Today In History

In 1794: Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine.

In 1896: The city of Miami, Fla., was incorporated.

In 1929: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, first lady from 1961 to 1963, was born in Southampton, N.Y.

In 1945: A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York’s Empire State Building, killing 14 people.

In 1959: In preparation for statehood, Hawaiians voted to send the first Chinese-American, Hiram L. Fong, to the U.S. Senate and the first Japanese-American, Daniel K. Inouye, to the U.S. House of Representatives.