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| Kon-Tiki |
1947:Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members set off from Peru on the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, in an anthropological effort to prove that the Polynesian Islands could have been settled by ancient South Americans. The Kon-Tiki raft was built using pre-Columbian materials and crosses the Pacific Ocean in 101 days.
1967: Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, citing pacifist religious objections and the fact that “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong.” He is immediately stripped of his boxing title and will later be convicted of refusing to be inducted into the military.
1980: Cyrus Vance officially resigns as U.S. Secretary of State over his opposition to Operation Eagle Claw, a risky attempt ordered by President Jimmy Carter to rescue the 52 American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran. As Vance had predicted, the mission ultimately failed, costing the lives of eight American servicemen without rescuing the hostages.
1967: Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, citing pacifist religious objections and the fact that “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong.” He is immediately stripped of his boxing title and will later be convicted of refusing to be inducted into the military.
1980: Cyrus Vance officially resigns as U.S. Secretary of State over his opposition to Operation Eagle Claw, a risky attempt ordered by President Jimmy Carter to rescue the 52 American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran. As Vance had predicted, the mission ultimately failed, costing the lives of eight American servicemen without rescuing the hostages.
1789:Mutiny on the HMS Bounty.
1820:Azerbaijan Democratic Republic joins the Soviet Union.
1965: One of the most popular musicals ever, "The Sound Of Music" wins five Academy Awards.
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