March 28, 2023
QUOTE
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.
--Dwight D. Eisenhower
BIRTHDAYS
1955 – Reba McEntire, Singer-songwriter and actress
1970 – Vince Vaughn, Actor
1972 – Nick Frost, English actor and screenwriter
IN MEMORY
1584 – Ivan the Terrible, Russian king
1953 – Jim Thorpe, Football player
1969 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, General and politician, 34th President of the United States
1987 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer , writer, inspired the musical Sound of Music
IN ON THIS DAY
AD 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate.
1862 – Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory in the Battle of Glorieta Pass.
1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.