Day: June 12, 2016

A Historical Day

(1898) Philippines struggles to cast off colonial rule
1898 At the ancestral home of Emilio Aguinaldo, 98 delegates sign a Declaration of Independence asserting the end of Spain’s rule in the Philippines. Aguinaldo and US forces will overthrow the Spanish two months later, but the islands will then be ceded to the US at the end of the Spanish-American War..
(1963) Civil rights leader is assassinated at his home
A WWII veteran and civil rights leader working on high-profile cases, including the deaths of Emmet Till and James Meredith, Medgar Evers, 37, is shot in the back and through the heart as he arrives at his home. His murderer will be twice acquitted and not be sent to prison until 1994. . 1963
(1987) President Reagan demands a demolition
1987 Speaking at the 750th anniversary of Berlin’s founding, US President Ronald Reagan makes his case for ending the arms race, then directly challenges the Soviet premier with a phrase that will prove prophetic as the Cold War draws to a close: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”.
(1994) O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife and her friend are murdered
Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of football superstar O.J. Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman are stabbed to death on the walkway of Nicole’s condo in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The investigation and trial that follows will transfix America for 16 months.. 1994