03.03.08
This day in history
In 1945, the Allies fully secured the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese forces during World War II.
Ten years ago: Presidential confidant Vernon Jordan testified before the grand jury investigating the Monica Lewinsky matter. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that his company wasn’t a monopoly out to crush rivals in the Internet software market..
The Supreme Court ruled that local lawmakers’ votes are immune to lawsuits even if they had been based on illegal or discriminatory motives. Larry Doby, the first black player in the American League, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Former CBS News president Fred W. Friendly died in New York at age 82