Tag: History

March 30, 1981 – Where were you when you got the news?

Today, March 30, 2011 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Day President Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Because I'm old enough I remember not only that, but also the day that John F. Kennedy was assasinated.  The question as I was growing up was “Do you remember where you were when …

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Frank Buckles, last surviving U.S. World War I veteran, dies

    Frank Buckles, who was one of Jefferson County’s most famous citizens and was the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, died Sunday, according to a spokeswoman for a Washington, D.C., funeral home where Buckles’ body was being held Sunday night. via Frank Buckles, last surviving U.S. World War I veteran, dies …

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