December 5th, 2008

Today in History

1964:
Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

1945:
Flight 19, a United States Navy training flight was lost in the Bermuda Triangle.

1941:
The nonfiction book Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck is published (Steinbeck used knowledge gained writing this book to develop the marine biologist character Doc in Cannery Row).

1934:
Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Ethiopia (it took four days to capture the city).

1560:
Francis II of France dies and is succeeded by Charles IX of France.