1944: American forces secure Saipan during World War II 1947: Announcement of Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten engagement 2010: Largest U.S.-Russia spy swap since the Cold War
FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a formal group portrait to include a new Associate Justice, top row, far right, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated from left: Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr.
In 1937, a fire at 20th Century Fox’s film storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, destroyed most of the studio’s silent films.In 1944, during World War II, American forces secured Saipan as the last Japanese defenses fell.In 1965, the Sonny & Cher single “I Got You Babe” was released by ATCO Records.
In 2010, the largest U.S.-Russia spy swap since the Cold War was completed on a remote stretch of Vienna airport tarmac as planes from New York and Moscow arrived within minutes of each other with 10 Russian sleeper agents and four prisoners accused by Russia of spying for the West.
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