Today In History

In 1789: A group of Baltimore workers asked Congress for tariff protection. The workers said that imports were hurting American workers.

In 1814: Napoleon abdicated and was banished to the island of Elba.

In 1898: President McKinley asked Congress for a declaration of war against Spain.

In 1945: During World War II, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald in Germany.

In 1951: President Truman relieved Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his commands.

In 1970: Apollo 13 blasted off on a mission to the moon that was disrupted when an explosion crippled the spacecraft; the astronauts managed to return safely.