October 14th, 2008

Today in History

2001:
2001 - Delta Flight 458 from Atlanta to Newark, New Jersey, is diverted to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, and passengers are taken off the flight while officials investigate a report of two "Middle Eastern men" making threats in a foreign tongue. It turned out to be two Orthodox Jews who were praying peacefully.

1996:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 40.62 to 6,010.00, closing above 6,000 for the first time ever.

1985:
U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese says in U.S. News & World Report, "If a person is innocent of a crime, then he is not a suspect."

1969:
A race riot occurs in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1916:
Sophomore tackle and guard Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Washington and Lee Universities refuse to play against a black person.