Saturday, July 31, 2010

TODAY IN HISTORY

JULY 31
1874:Father Patrick Francis Healy is named president of Georgetown University. The first American of African ancestry to receive a doctorate, Healy is also the first to become president of a predominantly white university.

1492: The Alhambra Decree, issued by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, goes into effect, expelling all of Jews who do not convert to Catholicism.

1972: Following revelations he had undergone electric shock therapy for depression, Sen. Thomas Eagleton withdraws as the Democratic vice presidential candidate. Presidential nominee George McGovern chooses Sargent Shriver to replace Eagleton as his running mate.

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