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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Today in History: March 25 | Republican-American

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Johnny Cash Childhood Photographs and Home - NSF News and Magazine

Young Johnny Cash High School Picture | Young johnny cash, Johnny cash, Celebrity yearbook photos

Johnny Cash in the USAF colorized by OldHank on DeviantArt
Johnny served four years in the Air Force.

Cash enlisted in the Air Force on July 7, 1950,
shortly after the start of the
Korean War. After
basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and
technical training at
Brooks Air Force Base,
both in
San Antonio, Texas, he was assigned
to the 12th Radio Squadron Mobile of the
U.S.
Air Force Security Service
at Landsberg, West       
Germany.

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The Man in Black.

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Born to poor cotton farmers in Kingsland, Arkansas,
country singer – songwriter Johnny
Cash rose to
fame during the mid-1950s in the burgeoning
rockabilly scene in Memphis, Tennessee.

Cash is one of the best-selling music artists of all
time
, having sold more than 90 million records
worldwide. His genre-spanning music embraced
country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and
gospel sounds.

His crossover appeal earned him the rare honor of
being inducted into the
Country Music, Rock and
Roll
, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

September 12, 1962 - Kennedy's "We Go to the Moon" Speech

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Violence rages in Iraq after bombing of Shiite shrine | McClatchy Washington Bureau
SAMARRA, Iraq (AP) — On this day in 2006, Sunni extremists blew up a revered Shiite shrine, igniting the worst sectarian violence Iraq had ever seen.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, file photo, Iraqis walk past the damaged al-Askari  shrine following an explosion in Samarra, 95 kilometers (60 mile...
Iraqis walk past the damaged al-Askari shrine following the
explosion.



Chaos Overran Iraq Plan in ’06, Bush Team Says - The New York Times

Blast Destroys Sunni Mosque in Iraq, Raising Fears of Reprisals - The New York Times

Shiites Rout Sunni Families in Mixed Area of Baghdad - The New York Times

Bombing kills 53 Shiite pilgrims near Basra, Iraq - The Washington Post



       

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BOMBING RAID BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1943

Bomber crew World War II
A B-17 crew from the United States Army Air Force’s Eighth
Air Force, 385th Bomb Group, plot a target on a map prior
to a mission.

The U.S. Eighth Air Force launched its bombing campaign against
Nazi Germany, one of the largest, most important and most
devastating strategic initiatives in the annals of warfare, on this
day in history, Jan. 27, 1943.
 

Boeing B-17 bomber

World War II bombings weakened upper atmosphere at edge of space | Ars Technica

World War II bomber
The crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress Knock-out Dropper
bomber.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1941

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Pearl Harbor Headline 1941./Nthe Front Page Of The Los Angeles Times, 8 December 1941 ...

The Aftermath: Pearl Harbor After The Attack | Pearl Harbor Org
On December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
delivered his "Day of Infamy" speech before a joint
session of Congress.


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The Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor

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BOMBING ORDER GIVEN ON THIS DAY IN 1941

Imperial Japanese Navy “Fuso”-class battleship, c. 1935. | Old TokyoOld ...

On November 5, 1941, the Combined Japanese Fleet receive Top-
Secret Order No. 1: In just over a month’s time,
Pearl Harbor is
to be bombed, along with Malaya (now known as Malaysia), the
Dutch East Indies and the Philippines.

Biography of Isoroku Yamamoto, World War II Admiral
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Commander-in-Chief of the
Japanese Combined Fleet who planned the attack.

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