This day in history<\/p>\n
1680 \tThe Pueblo Indians drove the Spanish out and took possession of Santa Fe, NM.
\n1878 \tThe American Bar Association was formed by a group of lawyers, judges and law professors in Saratoga, NY.
\n1912 \tArthur R. Eldred became the first American boy to become an Eagle Scout. It is the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
\n1945 \tU.S. President Truman ended the Lend-Lease program that had shipped about $50 billion in aid to America’s Allies during World War II.
\n1959 \tHawaii became the 50th state. U.S. President Eisenhower also issued the order for the 50 star flag.
\n1963 \tIn South Vietnam, martial law was declared. Army troops and police began to crackdown on the Buddhist anti-government protesters.
\n1984 \tClint Eastwood was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
\n1992 \tNBC News fired Authur Kent two weeks after he refused an assignment to war-torn Croatia.
\n1998 \tSamuel Bowers, a 73-year-old former Ku Klux Klan leader, was convicted in Hattiesburg, MS, of ordering a firebombing that killed civil rights activist, Vernon Dahmer, in 1966.
\n2002 \tIn Pakistan, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf unilaterally amended the Pakistani constitution. He extended his term in office and granted himself powers that included the right to dissolve parliament.<\/p>\n
Oh, yeah, and I showed up.<\/p>\n
Happy birthday to me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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