This day in HIstory May 31st.

Tweet

I will list a few of them here and then you can go check out the link for some more. Please enjoy this discussion because I had fun posting it. 1790 The first U.S. Copyright Law was enacted, protecting books, maps, and other original materials. 1889 Heavy rains caused the South Fork Dam to collapse, sending 20 million tons of water into Johnstown, Pa. Over 2,200 people were killed and the town was nearly destroyed. 1911 The hull of the Titanic was launched in Belfast. At the ceremony, a White Star Line employee claimed, “Not even God himself could sink this ship.” 1961 South Africa became an independent republic. 1962 Former Gestapo official Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel. http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory