Daily Facts about National

1995

Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel, is assassinated by a right-wing Israeli.

1979

John N. Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison for their roles in the Watergate scandal.

1940

Conscription is introduced in the United Kingdom during World War II.

1903

The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1861

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War.

1850

The first National Women's Rights Convention is held in Worcester, Massachusetts, advocating for women's suffrage.