Today in History…This Stuff Happened
622 – Prophet Muhammad completes his hijra “flight” from Mecca to Medina with his followers.
1664 – The Dutch surrender New Amsterdam to the British, who promptly rename it New York. The little known Anglo-Dutch wars result in some “tug of war” over the island, but by 1674 it becomes officially British and in return, the Dutch get the South American island of Suriname. Fair trade.
1789 – Happy Birthday to the Supreme Court! The US Congress passes the Judiciary Act creating the office of the United States Attorney General, the federal judiciary system, & the Supreme Court of the United States.
1890 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy. Of course, this doesn’t stop the family on “Sister Wives.”
1948 – Honda is founded.
1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS at 10pm. The LA Times writes, “The show with the iconic ticking stopwatch launched the TV newsmagazine genre and later became a Sunday evening ritual for millions of viewers.”
1996 –President Bill Clinton signs the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the UN.
