Good morning Phoenix and welcome to another edition of TBT!
On this day in:
• 1952: General Dwight D Eisenhower wins the American
presidential elections with the largest number of popular votes ever recorded
for a presidential candidate.
• 1967: A Commuter express train careered off the tracks at
Hither Green coming into London causing the deaths of 53 with many more
injured.
• 1968: Richard Nixon wins a close contest to be elected the
37th President of the United States. Nixon received 43.2 percent of the popular
vote, while his democratic opponent, Hubert Humphrey, closely followed with
42.6 percent.
• 1973: In the midst of the need for peace in the Middle
East, along with the pressing energy crisis, more was at stake in Congress.
Another order of business on the agenda pertained to whether or not President
Nixon should step down. He was allegedly a part of the Watergate Scandal.
• 1994: George Foreman becomes the oldest Boxing Heavyweight
Champion of the world.
• 1996: Divers have discovered the ancient port of
Alexandria from 2000 years ago which was swallowed by the sea and contains the
ruins of Cleopatra’s Palace and Mark Antony's home and temple when the Roman
warrior was in Egypt. Divers have found thousands of artifacts dating back to 323BC
to 30BC and many of the original columns are still standing and in remarkable
condition.
• 1996: Bill Clinton wins his second term with a landslide
victory and became the first Democrat to win back to back victories in 50
years.
Have a fangtastic day my friends! <3 Brock V"""V
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