The history of the Marine Corps began when two battalions
of Continental Marines were formed on 10 November 1775
in Philadelphia as a service branch of infantry troops
capable of fighting both at sea and on shore.
10
Nov
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09
Nov
COMMANDER OF FIRST MOON MISSION DIES
Frank Frederick Borman II (March 14, 1928 – November 7, 2023)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8’s historic Christmas 1968 flight that circled the moon 10
times and paved the way for the lunar landing the next year, died
Tuesday in Billings, Montana. He was 95.
09
Nov
MURDER CASE WAS CLOSED ON THIS DAY
John Emil List slaughtered his entire family in their
Westfield, New Jersey, home and then disappeared.
Though police quickly identified List as the most likely
suspect in the murders, it took 18 years for them to
locate him and close the case.

John Emil List (September 17, 1925 – March 21, 2008)
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