Today in History

2013 Pope Francis succeeds Pope Benedict XVI Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina became the 266th leader of the Catholic Church, which has 1.2 billion members around the world. 1997 A series of unidentified lights appeared over Phoenix, Arizona The Phoenix Lights caused…

1967 Suharto rises to power in Indonesia His presidency, which lasted 31 years, was overshadowed by crass human rights violations and the occupation of East Timor. 1947 The Truman doctrine is proclaimed In his speech before Congress, U.S. President Harry S. Truman…