On this day :
1836 Alamo defenders call for help, 1803 Marbury v Madison establishes judicial review, 1955 French Formula One champ born, 1864 Battle of Dalton Georgia begins, 1982 Reagan announces Caribbean Basin Initiative, 1981 Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale Diet doctor, 1999 Avalanche buries homes in Austria, 1868 President Andrew Johnson impeached, 1917 Zimmermann Note presented to US ambassador, 1946 Peron elected in Argentina, 1968 Tet offensive halted, 1988 Supreme Court defends right to satirize public figures, 1991 Gulf War ground offensive begins, 1938 Variety announces big news about The Wizard of Oz, 1786 Wilhelm Grimm is born, 2004 Grey Tuesday brings mashups to the mainstream, 1836 Travis sends for help at the Alamo, 1840 Adams begins arguments in the Amistad case, 1982 The Great One scores 77th goal, 1968 Hue recaptured, 1969 Airman wins Medal of Honor for action on this day, 1917 British troops recapture Kut in Mesopotamia, 1944 Merrills Marauders hit Burma,
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