历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-03-09

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March 9th, 1954. Journalist Edward R. Murrow takes on Senator Joe McCarthy’s anti-Communist campaign. Murrow critically reviews McCarthy’s tactics on his See It Now Program on CBS. “The actions of the junior senator from Wisconsin have caused alarm and dismay amongst our allies abroad, and given considerable comfort to our enemies. And whose fault is that? Not really his. He didn’t create the situation of fear he merely exploded it, and rather successfully.” Months later, McCarthy is censured¹ by his fellow senators bringing his campaign to an end. 1862. A Civil War battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia, opens a new chapter in naval² warfare³. 2 ironclad ships, the Monitor and Virginia formally known as the Merrimac, clash for 5 hours to a draw. 1996. Comedian⁴ George Burns dies in Beverly Hills, California at age 100. His career spanned from radio and TV with wife Gracie Allen to playing God on the silver screen. “Incidentally, ‘kill’ is the word. It’s not ‘waste’. If I meant waste I would have written ‘Thou shalt not waste’.”

And 1997. In L.A., the Notorious B.I.G. is killed in a drive-by shooting that remains⁵ unsolved. The gangster⁶ rapper whose real name was Christopher Wallace was 24 years old. Today in History, March 9th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.