The first US presidential debate was held in 1960, and the next one wasn’t until 1976. The Soviet government ended press censorship in 1989. The first American soldier was killed in Vietnam in 1945. A global nuclear war was narrowly avoided in 1983. The deadliest battle in US military history took place in 1918. The Federal Trade Commission of the United States was established in 1914. Operation Garden Market failed in 1944. Concorde made its first transatlantic flight in 1973. Yves Rossy flew a jet pack over the English Channel in 2008. The MPAA replaced “Rated X” with “NC-17” in 1990.
The first US presidential televised debate took place. (1960) Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy argues with Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon in a television studio in Chicago. There was not another American presidential debate on television until 1976.
The Soviet government ended press censorship. (1989) In a major step toward more open government, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his lawmaker passed a law allowing books, newspapers, magazines, and other print articles to be published without obtaining prior government approval.
The first American soldier was killed in Vietnam. (1945) More than 10 years before the Vietnam War officially began, US Army Lieutenant Colonel Peter Dewey was shot dead while leading a squadron sent to gather intelligence and search for lost American pilots. Dewey was killed by Viet Minh soldiers who mistook him for a Frenchman.
A global nuclear war was probably narrowly avoided. (1983) A Soviet report indicated that a nuclear missile had been fired at the Soviet Union by the United States. Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet Army officer, discovered that a computer error had generated the report and that a nuclear attack had not been carried out.
The single deadliest battle in US military history took place. (1918) World War I Meuse-Argonne Offensive between the Allies and Germany lasted 47 days, resulting in the deaths of 187,000 Allied soldiers, including 117,000 US soldiers – the most of any single battle in US military history .
The Federal Trade Commission of the United States is established. (1914) The Federal Trade Commission Act passed 43-5 in the US Senate and passed through the House of Representatives. He set up a five-member government office to oversee business practices.
Operation Garden Market, a WWII mission, failed. (1944) The mission, which was the largest airborne mission in world history, was to secure several bridges in the Netherlands and Germany. Had the mission been successful, it would have allowed the Allies to take control of northern Germany. Its failure dashed hopes of ending World War II in 1944.
Concorde made its first transatlantic flight. (1973) Concorde could fly across the Atlantic in less than 3.5 hours. It provided commercial passenger service for 27 years from 1976 until 2003 when it was retired.
Yves Rossy was the first person to fly a jet pack over the English Channel. (2008) A Swiss inventor and pilot, Rossy strapped a jet propelled fixed wing to his back and successfully crossed the English Channel, earning him the nickname “Jet Man”.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has downgraded the film’s “Rated X” rating. (1990) When people began associating “Rated X” with pornography, the MPAA wanted to alleviate the negative view associated with Hollywood movies that weren’t appropriate for young people. They replaced “Rated X” with “NC-17”.
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