US drops World Court case against Nicaragua (1985); George McGovern starts presidential campaign (1971); Robert F. Scott reaches South Pole after Roald Amundsen (1912); Mayor of Washington DC Marion Barry arrested on drug charges (1990); Eugene Ely lands aircraft on USS Pennsylvania (1911); Captain Cook discovers Hawaii (1778); German forces resume deportations from Warsaw (1943); “Boston Strangler” sentenced to life in prison (1967); A380 jumbo jet presented in France (2005); first British convicts arrive in Australia (1788).
The United States is out of a World Court case. (1985) The case involved American paramilitary activity against the government of Nicaragua, and was the first case the United States dropped since joining the World Court in 1946. The court ruled against America and ordered them to pay reparations, but the US government ignored the order.
George McGovern has started his presidential campaign. (1971) McGovern was thought to represent revolutionary youth in America and was campaigning against fervent Republican Richard Nixon. He got just 3 percent of the vote, mostly because he promised to withdraw all American troops from Southeast Asia within a week of being named president.
Explorer Robert F. Scott reached the South Pole, only to find that Roald Amundsen had beaten him there for nearly a month. (1912) Norwegian Amundsen’s expedition outnumbered Briton Scott’s by just over a month, which Scott discovered by reading a letter Amundsen had left at the site.
The mayor of Washington DC has been arrested on drug charges. (1990) Marion Barry was arrested for using crack cocaine after being under FBI surveillance for more than six years. Despite serving six months in prison, Barry was re-elected to several city government positions, including another term as mayor.
The first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place. (1911) Pilot Eugene Ely landed a plane on the USS Pennsylvania less than ten years after the invention of the airplane. The technique would later become common as aircraft carriers became important wartime assets.
Captain Cook has discovered Hawaii. (1778) British Captain Cook discovered Hawaii, which he named the “Sandwich Islands” on this day. Cook was a great explorer in his time and was the first European to navigate within the Antarctic Circle and reach Australia. Cook was later killed by native Hawaiians after some of his crew killed a minor Hawaiian chief.
German forces resumed forced deportations from Warsaw. (1943) Several hundred thousand Jews were transported from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka concentration camp, despite fierce guerrilla resistance within the ghetto. The deportations resumed after a brief lull caused by resistance during which Jewish forces attempted to overwhelm the machine gun-equipped German forces with hand rifles.
The “Boston Strangler” was sentenced to life in prison. (1967) Albert DeSalvo had assaulted and killed at least 13 women in Boston over the course of two years. Although DeSalvo pleaded insane due to a horrible childhood, he was still convicted and sent to a maximum security prison, where he was murdered six months later.
The A380 jumbo jet presented in France. (2005) The aircraft could carry an unprecedented 800 passengers, and some models featured “beyond first class” suites with private bathrooms, turndown service, and five-star meals to order.
The first British convicts arrived in Australia. (1788) Australia was originally founded as a penal colony for British convicts. The “First Fleet” carried over 700 convicts and on this day, the establishment of the first European colony in Australia began.
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