What happened today in history Vol 4

Hello ladies and gents its another historical post on what happened today

1921 President Warren G. Harding frees Socialist Eugene Debs and 23 other political prisoners.



1933 Pope Pius XI condemns the Nazi sterilization program



1944 General Dwight D. Eisenhower confirms the death sentence of Private Eddie Slovik, the only American shot for desertion since the Civil War.



1974 The B-1 bomber makes its first successful test flight.



1990 In a referendum on Sovlenia's independence from Yugoslovia, 88.5% vote in favor of independence.


And this weeks famous person born today is.......

Jean François Champollion, French founder of Egyptology who deciphered the Rosetta Stone.


As always have a chilled day from the Viking





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