Today in History

Iran opens an invasion in the southeast of Iraq.

Ethiopia mounts a counter attack against Somalia.

North Vietnamese use 11 Soviet-built light tanks to overrun the U.S. Special Forces camp at Lang Vei at the end of an 18-hour long siege.

U.S. jets hit Dong Hoi guerrilla base in reprisal for the Viet Cong raids.

The British band The Beatles are greeted by 25,000 fans upon their arrival in the United States at JFK Airport.

The Mona Lisa is put on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The United States recognizes Vietnam under the leadership of Emperor Bao Dai, not Ho Chi Minh who is recognized by the Soviets.

The Germans launch a second attack against the Allied beachead at Anzio, Italy. They hoped to push the Allies back into the sea.

Amelia Earhart weds George Putnam in Connecticut.

The United States signs an arbitration treaty with France.

Negro History Week, originated by Carter G. Woodson, is observed for the first time.

The British steamer California is sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat.

Fieldmarshal Paul von Hindenburg moves on Russians at Masurian Lakes.

The Turks lose 5,000 men in a battle with the Bulgarian army in Gallipoli.

Ulf Svante von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist.