Today in history: September 19 1881--President James Garfield died of a gunshot wound inflicted by a disappointed office seeker the previous July 2. 1934--Bruno Hauptmann was arrested for the Lindbergh baby kidnap-murder. 1955--President Juan Peron of Argentina was deposed and exiled after a military coup. 1957--The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test in the Nevada desert. 1962--Gov. Ross Barnett blocked James Meredith from enrolling in the University of Mississippi. 1985--The Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating earthquakes that claimed thousands of lives. The second earthquake hit 36 hours later. 1994--U.S. troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. 2001--The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Read more: This Day in History: September 19 | Infoplease infoplease/dayinhistory#ixzz2fLUeEQIB
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:00:01 +0000
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