1861: First U.S. income tax levied 1957: 'American Bandstand' debuts 2010: Chilean miners trapped
In this March 27, 1998 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, foreground, and U.S. President Bill Clinton peer out from Section B, prison cell No. 5, on Robben Island, South Africa. In this March 27, 1998 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, foreground, and U.S. President Bill Clinton peer out from Section B, prison cell No. 5, on Robben Island, South Africa. In this March 27, 1998 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, foreground, and U.S.
In 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal was laid on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor. In 1953, Operation Big Switch began as remaining prisoners taken during the Korean War were exchanged at Panmunjom. In 1962, Marilyn Monroe, 36, was found dead in her Los Angeles home; her death was ruled a probable suicide from “acute barbiturate poisoning.”
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