Libya Situation Report, October 20, 2011
Gaddafi’s death signifies an end to an era and the beginning of a new dawn for the Libyan people who are full of hope and trepidation.
On this Day: October 22, 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis In a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, President John F. Kennedy announces that U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba. These missile sites—under construction…
On this Day: October 20, 1803
U.S. Senate approves treaty to purchase the Louisiana Territory
On this day: October 19, 1781
Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution.
On this Day: October 18, 1767
On this day in 1767, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon complete their survey of the boundary between the colonies of Pennsylvania and Maryland
On this Day: October 17, 1931
Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion and fined $80,000,