On this day :

1901 Gusher signals start of US oil industry, 1776 North Carolina governor calls on Loyalists to combat rebels, 2008 Worlds cheapest car debuts in India, 1861 William Seward named Secretary of State, 1989 Cuban troops begin withdrawal from Angola, 1994 Green Beret indicted for murder, 1962 Avalanche kills thousands in Peru, 1920 League of Nations instituted, 1922 Griffith elected president of Irish Free State, 1923 US troops depart Germany, 1946 First meeting of the United Nations, 2000 AOLTime Warner formed, 1961 Dashiell Hammett dies, 1976 Convoy by CW McCall is the 1 song on the US pop charts, 1843 Outlaw Frank James born in Missouri, 1941 FDR introduces the lendlease program, 1967 Johnson asks for more funding for Vietnam War, 1982 Dwight Clark makes The Catch, 1967 Johnson asks for surcharge to pay for the war, 1972 Hubert Humphrey criticizes President Nixon, 1923 Harding orders US troops home from Germany, 1941 LendLease introduced into Congress,