The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is a presidential memorial at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy located in Arlington National Cemetery. It replaced the temporary gave and eternal flame used during Kennedy’s funeral on November 25,
1963. The Consecration ceremony, which took only 20 minutes, was attended by
President Lyndon B. Johnson, Mrs. Kennedy, and other members of the family. .

The Truman Doctrine was a policy set forth by President Harry S. Truman
in a speech delivered on March 12, 1947 stating that the U.S. would support
Greece and Turkey with financial and military air to prevent their falling to
communism, which would have had grave consequences thought the region.

The policy won the support of Republicans who controlled Congress and
involved sending $400 million, but no military forces, to the region

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President Franklin Roosevelt began making the informal addresses to the nation called ‘Fireside Chat’ on Sunday March 12, 1933, during the Great Depression.

Aviator Maximilian "Max" Conrad set nine official light plane records in the
1950s and 1960s. On February 27, 1961, Conrad left Miami in a PA-23
Aztec named New Frontiers and touched down back in Miami on March 8,
1961, setting a new around-the-world record. His average speed was 123.
19 mph.

Some of Conrad’s stops included Long Beach, California, Honolulu, Wake
Island,Guam, Manila, Singapore, Bombay, and Brazil, crossing the equator
twice. Conrad was accompanied by an observer for the record flight.

In 1964, Max Conrad received the prestigious Harmon Trophy for the most
outstanding international achievement in the art of flying. He was one of the
greatest small plane pilots ever.

 
The Piper PA-23 Apache/Aztec flown by Conrad

Max Conrad was presented the Harmon Trophy by Vice President
Hubert Humphrey in 1964.