Today in history

[rchawk]

President Jimmy Carter pardons draft dodgers.

Link: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

 

[The Tradition]

In 1908, New York City's Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance prohibiting women from smoking in public establishments (the measure was vetoed by Mayor George B. McClellan Jr., but not before one woman, Katie Mulcahey, was jailed overnight for refusing to pay a fine).

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/today-history-36414012

 

[TJ8869]

Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in 1793.

 

[Herkmeister]

Jack Nicklaus was born 75 years ago today. He was a golfer.