In 1945, British forces ended Japan’s occupation of Hong Kong.
In 1963, a United States-Soviet Union diplomatic teletype “hotline,” intended to prevent accidental war, was installed.
In 1967, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first Black Supreme Court justice.
BIRTHDAYS
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (17971851), author; Huey Long (1893-1935), politician; Shirley Booth …