Today In History

Sat., Jan. 2, 1999

In 1492: The leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain surrendered to Spanish forces loyal to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I.

In 1788: Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1900: Secretary of State John Hay announced the “Open Door Policy” to facilitate trade with China.

In 1929: The United States and Canada reached agreement on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls.

In 1935: Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, N.J., on charges of kidnapping and murdering the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty and executed.)

In 1942: The Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II.

In 1974: President Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph (However, federal speed limits were abolished in 1995).

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