1923: Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 30th president of the United States after the death of Warren G. Harding.
1967: President Johnson calls for 525,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam and requests a tax surcharge to help pay war costs.
SOURCES: World Almanac; Associated Press
WEEKLY CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Tomorrow
Bloomfield Township, Mich. – PGA Championship begins.
Friday
Beijing – The Olympic Games begin.
President Bush helps dedicate the U.S. Embassy in Beijing; meets with the International Olympic Committee president; greets the U.S. team; and attends the opening ceremony.
PASSAGES, G1: “The church used to be the core of my being. And I think it helps me now. I don't drink or smoke. I'm able to have my own vision and do my own thing because I've never given in to peer pressure.”
– José Maria Ybarra, a former monk turned theater fashion designer
