Tuesday, September 20, 2011

On this day in history...

1187 - Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.

1881 - Chester A. Arthur is inaugurated as the 21st President of the United States following the assassination of James Garfield.

1891 - The first gasoline-powered car debuts in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1942 - Holocaust in Letychiv, Ukraine.  In the course of two days the German SS murders at least 3,000 jews.

1962 - James Meredith, an African-American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.

2001 - In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror" following the recent attacks September 11 attacks.  

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