Today In History
In 1971: East Pakistan proclaimed its independence, taking the name Bangladesh.
In 1979: The Camp David peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
In 1982: Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in Washington, D.C., for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
In 1997: The bodies of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate techno-religious cult who had committed suicide were found inside a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.