On this day :
1974 Ford pardons Nixon, 1781 Bloody battle begins at Eutaw Springs South Carolina, 1986 Nissans first European factory opens, 1863 Rebels thwart Yankees at the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, 1945 American troops arrive in Korea to partition the country, 1935 Huey Long is shot, 1900 Deadly hurricane batters Texas, 1664 New Amsterdam becomes New York, 1900 Deadly hurricane destroys Galveston, 1941 Siege of Leningrad begins, 1986 Oprah goes national, 1947 Ann Beattie is born, 2003 RIAA begins suing individual sharers of copyrighted mp3 files, 1810 The Pacific Fur Companys first ship leaves for Oregon, 1974 President Ford pardons former President Nixon, 1998 McGwire passes Maris, 1954 SEATO established, 1968 ARVN general killed, 1915 German airship hits central London, 1943 Italian surrender is announced,
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