#TodayinHistory
Today in history
β’ On this day in 1854, Henry David Thoreauβs βWalden,β which described Thoreauβs experiences while living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts, was first published.
β’ In 1945 , three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress code-named Bockscar dropped a nuclear device over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000 people.
β’ In 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford became the nationβs 38th chief executive as President Richard Nixonβs resignation took effect.
β’ In 1988, President Ronald Reagan nominated Lauro Cavazos to be secretary of education; Cavazos became the first Hispanic to serve in the Cabinet.
β’ In 2004, Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, addressing a court for the first time, asked victims of the blast for forgiveness as a judge sentenced him to 161 consecutive life sentences.
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Netscape went public, kicking off the trillion dollar "internet boom" and making millionaires out of uber nerds in a matter of hours.
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia, founder, guitar player, songwriter, vocalist for the Grateful Dead dies in rehab in Lagunitas California. He was 53.
"May the four winds blow you safely home..."