1926 The Army Air Corps created. This was before today's Air Force which was created until after World War II. Of course, there is navy and marine Air Corps as well.
1937 Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan, disappeared in a flight over the Pacific Ocean as she was attempting to be the first woman to fly completely around the world. Today, there is still a lot of theories as to what happened to her, including one that said the Japanese captured her. On my part, I believe the plane crashed into the ocean somewhere.
1947 An object crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, giving rise to speculation it might have been an alien spacecraft. Again, lots of theories and was it or not. Only ET really knows for sure.
Back in college, Tom Smith and I took a spring break vacation to Florida, and near Cape Canaveral, we saw a huge fire and what appeared to be some sort of spacecraft above it. We freaked out and though the aliens were shooting at us and Tom floored his VW Beetle as we sped down the road. Dumb college kids.
1964 President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Way too long overdue. This country can only be strong if all its citizens have the opportunity to rise to the best of their limits. That holds true today as well as it did back then.
1997 Actor Jimmy Stewart died at age 89. One of my all-time favorite actors.
Like I Said, Lotsa Stuff. --Cooter
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