Vladimir Putin
Today in History: September 30
Today in History:September 30: In 1947, the World Series was broadcast on television for the first time; In 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end; In 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision; In 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente connected for his 3,000th and final hit; In 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory.
Today in History: September 21
Today in History: September 21; In 1792, the abolition of the French monarchy was announced; In 1898, the New York Sun had an editorial with the famous line “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”; President Warren Harding signed the Lodge-Fish Resolution; In 1938, a hurricane struck parts of New York and New England; In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice on the Supreme Court. In 1989, Hurricane Hugo crashed into South Carolina