Today In History

In 1170: Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in England.

In 1813: The British burned Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812.

In 1845: Texas was admitted as the 28th state.

In 1851: The first American Young Men’s Christian Association was organized, in Boston.

In 1890: The Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as some 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them.

In 1940: During World War II, Germany began dropping incendiary bombs on London.

In 1996: War-weary guerrilla and government leaders in Guatemala signed an accord ending 36 years of civil conflict.