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CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1941

Pentagon

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The Pentagon

The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, is located
in Arlington County, Virginia.

It was designed by architect George Bergstrom (1876–1955), and built by general contractor John McShain of Philadelphia. Ground was broken for construction
on September 11, 1941, and the building was dedicated on January 15, 1943.

General Brehon Somervell provided the major motive power behind the project,
Colonel Leslie Groves was responsible for overseeing the project for the U.S.
Army.

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Northwest exposure of the Pentagon’s construction underway on July 1st,
1942

 

 

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On September 11, 2001, the 60th anniversary of The Pentagon’s groundbreaking, 
five al-Qaeda affiliated hijackers took control of American Airlines Flight 77, en
route
from Washington Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles International
Airport
, and deliberately crashed the Boeing 757 airliner into the western side
of the Pentagon at 9:37 am EDT as part of the September 11 attacks. All 64
people on the airliner were killed as were 125 people who were in the building.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Ed Donahue

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José Feliciano (José Montserrate Feliciano García) is 69 today

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PROGRAM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1935

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Popeye The Sailor radio program was broadcast over three different
networks by two sponsors from 1935 to 1938. Wheatena hot cereal
first sponsored the show thru March 28, 1936 on the NBC Red
Network on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights.

The show starred Detmar Poppen as Popeye along with most of the
major supporting characters,Olive Oyl, Olive Lamoy, Wimpy, Charles
Lawrence,Bluto, Jackson Beck,and Swee’Pea, Mae Questel.

Wheatena reportedly paid King Features Syndicate $1,200 per week
for the rights to the sailor.

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Detmar Poppen

                                    wheatena

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Tim Maguire

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Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014)

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COMIC STRIP DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1930

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first blondie

The comic strip Blondie was created by cartoonist Chic Young who drew
the strip until his death in 1973, when
creative control passed to his son
Dean Young, who continues to write the strip.

The success of the strip, distributed by King Features Syndicate, led to
the long-running Blondie film series (1938–1950) and the popular Blondie
radio program (1939–1950).

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Charles D. “Chic” Young

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Dean Young

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