@rh18bold:Today in History

Today is Wednesday, January 30, the 30th day of 2008. There are 336 days left in the year.

On this date

In 1649, England's King Charles I was beheaded.

In 1968, the Tet or New Year's Offensive began as local Communists, the Viet Cong, and North Vietnamese forces launched surprise attacks against more than 100 South Vietnamese provincial capitals; although the Communists were beaten back, the offensive was seen as a major setback for the US and its allies. A suicide squad was able to penetrate the US embassy in Saigon.

In 1972, 13 Roman Catholic marchers were shot to death in Londonderry, by British paratroopers on what became known as "Bloody Sunday".

Thought for Today

"The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me." — Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948).