Saturday, March 25, 2017

DAY 84 - This day in legal and military history

March 25
 

NATIONAL Pecan Day
 

NATIONAL Waffle Day
 

NATIONAL Tolkien Reading Day
 

NATIONAL Medal of Honor Day
 


Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
 

1668 The first horse race in America takes place
 

1669 Eruption of Mt Etna, 20,000 die
 

1804 The Secretary of the Navy approved the first formal uniform of the Marine Corps
 

1986 Supreme Court ruled that the Air Force could ban the wearing of yarmulkes
 

1911 A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, a sweatshop in New York City, claims the lives of 146 workers
 

1934 Horton Smith won the first Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Georgia
 

1954 RCA manufactures its first color TV set and begins mass production
 

1970 The Concorde makes its first supersonic flight

2 comments:

  1. Tolkien Day? In my 2015 challenge I had a Tolkien bonus video each day. One of my favorite authors.

    @msdeniseh553
    Denise at My Life in Retirement My Benelux Adventure

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    1. And there's an entire day for Tolkien =)

      A Tolkien bonus video sounds fun!

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