Posted by
Defend America on Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:55:31 AM
May 31,
1889
The Johnstown Flood
In
a river valley in central Pennsylvania, heavy rain and a neglected dam
lead to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people die and a prosperous city,
Johnstown, is nearly wiped off the face of the earth.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6914
1913 - The 17th Amendment went into effect. It provided for popular
election of U.S. senators.
1955 - The U.S. Supreme Court ordered that all states must end
racial segregation "with all deliberate speed."
1988 - U.S.
President Ronald Reagan arrived in Moscow in an effort to relieve Cold
War tensions. He was the first president to do so in 14 years.