Today In History

Sat., Dec. 5, 1998

In 1792: George Washington was re-elected president; John Adams was re-elected vice president.

In 1848: President Polk triggered the Gold Rush of ‘49 by confirming that gold had been discovered in California.

In 1933: National Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment.

In 1955: The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the AFL-CIO under its first president, George Meany.

In 1978: the American space probe Pioneer Venus I, orbiting Venus, began beaming back its first information and picture of the planet to scientists in Mountain View, Calif.

In 1994: Newt Gingrich was elected the first Republican speaker of the House in four decades.

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