Philadelphia commissioner ‘troubled’ by video of cop punching woman

LOCAL HEADLINES

1. Ramsey ‘Deeply Troubled’ By Punch Video (Inquirer)
2. Group Helps Men Grope with Cancer (Tribune)
3. Federal Donuts Opens Second Shop (CBS)

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TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1995 – At the end of a sensational trial, former football star O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the 1994 double murder of his estranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
• 1990 – Less than one year after the destruction of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany come together on what is now known as “Unity Day.”
• 1932 – With the admission of Iraq into the League of Nations, Britain terminates its mandate over the Arab nation, making it independent after 17 years of British rule and centuries of Ottoman rule.
• 1863 – Expressing gratitude for a pivotal Union army victory at Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln announces that the nation will celebrate an official Thanksgiving holiday on November 26, 1863.