Today in 1881, the famed "Gunfight at the OK Corral" unfolded in Tombstone, Arizona as Wyatt Earp and his two brothers, along with "Doc" Holliday, traded bullets with the Ike Clanton gang. The bad guys lost, as three of Clanton's gang were killed and Earp's brothers were wounded.
Today in 1949, President Truman signed a measure raising the minimum wage from 40- to 75-cents an hour.
Today in 1972, national security adviser Henry Kissinger declared, "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam. On January 27, 1973, a cease-fire went into effect and on March 29th, 1973, the last U.S. ground forces left the country.
Today in 1996, federal prosecutors officially cleared Richard Jewell as a suspect in the Olympic park bombing – ending a three-month ordeal for the former security guard. While he was legally out of trouble, the initial charge stuck with him until he died in 2007.
Today in 1996, the New York Yankees won their first World Series since 1978, defeating the Atlanta Braves 3-to-2 in game six.
Today in 2002, the “Moscow Theatre Siege” ended as Russian authorities pumped a gas into a theater where separatist rebels held over 800 hostages. The gas killed 116 hostages and all 50 hostage-takers were killed by the gas or gunshot wounds.
Today in 2003, the Cedar Fire, one of the largest fires in California history, killed 15 people, consumed 250,000 acres and destroyed 2,200 homes around San Diego.
Today in 2015, World Health Organization classified processed meat as carcinogenic. What classifies as “processed meat? Hot dogs, ham, sausages, corned beef, and biltong or beef jerky as well as canned meat and meat-based preparations/sauces.
Today in 2017, President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.
Today in 2020, the US Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court sealing a conservative majority.
Today in 2021, NASA scientists revealed they had detected the first planet outside our galaxy, in Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), 28-million light-years away