Todays history: In 1824, the popular presidential vote was first recorded. In 1889, North Dakota became the 39th state while South Dakota became the 40th. In 1898, Cheerleading was started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team. In 1904, the British newspaper, Daily Mirror, was published. In 1936, the first high-definition TV broadcast service made its debut, by BBC in London. In 1948, President Harry Truman was re-elected. In 1959, contestant Charles Van Doren confessed that TV quiz show 21 was fixed. In 1974, 78 people died when the Time Go-Go Club in Seoul, South Korea burned down. Six of the victims jumped to their deaths from the seventh floor after a club official barred the doors after the fire started. In 1980, TV character Edith Bunker died on All of the Family. Three years later in 1983, President Reagan signed the bill establishing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Finally, in 1997, Typhoon Linda killed at least 208 people in southern Vietnam.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 02:07:17 +0000
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