{"id":62085,"date":"2015-08-10T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=62085"},"modified":"2015-08-04T15:28:05","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T14:28:05","slug":"this-week-in-history-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/08\/this-week-in-history-36\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 10-16<\/em><\/p>\n

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong>
\n\u201cBe happy for this moment. This moment is your life.\u201d<\/a><\/em> \u2013 Omar Khayyam<\/p>\n

AUGUST 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

2001\u00a0 <\/strong>2001 Angola train attack<\/a>, 252 deaths.<\/p>\n

1998\u00a0 <\/strong>HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah<\/a> is proclaimed the crown prince<\/a> of Brunei<\/a> with a Royal Proclamation.<\/p>\n

1995\u00a0 <\/strong>Oklahoma City bombing<\/a>: Timothy McVeigh<\/a> and Terry Nichols<\/a> are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier<\/a> pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.<\/p>\n

1993\u00a0 <\/strong>An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale<\/a> hits the South Island<\/a> of New Zealand<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1990\u00a0 <\/strong>More than 127 Muslims<\/a> are killed in North East Sri Lanka<\/a> by paramilitary troops.<\/p>\n

1990\u00a0 <\/strong>The Magellan space probe<\/a> reaches Venus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1988\u00a0 <\/strong>Japanese American internment<\/a>: U.S. President Ronald Reagan<\/a> signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988<\/a>, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans<\/a> who were either interned in or relocated by the United States<\/a> during World War II<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1981\u00a0 <\/strong>Murder of Adam Walsh<\/a>: the head of John Walsh<\/a>‘s son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America’s Most Wanted<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

1978\u00a0 <\/strong>Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto<\/a> litigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1978\u00a0 <\/strong>USSR performs nuclear test<\/a> at Novaya Zemlya<\/a> USSR.<\/p>\n