Today In History, Jan. 10: AOL Time Warner
Today is Thursday, Jan. 10.
Today's Highlight in History:
1776: Thomas Paine
In 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published his influential pamphlet, "Common Sense," which argued for American independence from British rule.
1870: John D. Rockefeller
In 1870, John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.
1920: League of Nations
In 1920, the League of Nations was established as the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY') went into effect.
1946: United Nations
In 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London.
1967: Edward W. Brooke
In 1967, Massachusetts Republican Edward W. Brooke, the first black person elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, took his seat.
1967: State of the Union
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, asked Congress to impose a surcharge on both corporate and individual income taxes to help pay for his "Great Society" programs as well as the war in Vietnam.
1994: NATO Summit
In 1994, President Bill Clinton, attending a NATO summit meeting in Brussels, Belgium, announced completion of an agreement to remove all long-range nuclear missiles from the former Soviet republic of Ukraine.
2000: AOL Time Warner
In 2000, America Online announced it was buying Time Warner for $162 billion (the merger, which proved disastrous, ended in December 2009).
2002: Guantanamo Bay
In 2002, Marines began flying hundreds of al-Qaida prisoners in Afghanistan to a U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2009: Joe Biden Afghanistan
Ten years ago: Vice President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Afghanistan, where he pledged long-term American support.
2009: Mideast Israel Demonstrations
Ten years ago: Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Europe and in Lebanon against the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
2009: USS George H.W. Bush
Ten years ago: The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush was commissioned with its namesake, the 41st president, and other members of the Bush family on hand for the ceremonies at Naval Station Norfolk.
2018: 7-Eleven Immigration
One year ago: Immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven stores nationwide before dawn to check on the immigration status of employees in what officials described as the largest operation so far against an employer under Donald Trump's presidency.
2018: Charles Dutoit
One year ago: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra said Charles Dutoit had stepped down as artistic director and principal conductor after multiple allegations of sexual assault.
2018: Darrell Issa
One year ago: After nine terms in the House, California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa announced that he would not seek re-election.
