2July2009
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On this date (July 2, 1937), aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
2July2009
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On this date (July 2, 1777), Marine Captains Matthew Parke and Edward Arrowsmith were ordered by Captain John Paul Jones to help man the Continental Navy sloop Ranger by recruiting with the aid of “a Drum, Fife and Colors”. They managed to recruit 21 men in Providence, Rhode Island.
John Paul Jones
1July2009
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On this date (July 1, 1991), President George H.W. Bush nominated federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.
Clarence Thomas
1July2009
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On this date (July 1, 1997), Army General Wesley Clark is appointed NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), succeeding General George Joulwan. The post of SACEUR has been filled by a United States general officer since the first to hold the post, General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed in 1951.
General Wesley Clark
30June2009
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On this date (June 30, 1971), the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the minimum voting age to 18, was ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it.
30June2009
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On this date (June 30,1953), United States Air Force Lieutenant Henry “Hank” Buttleman, 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, became the 36th and youngest ace of the Korean War, having just turned 24. He accomplished this feat only 12 days after his first kill. (An ace has five kills.) Colonel James K. Johnson, 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, qualified as the eighth “double ace” of the war, with 10 total kills.
29June2009
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On this date (June 29, 1956), the United States Congress passes the Federal Highway Act, which provides for the construction of 42,500 miles of interstate highways, based on a plan announced by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in June 1954.
29June2009
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On this date (June 29, 1944), Commander Frank A. Erickson landed a helicopter on the flight deck of CGC Cobb. This was the first rotary-wing shipboard landing by Coast Guard personnel
28June2009
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On this date (June 28, 1978), the United States Supreme Court rules that the quota system used for the admission of minorities by the medical school of the University of California at Davis is unconstitutional.
28June2009
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On this date (June 28, 1976), first women entered the United States Air Force Academy
