December 1st, 2009

Today in History

1969:
Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.

1964:
Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam.

1941:
World War II: Mayor of New York City, Fiorello LaGuardia, and the director of the Office of Civilian Defense, sign an order creating the Civil Air Patrol.

1925:
The final Locarno Treaty is signed in London, establshing post-war territorial settlements.

1884:
Near Frisco, New Mexico (now Reserve), deputy sheriff Elfego Baca holds off a gang of 80 Texan cowboys who want to kill him for arresting Charles McCarthy.