Wednesday, May 9

Good morning!

Today we will look at the Vietnam War and it's impact on the 60s

Current Events
NYPD tests new tool that detects credit card skimmers - THR

Trump abandons Iran deal that he long scorned - NYT

Today in History

• 1914

  Mother's Day became a public holiday.

• 1926

  Explorers Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett flew over the North Pole.

• 1936

  Fascist Italy annexed Ethiopia.

• 1962

  The Beatles signed their first recording contract and hired George Martin to be their producer.

• 1978

  The body of slain former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro was found in an automobile in Rome.

• 1984

  It took the Chicago White Sox 25 innings, eight hours, and six minutes, over two days, to finally defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6. It was the longest game (in elapsed time) in major-league history.

• 1994

  The South African parliament chose Nelson Mandela as president.

• 2004

  Chechnya's Moscow-backed leader, Akhmad Kadyrov, was killed in a bombing. Six others were killed and another 60 wounded.