ON THIS DAY: In 1889 the famous Parisian cabaret the Moulin Rouge, best known as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance, opened its doors for the first time.
Today’s Highlight in History:in the United States as it rejected appeals from five states seeking to preserve their bans, effectively making such marriages legal in 30 states.In 1683, thirteen families from Krefeld, Germany, arrived in Philadelphia to begin Germantown, one of America’s oldest settlements.In 1927, the era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson, a feature containing both silent and sound-synchronized sequences.
In 1973, war erupted in the Middle East as Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday. In 1979, Pope John Paul II, on a week-long U.S. tour, became the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he was received by President Jimmy Carter. Ten years ago: In a poor quality audio recording, a voice identified as that of Moammar Gadhafi called on Libyans to take to the streets and wage a campaign of civil disobedience against the country’s new leader.
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