On this date in 1967, N.A.S.A.’s incompetence and negligence caused astronauts Virgil Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee to burn to death during a test on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral.

On this date in 2010, Haiti was struck by a magnitude-7 earthquake. 46,000 – 85,000 persons died.

In 2000, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court gave police broad authority to stop and question persons who run at the sight of policemen.

In 1995, the daughter of Malcolm X was charged with conspiracy to murder Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

In 1915, the United States House of Representatives rejected a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow women citizens to vote.