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    • Today in History: May 31, the Johnstown Flood

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On May 31, 1889, some 2,200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, perished when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending 20 million tons of water rushing through the town. In 1790, President George ...

    • Today in History: May 26, ABM treaty signed

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On May 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in Moscow. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating ...

    • Today in History: May 23, Bonnie and Clyde shot to death

      Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year ago

      On May 23, 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers. In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured ...