понедельник, 12 марта 2012 г.

REMEMBER WHEN

On this date, as reported in the Chicago Daily News:

100 years ago:

*Cook County Hospital interns demanded modification of thehospital's regulations in order to be allowed to conduct majorsurgical operations.

*Two alleged burglars tried to escape detection in a Lake Viewhome by jumping into a bathtub full of water and ducking their heads.

75 years ago:

*Plans were under way to steal 75,000 to 100,000 votes on ElectionDay for favorite candidates in Crowe-Thompson strongholds through theuse of "floaters" and "stingers," bands of armed hoodlums and corpsof ballot crooks.

*Cook County State's Attorney Bob Crowe punished only 3 percent ofChicago's criminals in one year, according to Chicago CrimeCommission Chairman Frank J. Loesch.

50 years ago:

*Allied and communist truce negotiators opened talks on theexchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war in a test of good faiththat could lead to ending the 33-month-old war in Korea.

Комментариев нет:

Отправить комментарий