Not much to connect with in the news today, so here is some
history.
Happy Dec. 20th!
In 1803 the Louisiana Purchase was
completed.
Louisiana:
European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase
“The Louisiana Purchase is a landmark event in American history, one that had a
lasting impact not only on the size of the United States, but also on its
economic, cultural, and political makeup. Before President Thomas Jefferson's
administration purchased the territory in 1803, parts or all of the territory
had been under the control of various Native American nations. From the 16th century onwards the Spanish and
later the French controlled the territory.”
In 1941 The Flying Tigers engaged in their First Battle.
Image of a crew working on Flying Tiger plane from the Library of Congress
Flying
Tigers of WWII
“The Flying Tigers were officially called the American Volunteer Group, and
were known for their planes with iconic shark faces on them. They were equipped and recruited in the
spring and summer of 1941, with the express purposed of aiding the Chinese in
theater against the Japanese. The group trained at a Royal Air Force airfield
in Burma that fall, but it was not until after the Pearl Harbor attack on 07
December 1941 that the group went into combat.
They were led by Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault (September 6,
1893 – July 27, 1958).”
Image of Jimmy Stewart from Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in
Hollywood CA, from the Library of Congress
In 1946 It’s A
Wonderful Life was released in New York. The film was added to the National
Film Registry in 1990.
