November 30th, 2009

Today in History

1993:
U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Brady Bill) into law.

1979:
Rock band Pink Floyd release the mega-selling rock opera The Wall.

1972:
Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam due to the fact that troop levels are now down to 27,000.

1967:
The People's Republic of South Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

1940:
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz are married in Greenwich, Connecticut.