Today In History

In 1654: A bridge in Rowley, Mass., was permitted to charge a toll for animals, while people crossed for free.

In 1944: U.S. wartime rationing of most grades of meats ended.

In 1945: Indian forces captured Rangoon, Burma, from the Japanese.

In 1948: The Supreme Court ruled that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks or members of other racial groups were legally unenforceable.

In 1971: Anti-war protesters began four days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C., aimed at shutting down the nation’s capital.