Archive for September, 2006

This Day in History

Friday, September 8th, 2006

On Sept.8, 1974 President Gerald Ford gave a presidential pardon to ex-President Richard Nixon. This meant that Richard Nixon could not be found guilty of any crimes he committed in office.

This Day in History

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

On Sept. 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter signed an agreement with Panama which promised to give control of the Panama Canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century.

This Day in History

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

On Sept. 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot & killed by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in NY. VP Theodore Roosevelt became President

This Day in History

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

On Sept. 5, 1972, Palestinian terrorists attacked the Israeli Olympic team at the summer games in Munich; 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, five terrorists and a police officer were killed.