George Shultz replaces Haig
1982 - US President Ronald Reagan announced that Secretary of State Alexander Haig has resigned, and he will nominate George Shultz (above) to take over the top Cabinet post. Reagan, who appeared as though he might be close to tears, gave no reason for the resignation. Reagan in a brief statement praised Haig as a man who had served “me well and faithfully”, and praised his wisdom and counsel. Shultz served in Richard Nixon’s Cabinet as head of both the Labour and Treasury departments, and as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Reagan refused to answer any questions about Haig’s resignation. The Secretary has had some notable battles with other high-ranking members of the administration’s foreign policy team.
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1891 - The first electric street cars begin operating in Ottawa, Canada.
1924 - Britain says it will not abandon Sudan, despite Egyptian demands for complete withdrawal.
1925 - Theodoros Pangalos becomes President of Greece after seizing power in a bloodless coup.
1938 - Dr Douglas Hyde becomes Ireland’s first President.
1942 - British Royal Air Force stages a 1,000-bomber raid on Bremen, Germany, during the Second World War.
1950 - Korean War begins with North Korea’s invasion of the Republic of Korea.
1978 - Argentina defeats the Netherlands to win the football World Cup.
1983 - India wins the Prudential Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s, London.
1995 - Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes emir of Qatar.
1996 - A truck bomb explodes in a US Air Force housing area near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Americans and injuring 270.
2000 - Umm Al Quwain Museum, housed in a 232-year-old fort, is inaugurated.
2007 - The final British troops withdraw from the Northern Ireland borderland, ending a 37-year mission.
2008 - Nepal’s veteran Prime Minister Gijira Prasad Koirala resigns to pave the way for a new Maoist-led government.
2009 - Pop singer Michael Jackson is found dead at his home in Los Angeles.
2013 - Crown Prince Shaikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani becomes Emir of Qatar.
2015 - First artificial heart transplant is successful at Sharjah’s Al Qasimi Hospital.
2016 - Britain’s EU commissioner Jonathan Hill steps down after Brexit vote.
