Today in History

The first women enter the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Richard Nixon announces that no new draftees will be sent to Vietnam.

The Supreme Court overturns the draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali.

Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay] stands before the Supreme Court regarding his refusal of induction into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

14 people are shot during race riots in Buffalo, New York.

Malcolm X founds the Organization for Afro-American Unity to seek independence for blacks in the Western Hemisphere.

French troops begin to pull out of Vietnam’s Tonkin province.

General Douglas MacArthur arrives in South Korea as Seoul falls to the North.

The last U.S. combat troops are called home from Korea, leaving only 500 advisers.

Mark Helprin, novelist (Winter’s Tale).

General Douglas MacArthur announces the end of Japanese resistance in the Philippines.

German troops launch an offensive to seize Soviet oil fields in the Caucasus and the city of Stalingrad.

Congress creates the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to insure construction loans.

More than 1,000 communists are routed during an assault on the British consulate in London.

Mel Brooks, comedian, actor, and director (The Producers, Blazing Saddles).