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GENERAL BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1813

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Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate general during the Civil War, and probably the most well-known Confederate commander after General Robert
E. Lee. His military career includes the Valley Campaign of 1862 and his service as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee. He died of
complications of pneumonia on May 10, 1863 at the age of 39. Military historians
consider Jackson to be one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. history. 

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                  Monument of Stonewall Jackson in Richmond, Virginia

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DRESS LIKE JOHNNY CARSON!

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FIRST KIWANIS CLUB FOUNDED ON THIS DATE IN 1915

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The first Kiwanis club was organized in Detroit, MI, and received a charter from the state of Michigan on Jan. 21, 1915.

The group began as a small network of local businessmen who referred clients to each other’s businesses. As the network grew, the members started to focus on not only themselves, but the needs of the community as well.

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                             Russell Ward, above, was elected the first 
                             president of the Michigan Kiwanis club in 1918.  

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FIRST ATOMIC SUB LAUNCHED ON THIS DATE IN 1954

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LAUNCHING OF THE USS NAUTILUS MAIN
 

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) is the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine. She was also the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole.

Namesake of the submarine in Jules Vern’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Nautilus was authorized in 1951 and launched in 1954. Because her nuclear propulsion allowed her to remain submerged for far longer than diesel-electric submarines, she broke many records in her first years of operation and was able to travel to locations previously beyond the limits of submarines. In operation, she revealed a number of limitations in her design and construction; this information was used to improve subsequent submarines.

The Nautilus was decommissioned in 1980 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982. She has been preserved as a museum of submarine history in Groton, Connecticut where she was launched. she receives some 250,000 visitors a year.

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Another photo of the Launching of the USS Nautilus showing the spectators

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The Nautilus docked at the U.S. Navy Submarine Force Library and Museum
located at Gorton, Connecticut.

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HIS FIRST SINGLE RECORDED ON THIS DATE IN 1961

Del Shannon’s Runaway became number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the
spring of 1961.

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              DEL SHANNONS FINAL CONCERT
             One of the last pictures taken of Del Shannon at his final concert
             February 3, 1990 in Fargo, North Dakota. He died five days later 
             from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 55.

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