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GEORGE MCGOVERN IS 90 TODAY

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George Stanley McGovern is a former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator,
and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election.

He volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and as a
B-24 Liberator pilot flew 35 missions over German-occupied Europe. He
was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for making a hazardous
emergency landing of his damaged plane and saving his crew.

After the war, McGovern obtained degrees from Dakota Wesleyan University 
and Northwestern University, earning a Ph.D, becoming a history professor. 
 

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Lieutenant McGovern in front of his B-24, the Dakota Queen.

 

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President John F. Kennedy and George McGovern in 1961

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ANOTHER ASSASINATION ON THIS DAY IN 1968

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Robert Francis
"Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968)

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Robert F. Kennedy speaks to campaign workers at the Ambassador
Hotel minutes before being shot.


Following a brief victory speech delivered just past midnight on Thursday,
June 5 at
The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, Kennedy was shot by
Sirhan Sirhan. Mortally wounded, he survived for nearly 26 hours, dying
early in the morning of June 6.


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Senator Kennedy lies wounded on the floor of the Ambassador Hotel, 
after being shot by his assailant.  Kennedy’s wife Ethel is shown at 
lower left.

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Sirhan, Sirhan mug shot shortly after being arrested

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Recent mug shot of Sirhan

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PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1917

                    
                     
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Senator Kennedy

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John Fitzgerald
"Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)

Often referred to by his initials JFK, Kennedy was the 35th President of
the United States
, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He
was the youngest man elected President; and the youngest to die. 

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The official White House portrait of John F. Kennedy by Aaron Shikler

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HE BECAME PRIME MINISTER ON THIS DAY IN 1940

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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill became
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945 He led Britain as Prime Minister until victory over Nazi Germany had been secured.

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Churchill giving his famous V-sign at his No. 10 Downing
Street residence.

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PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1884

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Harry S. Truman, 6 Months Old, 1884

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                Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) 

             Truman was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953).

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