Today In History

On October 23, 1983, terrorists drove a truck loaded with TNT into the U.S. and French headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, exploding it and killing 241 U.S. Marines and 58 French paratroopers. (Source: The History Place at www.historyplace.com)

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John Lennon (1940-1980) was born in Liverpool, England. He was a member of The Beatles, an influential rock group which captivated audiences first in England and Germany, and later in America and throughout the world. He was murdered in New York City on December 8, 1980. (Source: The History Place http://www.historyplace.com/)

Today In History

President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation designating the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. (Talk about planning ahead. He did this in October! Most of us would have done it the day before Thanksgiving Day!)
(Source: The History Place at www.historyplace.com)

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Some days you're lucky, because you get three blogs! But this date is important to tell you about! On September 18, 1947, the U.S. Air Force was established as a separate military service. For those of you who were and are in the U.S. Air Force, we salute you!!!