Today in History: November 15, Protesters march against Vietnam War
The present day is Saturday Nov the th day of There are days left in the year In the current era in history On Nov a quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration in Washington against the Vietnam War Also on this date In the Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation Related Articles Trump briefed this week on options for military operations in Venezuela At Trump s urging Bondi says US will investigate Epstein s ties to Clinton and other political foes Kimberly Guilfoyle praises Gavin Newsom on Greek TV silent on Trump Jr Popular California fishing YouTuber missing boat identified empty off Mexican coast Court blocks new rules limiting which immigrants can get commercial drivers licenses In explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountain now known as Pikes Peak in present-day Colorado In late in the U S Civil War Union forces led by Maj Gen William Tecumseh teh-KUM -seh Sherman began their March to the Sea from Atlanta the campaign ended with the capture of Savannah Georgia on Dec In President Franklin D Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D C In four members of the Clutter family of Holcomb Kansas were revealed murdered in their home Two men were later convicted of the killings and hanged in a matter made famous by the Truman Capote book In Cold Blood In the spaceflight of Gemini the final mission of NASA s Gemini venture ended successfully as astronauts James A Lovell and Edwin Buzz Aldrin Jr splashed down safely in the Atlantic after spending four days in orbit In the Justice Department reported that BP had agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and pay a record billion including nearly billion in criminal fines In Roger Stone a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump was convicted of all seven counts in a federal indictment accusing him of lying to Congress tampering with a witness and obstructing the House research into whether Trump coordinated with Russia during the campaign The president commuted Stone s -month sentence days before Stone to analysis to prison and fully pardoned him in December In the world population reached billion based on United Nations projections In current times s Birthdays Singer Petula Clark is Actor Sam Waterston is Classical conductor Daniel Barenboim is Pop singer Anni-Frid Frida Lyngstad ABBA is Fashion designer Jimmy Choo is Actor Beverly D Angelo is Former Tonight Show bandleader Kevin Eubanks is Actor Jonny Lee Miller is Actor Sean Murray is Golf Hall of Famer Lorena Ochoa is Actor Shailene Woodley is NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns is
