Gen. MacArthur Receives Thayer Award at West Point, Speaks to Cadets
May 12, 1962 - General of the Army Douglas MacArthur received the Sylvanus Thayer Award “for outstanding service to the nation” in...
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Jan 28, 2022
Books: Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August"
Jan. 28, 1962 - Available in bookstores today is “The Guns of August,” a volume of history by Barbara W. Tuchman centered on the first...
Aug 29, 2021
Movies: "The Great War," with Vittorio Gassman and Silvana Mangano
Aug. 29, 1961 - "The Great War," an Italian-made drama, is opening at New York's Trans-Lux Theatre (with subtitles). Vittorio Gassman and...
Aug 22, 2021
Movies: Anthony Quinn to Appear in "Lawrence of Arabia"
Aug. 22, 1961 - Anthony Quinn will play an Arab chief in "Lawrence of Arabia." The actor will interrupt his assignment in "Barrabas," now...
Aug 3, 2021
Hercules Korgis Dead at 72, Single-Handedly Captured 256 Germans in WWI
Aug. 3, 1961 - Hercules Korgis, the Greek-born American Army hero who won military honors during World War I, died today in a Michigan...
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