Koach Ha'Zmanim

On this date in history

1854 The Republican Party is organized in Ripon, WI.

1979 Mr. Ed, the talking horse, dies.

1993 A gun battle erupts in Waco, Texas, when U.S. Federal agents raid the Branch Davidian Compound housed by David Koresh and his followers. Four agents and six Davidians are killed, and a 51-day standoff follows.