Sunday, September 19, 2010

TODAY IN HISTORY

SEPTEMBER 19
1959:Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev is barred from entering Disneyland during a visit to the United States, on the grounds that the large Disneyland crowds could pose a threat to his safety.

1960: Chubby Checker's version of "The Twist" hits No. 1 on the
Billboard record charts. It will again hit No. 1 the following year.

1995: The Washington Post and the New York Times publish a 35,000-word anti-technology manifesto written by the Unabomber, a terrorist who had murdered three people and injured 23 others over 17 years. David Kaczynski recognizes his brother Ted's writing style and notifies the authorities, leading to Ted Kaczynski's arrest on Apr. 3, 1996, in Lincoln, Mont.

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