General George Smith Patton Jr.
(November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945)
George Patton was a 4-star U.S. Army general and iconic commander who
led a succession of victorious attacks in Italy, France and Germany during
World War II. He attended the Virginia Military Institute and the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point.
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary
of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Veterans
Day pays tribute to all American veterans–living or dead–but especially gives
thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or
peacetime.
Janet Wood Reno (July 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016)
MIAMI (AP) – Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general
and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration,
has died. She was 78.
According to her goddaughter, Reno died early Monday from complications
of Parkinson’s disease. She spent her final days at home in Miami surrounded
by family and friends.
Janet Reno was unmarried and had no children. She was diagnosed with
Parkinson’s in 1995.
Florida’s first woman State Attorney Janet Reno.
Appointed by Gov. Reubin Askew on Jan. 4, 1978, Janet Reno
served for 15 years as Dade County State Attorney before
becoming the nation’s first woman Attorney General."
Loretta Swift played the role of head nurse Major Margaret
"Hot Lips" Houlihan. Her character was Major Frank Burns’
love interest on the CBS-TV series M*A*S*H (1972-1983),
for which she won two Emmy Awards.
CARLATA BRADLEY
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005)
