President Barack Obama
Looking Back At January 17
Looking Back At January 17
Giovanni da Verrazzano set sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.
Modoc warriors defeated the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold
El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico became part of the United States National Forest System
The United States paid Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a televised farewell address in which he warned against the accumulation of power by the “military–industrial complex”
President Barack Obama announced the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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Today in History: October 9
Today in History: October 9: In 1963, a mega-tsunami in northern Italy destroyed villages; In 1962, Uganda won autonomy from British rule; In 1967, Che Guevara was executed by the Bolivian army; In 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize;