Today In History

In 1862: A bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia became law.

In 1917: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin returned to Russia from exile.

In 1945: During World War II, U.S. troops reached Nuremberg, Germany.

In 1947: Financier Bernard M. Baruch in a speech coined the term “cold war.”

In 1972: Apollo 16 blasted off on a voyage to the moon.