FRIDAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1787 – Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
1941 – Japanese war planes attack the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii (Read a survivor’s memory of the day.)
1963 – A nun hits #1 on the pop charts — The Singing Nun’s “Dominque.” It stayed at the top for four weeks, blocking “Louie Louie” from ever hitting #1.
1972 – Apollo 17 lifts off… the last manned moon mission
1988 – Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat recognized Israel’s right to exist
News and The Politics out of D.C.
General News
Strange News Catching My Eye
