Today In History

Sat., April 1, 2000

In 1789: The U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting, in New York City. Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first House Speaker.

In 1853: Cincinnati, Ohio, became the first U.S. city to pay its firefighters a salary.

In 1933: Nazi Germany began persecuting Jews with a boycott of Jewish-owned businesses.

In 1939: The United States recognized the Franco government in Spain following the end of the Spanish Civil War.

In 1945: American forces invaded Okinawa during World War II.

In 1946: Tidal waves struck the Hawaiian islands, resulting in more than 170 deaths.

In 1960: The first weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched from Cape Canaveral.

In 1970: President Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and television, to take effect after Jan. 1, 1971.

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