THE ‘’CITY OF LITTLE MEN’’ BUILT ON THIS DAY IN 1917

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                                 Boys Town, Nebraska near Omaha.

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                               Father Edward J. Flanagan, Founder.

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FRANK SINATRA WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1915

 

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                    December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998

 

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ESTABLISHED ON THIS DATE IN 1946

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The United Nations Children’s Fund was organized to provide emergency food and
healthcare to children in countries that had been left devastated by World War ll. It
became part of the United Nations in 1953.

 

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LAST MOON MISSION ON THIS DATE IN 1972

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Today marks the day of the sixth and final lunar
landing mission of the NASA Apollo program.

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The crew of Apollo 17 was, left to right, Commander
Eugene A. Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H.
Cernan, and Command Module Pilot Ronald E.
Evans (seated).

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Schmitt took this picture of Cernan posing with the
American flag on the moon’s surface.

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WE LOST SAM COOKE ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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       January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964

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