Morning Rush

German law affects Northeast Philadelphia man, a former Auschwitz guard

LOCAL HEADLINES

  1. New Hunt for Nazis Hits Home in N.E. Philly (Inquirer)
  2. Target, Non-Profit Give School New Books (Tribune)
  3. Phila. Cop ID’d in Punch Video Under Investigation (6ABC)

WEATHER

  • Thunderstorms likely
  • HIGHS: 74°
  • WIND: ESE 10 mph

TODAY IN HISTORY

  • 1985 – Actor Rock Hudson, 59, becomes the first major U.S. celebrity to die of complications from AIDS.
  • 1836 – The British naturalist Charles Darwin returns to Falmouth, England, aboard the HMS Beagle, ending a five-year surveying expedition of the southern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
  • 1967 – Chief Justice Earl Warren swears in Thurgood Marshall, the first black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson, who had just cut short a tour of the country to promote the formation of the League of Nations, suffers a stroke.

About Tim Ronaldson

When I first joined Elauwit, I figured I’d be here for two years, tops, before advancing my career in journalism somewhere else. That was 2005. Great job or lack of motivation? You decide. | View all posts by Tim Ronaldson