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11
Aug
RIOTS BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1965
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06
Aug
BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA ON THIS DAY IN 1945
The Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 Super Fortress bomber
Pilot Paul Tibbets waives from Enola Gay’s cockpit before
taking off for the bombing mission
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31
Jul
GENTLEMAN JIM DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1964
James Travis "Jim" Reeves (August 20, 1923 – July 31, 1964)
Country/pop singer Jim Reeves, whose biggest hit was 1960’s "He’ll Have
To Go", was killed when the small plane he was piloting crashed near
Nashville. He was 39. Dean Manuel, Reaves’ piano player-road manager,
was also killed in the crash. After Reaves’ death, his widow continued to
release his material well into the 1980s.
The wreckage of Jim Reeves private-single-engine plane
Released in January of 1964
29
Jul
WORST NAVAL DISASTER ON THIS DAY IN 1967
posted by Bob Karm in AIRCRAFT,ANNIVERSARY,Aviation,Disaster,HISTORY,MAGAZINES,MILITARY,News Program,NEWSPAPER,Weapons and have No Comments
28
Jul
HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY
posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Aviation,BIRTHDAY,Disaster,Government,HISTORY,LITERARY,MOVIES,Novelty,Protest,WAR and have No Comments
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