Today In History
In 1812: The USS Constitution - also known as Old Ironsides - defeated the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia during the War of 1812.
In 1934: A plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer.
In 1942: 6,000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a disastrous raid against the Germans at Dieppe, France, suffering 50% casualties.
In 1960: A tribunal in Moscow convicted American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage.