This day in history

Britain and France bomb Egypt in retaliation for the barring of their ships from the Suez Canal.

The attack came two days after Israel invaded Egypt, seizing the Gaza Strip and driving through the Sinai to the canal. After joining Israel in the hostilities, Britain and France deployed troops to the Canal Zone and demanded the immediate evacuation of Egyptian forces. The international community condemned the military action and Britain and France agreed to withdraw as a United Nations emergency force was sent to the area in December.

In 1957, Israeli and U.N. troops departed and the Suez Canal passed back into Egyptian hands.

19 year old British au pair Louise Woodward is found guilty by a court in America of murdering 8 month old Matthew Eappen. Woodward’s conviction was later reduced to manslaughter and she was immediately released from jail due to the amount of time she had already spent in custody.

Addressing the American nation on television, President Johnson announces a halt to American bombing in Vietnam and also discloses that all sides have agreed to start peace talks. 
 

The embalmed body of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin is removed from public display in Moscow and placed in a concealed tomb.

Allied forces launch an attack on Turkish positions at Beersheba, in Palestine, beginning the Third Battle of Gaza.