei Yousef gets life in prison for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center;
Physicist Stephen Hawking is born.




