Today in history: The secret bombing of Cambodia

As the Vietnam War raged on, President Nixon decided to surreptitiously bomb a neighboring country

Smoke rises from bombs dropped by U.S. planes near the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh July 25, 1973.
(Image credit: AP Photo)

March 18, 1837: Grover Cleveland was born. He was the 22nd president, serving between 1885 and 1889. He lost his re-election bid in 1888 to Benjamin Harrison, but then defeated Harrison's own election bid in 1892. Thus Cleveland was also the 24th president, serving between 1893 and 1897.

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