Lyndon B. Johnson presented his “Great Society” goals in 1964. Italy and Germany signed the Pact of Steel in 1939. The Reno gang robbed a train in 1868. Over 1,000 settlers left for Oregon in 1843. Pac-man was released in 1980. Aaron Burr was indicted for treason in 1807. The first battle of the Wars of the Roses was fought in 1455. Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for the last time in 1992. The Amnesty Act of 1872 went into effect, and President Nixon visited Moscow in 1972.
Lyndon B. Johnson presented his goals for the “Great Society”. (1964) Johnson outlined his goal of creating a “Great Society” through social reform in a speech at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor on this day. The Great Society’s longest-running programs include Medicaid and Medicare.
The Pact of Steel has been signed. (1939) Italy and Germany allied in the Pact of Steel on this day, forming the basis for the Axis powers, later to include Japan. Despite the fact that the two became allies, Hitler and Mussolini still didn’t trust each other, so the pact was a very difficult alliance even after the tripartite pact in 1940 when Japan joined.
The Great Train Robbery has taken place. (1868) The Reno gang hit a train passing through Marshfield, Indiana and escaped with approximately $96,000 United States Dollars (USD) in cash, gold and bonds.
The Great Emigration left for Oregon. (1843) Over 1,000 settlers left Independence, Missouri, on this day during the Great Emigration on the Oregon Trail. It was one of the biggest parties ever to use the trail.
Pac-man has been released. (1980) Namco released the phenomenal arcade game popular in Japan on this day. An instant success, Pac-man is still regarded as a landmark in video game history.
Aaron Burr was indicted for treason. (1807) Burr, Jefferson’s former vice president, was accused of conspiring to help Mexico overthrow Spanish rule in hopes of establishing his own country on Mexican territory. He was indicted by a grand jury, but was later acquitted.
The first battle of the Wars of the Roses was fought. (1455) Yorkist forces defeated Henry VI’s forces near London, starting a dynastic war that would last for over 30 years.
Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for the last time. (1992) Carson was a staple of American entertainment and had hosted the Tonight Show on NBC for over 30 years.
The Amnesty Act of 1872 went into effect. (1872) President Ulysses Grant signed the act, which granted amnesty to all but about 500 Confederate supporters, allowing over 150,000 ex-soldiers and Confederate supporters the right to vote again.
President Nixon has visited Moscow. (1972) Nixon had already been to Moscow as vice president, but this was his first presidential visit. Nixon and Brezhnev reached a number of agreements, including the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, which limited the amount of anti-ballistic missiles each country could have.
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