Today in History 11/16 (UNESCO’s World Heritage)


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Also on this day,
1933 | FDR reaches out to the Soviets as United States opens diplomacy with Soviet Union
Also on this day,
1933 | FDR reaches out to the Soviets as United States opens diplomacy with Soviet Union
US President Franklin Roosevelt tells Soviet senior diplomat Maxim Litvinov in a telegram that he hopes the two countries will “forever remain normal and friendly.” This simple note establishes diplomatic relations between the nations. The US had broken off Soviet relations after the 1917 Russian Revolution.1959 | A stage on Broadway is alive with the ‘Sound of Music’
A governess, the children she teaches, and their father whom she’s come to love are forced to flee the Nazi occupation of Austria in the latest musical by Rogers and Hammerstein that opens on this day. Based on the story of the Von Trapp family, many of the show’s songs will become standards, particularly after the release of a popular 1965 film adaptation.1966 | Dr. Sam Sheppard acquitted of murder in second trial
A jury acquits Sheppard for the 1954 murder of his pregnant wife. The US Supreme Court had thrown out his earlier conviction for, among other things, the “carnival atmosphere” of that trial. The notoriety of the case will spur TV shows, movies, books, and the career of lawyer F. Lee Bailey.
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Map indicating locations of United States and Soviet Union (including spheres of influence relations)
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