November 21st, 2008

Today in History

1985:
United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard is arrested for spying (he was caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations and was eventually sentenced to life in prison).

1974:
1974 - George W. Bush is discharged from the US Air Force Reserve.

1967:
Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."

1964:
Second Vatican Council: The third period of the Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.

1861:
American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin secretary of war.