


1936
Today in history
Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With the Wind” was released.
1971
The Supreme Court ruled that the government could not prevent The New York Times or The Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers.
1985
39 American hostages from a hijacked TWA jetliner were freed in Beirut after 17 days.
2012
Mohammed Morsi became Egypt’s first elected president.
2016
Then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that transgender people would be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military.
2019
Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in North Korea, while meeting Kim Jong-un.