* 1864, during the American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea --- At
Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick
prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from
interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying
a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from
Atlanta, Georgia. Union forces did suffer more than three times the
Confederate casualties, however.
* 1952, the Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London,
combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks
and months that follow.
* 1991, journalist Terry A. Anderson is released after 7 years in
captivity as a hostage in Beirut by practitioners of that "religion of
peace". He was the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.
ALSO: Captain Mark Pyle pilots Clipper Goodwill, a Pan American World
Airways Boeing 727-221ADV, to Miami International Airport ending 64
years of Pan Am operations.
No comments:
Post a Comment