This Week in History Highlights and Milestones
A digest of notable dates from 1945 to 1996. Senate approves U S participation in the United Nations by 65 to 7 vote in 1945. Elvis Presley and fellow rock pioneers jam at Sun Records in 1956. Mars Pathfinder lifts off in 1996 en route to the red planet.
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Senate
U.S
United Nations
Elvis Presley
Johnny Cash
Jerry Lee Lewis
Carl Perkins
Sun Records
Memphis
Mars Pathfinder
Cape Canaveral
Red Planet
Mars
Roswell Library Holiday Craft Event And Brick by Brick
All ages invited to a Holiday Craft Extravaganza at Roswell Public Library with seven craft options and supplied materials. A second program, a holiday edition of Brick by Brick, offers a 10 minute build challenge plus open Lego blocks for all ages. Both events are free, drop in, no registration.
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Friends of the Library
Roswell-Rm
Roswell-Public
Pearl Harbor survivor Donald Stratton shares lessons in All the Gallant Men
Cal Thomas profiles Donald Stratton, one of only five Pearl Harbor survivors still alive from 335, and outlines his memoir All the Gallant Men coauthored with Ken Gire. The piece reflects on the 1941 attack, casualties, heroism, and contrasts between past virtues and today's culture, urging enduring character.
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Leo H. Backeland
U.S
Imperial Japan
U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Pacific
United States
Japan
Galileo
Jupiter
Nly
Donald Stratton
America
Uss Arizona
Ken Gire
Stratton
Nebraska
Arizona
Donald Trump
Reception for retiring ENMU-Roswell instructor Jennie Bower
ENMU-Roswell announces a retirement reception for Jennie Bower, art appreciation and university studies instructor, after 18 years at the Roswell campus. The event runs today from 1 to 3 p.m. in Instructional Center room 206 with display of her artwork and invites public attendance.
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Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
Jennie Bower
Enmu-Roswell
Bower
Roswell
Enmu-R
University Blvd
Weekly Library Calendar Promises Polar Adventure and Holiday Activities
Story Time Polar Adventure at 10 a.m. and 3 30 p.m. Holiday Craft Extravaganza runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Holiday Brick by Brick on Tuesday from 5 to 6 30 p.m. The library hours show Tuesday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Utah
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Bermuda Triangle
Georgia
Everglades National Park
Harry S. Truman
Vanguard Tv3
Congress
John Lennon
New York City
Charles M. Schulz
CBS
Britain
Prince Charles
Diana
Jane Addams
Nicholas Murray Butler
Ralph J. Bunche
Martin Luther King Jr
Oslo
Claire Gutierrez
Jade Sharma
Maya
Sharma
Amanda Davis
Roswell Public Library
A.davis
Roswell-Nm
Amanda
Davis
Cal Thomas
Tcaeditors
Tribpub
Cal
Thomas
Rec
Curtis Michaels
Jeremy Determan
Roswell High School
Roswell Recreation Center
Missouri Ave
Determan
Recreation Center
Georger Manny Gonzalez
Rdrnews.com
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