On this day in 1938 - 75 years ago - during the Czech Crisis, the Times of London published a lead story calling upon Czechoslovakia to cede the disputed Sudetenland region to Germany. On this day in 1943 - 70 years ago - a disastrous fire swept through the Gulf Hotel in Houston, used as a rooming house, killing 55 people; during World War II, German Minister of the Interior Heinrich Himmler issued a "scorched earth" decree for those areas of the Ukraine in Russia being evacuated by Nazi armies. On this day in 1953 - 60 years ago - Nikita Khrushchev was elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. On this day in 1963 - 50 years ago - the Pro Football Hall of Fame was officially opened in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
Posted on: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:00:12 +0000
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