Anniversaries mark notable Americans and birthdates
Today in history lists figures born in the United States and abroad, plus notable death anniversaries and milestone events. It notes individuals such as William Webb, Charles Brace, Herman von Holst, Elbert Hubbard, Elizabeth Marbury, and others, with brief birth or death references and dates. It also mentions historical events like Maine’s separation, the first baseball game, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the opening of New York City’s municipal airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam H. Webb
New York
New Yorks
Charles Loring Brace
Litchfield
Conn
Herman FE. von Holst
Germany
Univ. of Chicago
Elbert Hubbard
Aurora
XN. Y
Bloomington
Lusitania
Elizabeth Marbury
Maine
Massachusetts
Knickerbockers
Hoboken
N. J
Alabama
Kearsarge
France
Port
New York City
Erie Railroad
Cherbourg
Julius
Ethel Rosenbers
Russia
Charles Coburn
Los Angeles
Macon
Guy A. Lombardo
Canada
Mary Callery
Cyril N.S. Long
Yale Medical School
England
Hans Christian Sonne
New Jersey
Ue National Planning Asso
Denmark
Anta M. Rosenberg
Public and Industrial Relations Authority
Defense
Hungary
Stafford L. Warren
Univ. of California Medical Center
Inn
Defense Reorganization Plan Faces Senate Review
Secretary of Defense McElroy urged approval of Eisenhower's defense reorganization plan before the Senate Armed Services Committee, arguing it could save hundreds of millions. He said savings would mainly come from centralizing military research and development and some personnel cuts, while warning against dissolving the separate services. The House already passed a reform bill, but not in Eisenhower’s preferred form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McElroy
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Armed Service Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
House
English Lesson From W L Giordon On Word Usage
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Giordon
William Tecumseh Sheriman
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