On This Day In History | |
2002: Iraq, Iran, and North Korea called an "axis of evil" On this day in 2002, U.S. Pres. George W. Bush, delivering a State of the Union address, described Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as an "axis of evil" for their attempts to develop nuclear, chemical, or biological weaponry. | |
U.S. Pres. George W. Bush delivering the 2002 State of the Union address, in which he described | |
Biography Of The Day | |
Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey, born this day in 1954, became one of the wealthiest and most influential women in the United States largely as a result of the tremendous popularity of her Emmy Award-winning television talk show. | |
Bill Cosby and Oprah Winfrey hosting the Essence Awards show in New York City, April 14, 2000. | |
More Events On This Day In History | |
1924 The first machine for rolling ice cream cones was patented by Carl Rutherford Taylor of Cleveland, Ohio. | |
1919 | 1919 The Prohibition (Eighteenth) Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified and went into effect the following year. |
1900 | 1900 The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs was organized in Philadelphia. |
1886 German mechanical engineer Karl Benz patented the first practical automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine. | |
1880 American actor and comedian W.C. Fields was born in Philadelphia. | |
1819 British East India Company administrator Sir Stamford Raffles established the port of Singapore. |
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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