CNN logo
navigation

Search Yahoo, Search CNN


Pathfinder
Almanac Main banner

Saturday, July 27, 1996

"I'll do anything Senator Dole wants me to do. My heart lies at this level, at the Dole level, and I want to and I will do absolutely anything they ask me to do."

-- Former President George Bush, eight years after defeating Dole in a bitter campaign for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination.


| CNNfn Almanac | AllPolitics Campaignland |

Today's Events


The Pro Football Hall of Fame will hold its induction ceremony, followed by the Hall of Fame Game: Indianapolis vs. New Orleans.

More than 1,000 martial artists from the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Canada and South America compete in the 1996 International Tae Kwon Do Championships.

rule


On the horizon


On Sunday, July 28, the Dalai Lama is scheduled to speak in Chicago on Tibetan independence.

On Tuesday, July 30, Egyptian President Mubarak is scheduled to meet with President Clinton and Secretary of State Christopher in Washington.

Wednesday, July 31, is the deadline for U.S. and Japanese negotiators to reach agreement on semiconductor and insurance issues.

On Thursday, August 1, Secretary of State Christopher will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. international policy.

On Friday, August 2, the first NFL preseason games begin.

rule


On this day


In 1694, the Bank of England received a royal charter as a commercial institution.

In 1789, Congress established the Department of Foreign Affairs, the forerunner of the Department of State.

In 1794, French revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre was overthrown and placed under arrest; he was executed the following day.

In 1861, Union General George B. McClellan was put in command of the Army of the Potomac.

In 1866, Cyrus W. Field finally succeeded, after two failures, in laying the first underwater telegraph cable between North America and Europe.

In 1909, Orville Wright tested the U.S. Army's first airplane, flying himself and a passenger for one hour and 12 minutes.

In 1942, Benny Goodman and his Orchestra and vocalist Peggy Lee recorded "Why Don't You Do Right" in New York for Columbia Records.

In 1967, in the wake of urban rioting, President Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to assess the causes of the violence.

In 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted 27-11 to recommend President Nixon's impeachment on a charge that he had personally engaged in a "course of conduct" designed to obstruct justice in the Watergate case.

In 1976, Air Force veteran Ray Brennan became the first person to die of so-called "Legionnaire's Disease" following an American Legion convention in Philadelphia.

In 1986, the Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco, one day after being freed by Muslim extremists in Lebanon, entered the U.S. military hospital in Wiesbaden, West Germany.

In 1991, fighting escalated in the breakaway republic of Croatia, as a Yugoslav air force jet fired on Croatian forces and ground fighting erupted into clashes with federal tanks and troops.

In 1995, the Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington by President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam.

rule


Newslink


The TWA crash that killed 230 people has become a rallying cry for advocates of tighter airport security who say U.S. airports are not as secure as they should be. In response to increased anxiety over air travel, President Clinton announced new steps Thursday to improve airline safety, including tighter airport security measures. To find out little more about airports around the world, check out the Aviation page's Airport.

rule


Holidays today


Belarus celebrates Independence Day.

Bosnia-Herzegovina observes People's Uprising Day

Puerto Rico celebrates Barbosa's Birthday.

rule


Sources: Associated Press,
Chase's Calendar of Events 1996, J.P. Morgan


News almanac archive




To the top

© 1996 Cable News Network, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Terms under which this service is provided to you.