To All
Good Sunday Morning March 22, 2026.
Another clear and hot day climbing to 84 by 2. ..
My granddaughter was headed back to school very early this morning and the wait line to get through was so long at 0430 and slow she missed her flight.
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Warm Regards,
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Go here to see the director's corner for all 94 H-Grams
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Go here to see the director's corner for all 86 H-Grams
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/
March 22
1820 Commodore Stephen Decatur was mortally wounded in a duel with Capt. James Barron at Bladensburg, Md., over criticism Decatur had when Barron lost his ship, USS Chesapeake, to HMS Leopard in 1807.
1915 "Naval Aviator" replaces the title "Navy Air Pilot" for officers who become qualified as aviators.
1929 Destroyers USS Robert Smith (DD 324), USS Moody (DD 277), and USS Selfridge (DD 320) protect Americans and their property during the Mexican Cristero uprising.
1943 USS Gudgeon (SS 211) attacks a Japanese convoy 30 miles north Surabaya, Java, sinking an army cargo ship while surviving the depth charge attack by her escort vessels. Also on this date, USS Tambor (SS 198) damages a Japanese transport in the Sulu Sea, off Negros, Philippines.
1946 USS Missouri (BB 63) departs the U.S. to return the body of deceased Turkish ambassador, Mehmet Munir Ertegun, back to his homeland for burial, arriving in Istanbul on April 5.
1991 USS Macdonough (DDG 39) and USS Nicholas (FFG 47) arrive back at their homeport at Naval Base Charleston, S.C., the first Navy surface combatants to return to CONUS after participating in Desert Storm.
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This date in World history
March 22
1622 Indians attack a group of colonists in the James River area of Virginia, killing 350 residents.
1630 The first legislation prohibiting gambling is enacted in Boston.
1664 Charles II gives large tracts of land from west of the Connecticut River to the east of Delaware Bay in North America to his brother James, the Duke of York.
1719 Frederick William abolishes serfdom on crown property in Prussia.
1765 The Stamp Act is passed, the first direct British tax on the American colonists.
1775 British statesman Edmund Burke makes a speech in the House of Commons, urging the government to adopt a policy of reconciliation with America.
1790 Thomas Jefferson becomes the first U.S. Secretary of State.
1794 Congress passes laws prohibiting slave trade with foreign countries although slavery remains legal in the United States.
1834 Horace Greeley publishes New Yorker, a weekly literary and news magazine and forerunner of Harold Ross' more successful The New Yorker.
1901 Japan proclaims that it is determined to keep Russia from encroaching on Korea.
1904 The first color photograph is published in the London Daily Illustrated Mirror.
1907 Russians troops complete the evacuation of Manchuria in the face of advancing Japanese forces.
1915 A German Zepplin makes a night raid on Paris railway stations.
1919 The first international airline service is inaugurated on a weekly schedule between Paris and Brussels.
1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill legalizing the sale and possession of beer and wine.
1935 Persia is renamed Iran.
1946 First U.S. built rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere reaches a 50-mile height.
1948 The United States announces a land reform plan for Korea.
1954 The London gold market reopens for the first time since 1939.
1968 President Lyndon Johnson names General William Westmoreland as Army Chief of Staff.
1972 The U.S. Senate passes the Equal Rights Amendment. The amendment fails to achieve ratification.
1974 The Viet Cong propose a new truce with the United States and South Vietnam, which includes general elections.
1990 A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, finds Captain Hazelwood not guilty in the Valdez oil spill.
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From Vietnam Air Losses site for ..March 22 . .
March 22: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=2720
Vietnam Air Losses
Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War . Listed by last name and has other info https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/KIAINDEX.HTM
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
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. Military Milestones from Patrick Henry's Speech to the First Medals of Honor by W. Thomas Smith Jr.
This Week in American Military History:
Mar. 22, 1820: Commodore Stephen Decatur – "America's Lord Nelson," the hero of Tripoli, and the author of the famous aphorism, "Our country, right or wrong" – is mortally wounded in a duel with Commodore James Barron near Bladensburg, Maryland.
Mar. 23, 1775: In a speech before the House of Burgesses, future Virginia governor (and colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment) Patrick Henry exclaims, "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Mar. 23, 1776: As a force-multiplier for the fledgling Continental Navy, the Continental Congress authorizes the employment of privateers (privately owned and armed merchant ships) against "enemies of these United Colonies,"
specifically Great Britain, her commercial shipping, privately owned vessels, and ships of the Royal Navy.
Mar. 23, 1815: Though the War of 1812 has officially ended – communications being what they are in the early 19th century – the Royal Navy sloop-of-war HMS Penguin under the command of Capt. James Dickenson engages the sloop USS Hornet (the third of eight so-named American Navy
ships) under Capt. James Biddle off the South Atlantic archipelago Tristan da Cunha. The fighting is quick and hot: Both captains are wounded; Dickenson mortally. HMS Penguin surrenders in less than one half hour.
Mar. 23, 1943: Elements of Germany's vaunted Afrika Korps clash with U.S.
Army forces near the oasis of El Guettar in Tunisia.
In previous fighting at Kasserine Pass, inexperienced and marginally led American troops had been defeated. At El Guettar, however, the American soldier under the command of Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr., literally outfights his German and Italian counterpart. At one point during the battle, Patton – observing the destruction of German forces – remarks, "My God, it seems a crime to murder good infantry like that."
Mar. 23, 2003: Task Force Tarawa (2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade) under the command of Brig. Gen. (future Lt. Gen.) Richard F. Natonski attack – and will ultimately defeat – Iraqi forces in heavy fighting at An Nasiriyah.
Mar. 24, 1945: Paratroopers of Maj. Gen. (future four-star general) Matthew B. Ridgway's XVIII Airborne Corps – composed of the U.S. 17th Airborne "Thunder from Heaven" Division and their British 6th Airborne Division comrades – strike and seize key German positions on the enemy side of the Rhine River.
Codenamed Varsity, the airborne assault is the last major parachute and gliderborne operation of World War II. During the fighting, Ridgway himself will be wounded by a grenade blast.
Mar. 25, 1863: Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton presents six Union Army soldiers – members of Andrews' Raiders – with the first-ever Medals of Honor.
Today, America recognizes all of its Medal of Honor recipients on National Medal of Honor Day – Mar. 25 (of each year) – the anniversary of the first presentations.
Mar. 25, 1864: Confederate cavalry under the command of Maj. Gen. (future Lt. Gen.) Nathan Bedford Forrest, "the wizard of the saddle," strike Union forces under Col. Stephen G. Hicks in the Battle of Paducah, Kentucky.
Forrest's horsemen quickly seize the town. Hicks' men retreat to prepared defenses at nearby Fort Anderson where Forrest issues an ultimatum: "If you surrender, you shall be treated as prisoners of war; but if I have to storm your works, you may expect no quarter."
Hicks refuses. A detachment of Forrest's cavalry attempts to take the fort, but the troopers are repulsed by both the defenders and two gunboats on the Ohio River. Forrest withdraws.
Nevertheless, Forrest's previous and future exploits will earn him a reputation as one of the most feared and respected cavalry commanders of the Civil War.
Forrest will be wounded four times over the course of the war. Twenty-nine horses will be shot out from under him. But he will purportedly kill 30 men in single combat, spawning the boast that he has one up over the Federals (Some sources say 30 horses and 31 men, but you get the idea).
In the decades following the war, U.S. and foreign military officers alike will study Forrest's campaigns. It has even been speculated that some aspects of the German Blitzkrieg were patterned after some of Forrest's operations.
Union Gen. William T. Sherman will describe Forrest as "the most remarkable man our Civil War produced on either side." And when Confederate Gen.
Robert E. Lee is asked to name the greatest soldier under his command, he will purportedly respond, "A man I have never seen, sir. His name is Forrest."
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. Thanks to Dan. He is another Man who did a tour on the ground and then went back for another tour as a pilot. He has contributed a number of great stories to the list
Skip,
The articles in a recent "The List" about aviators rescuing soldiers on the ground reminds me about the following Army helicopter story:
In May, 1969, during the Battle for Dong Ap Bia, better known as "Hamburger Hill", my unit (3rd/187th Infantry Battalion/101st Airborne Division), incurred so many simultaneous casualties, that the Division Medical Battalion ran out of helicopters to Medevac them all. Those helicopters were transporting the casualties to all the hospitals from Da Nang North, and even out to a Navy Hospital Ship in the South China Sea. UH-1 Hueys, which were normally used to transport personnel, and cargo, were pressed into service to carry the casualties. But even this was not enough. WO Eric Rairdon, the pilot of a 3rd Brigade OH-6 Cayuse (or LOH), without any orders to do so, took it upon himself to single-handedly rescue all the casualties that he could, even from the very front line of combat, and flew them to whatever medical care he could find. He repeated this dozens of times, over several days, even while taking fire from the enemy. He continued doing this until he himself was wounded and could no longer fly the aircraft. Unfortunately, he was never given the appropriate awards for these repeated acts of courage.
Now fast forward to about 50 years later. Eric was STILL FLYING HELICOPTERS FOR A LIVING, only now he is flying giant CH-54 Skycranes, fighting forest fires all over the West Coast of the U.S. I had attempted, for several years, to get him to attend an annual "Hamburger Hill Reunion", held at Ft. Campbell, KY, by the current 101st Airborne Division, but he was always busy fighting fires. But, finally, I got him to attend a reunion. And, as luck would have it, there were several veterans in attendance whom Eric had actually medevaced after they had been wounded. They wanted to adopt him!
Dan Bresnahan
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Some bits from 1440
Good morning! It's Sunday, March 22. It was this day in 1765 that the British parliament passed the Stamp Act, legislation that helped ignite the American Revolution a decade later. We explored the law and its backlash, and to ring in the new spring season, we also marveled at pollinators and checked in on the national parks amid steep funding .
How the Stamp Act led to the American Revolution
On this day in 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to fund British soldiers stationed in the colonies after the French and Indian War (watch history). The Act taxed most printed documents in the British colonies—everything from legal documents to magazines and playing cards, touching nearly everyone's daily life.
It was the first direct tax on American colonists and had to be paid in British sterling, a currency much harder to obtain for colonists (who had long paid taxes to colonial legislatures in local currency). Act violations were prosecuted in juryless Vice-Admiralty courts that could be held anywhere in the British Empire.
The Act broke decades of "salutary neglect," a mostly hands-off stance from Great Britain that had allowed the colonies to prosper. At the Stamp Act Congress that fall, representatives argued that as English subjects, they could not be directly taxed without representation in Parliament, and announced a boycott of British goods. Although the British repealed the act a year later, it dug in with the Declaratory Act, which asserted Parliament's right to legislate for (and tax) colonists.
The episode was a key stepping stone toward the American Revolution that unfolded a decade later.
The Act was meant to fund British troops—whose purpose was to protect from conflicts with Native American tribes..
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Flower Power
Pollinators, explained
Pollinators are insects and animals that collect and carry pollen from one flowering plant to another, facilitating fertilization. Some scientists estimate that one out of every three bites of food we eat—everything from almonds and blueberries to bananas and cocoa—exists because of pollinators like bees, birds, and bats.
These animals are lured by bright colors, fragrances, and sweet nectar into transporting pollen—which contains genetic material—from the male reproductive organs of one plant to the female organs of another. About 80% of flowering plants depend on this kind of animal pollination; the remaining 20% rely on wind to carry lightweight pollen grains through the air.
Pollinator populations have declined significantly in recent decades due to habitat loss resulting from agricultural expansion and urbanization, the use of pesticides, and climate change. The populations of some North American species of wild bees have decreased by 96% over the last two decades, putting pollinator-dependent food production at risk.
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America's 'Best Idea'
How were the National Parks started?
America's National Park System includes roughly 85 million acres of US territory, equal to the size of Germany, set aside by federal law for preservation. There are 63 areas officially designated as national parks—including the Grand Canyon, the Great Smoky Mountains, and Acadia—and more than 400 additional smaller units (see map).
In 1872, Yellowstone was established as the first national park dedicated to public enjoyment and recreation, though its foundation also displaced several Native American tribes. By 1916, the growing system required the creation of the National Park Service to preserve its lands for future generations. Eventually, hunting and logging were banned in the parks, though regulated extractive activity is still permitted in national preserves.
In 2024, visits to national parks generated an estimated $29B in local economic activity. Roughly 323 million people visited America's national parks in 2025, a decrease of 3% from the previous year that was attributed in part to a 43-day partial government shutdown, the longest in US history. Federal cost-cutting efforts in recent years have prompted debate over whether the agency can sustain its current operations, with permanent staff dropping by a quarter last year
Note from Skip,
National parks are free to veterans
A couple years ago Paul Ringwood and I with our wives went on a trip around the northwest states and went in to Yellow stone National Park and at the gate showed our ID cards and got cards that let us in free for ever.
We even ran into an old F-8 driver friend at old Faithful.
A really good deal
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Thanks to the Flyover
SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2026
Good Morning! On this day in 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies and one of the official acts that led to the Revolutionary War. The tax was repealed a year later.
Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox found TV chemistry in 1977 in NBC's CHiPs, a family-friendly series centered on California Highway Patrol officers Ponch and Jon. Eventually the show hit the skids following professional and personal tensions between the stars
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Dems Block DHS Funding Bill
Democrats blocked a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday for the fifth time since funding for the department expired on Feb. 14.
Democrats have dug in their heels against any bill that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection without implementing reforms to immigration enforcement operations.
The vote comes as many federal workers continue to go unpaid, including Transportation Security Administration workers. American travelers across the nation are facing hours-long airport security lines.
President Trump on Saturday said that he would consider deploying ICE agents to oversee airport security if Democrats continue blocking the bill funding DHS.
LaGuardia Airport in New York City, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, and many other airports have had wait times of more than 2.5 hours.
US Lifts Sanctions on Iranian Oil
The U.S. Treasury has authorized the purchase of Iranian oil that's already at sea, a move aimed at easing oil prices by at least temporarily boosting supply.
The waiver will bring 140 million barrels of oil to global markets, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He said Iran will have difficulty accessing any revenue generated, and the U.S. will continue to maintain maximum pressure on Iran and its ability to access the international financial system.
Iranian counterstrikes in the Strait of Hormuz have effectively halted the flow of oil through the major trading passage, resulting in a shortage in global energy supplies.
The average price of regular gas in the U.S. on Friday was up by nearly a dollar from a month ago, according to AAA.
List: Laredo, Texas Named Most Affordable City
Laredo, Texas is the most affordable U.S. city with at least 250,000 residents, according to a survey by Niche.com.
Rounding out the top five cities with the highest pay and lowest cost of living were Fort Wayne, Indiana; Toledo, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; and Wichita, Kansas. The top 25 included eight cities in Texas.
Located along the southern border with Mexico, Laredo is dotted with parks and has a reputation for good public schools.
A previous survey showed annual cost-of-living expenses of just over $36,000 for homeowners..
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From the archives
. Thanks to NIce News
. Feeling Sentimental? Study Shows Nostalgia May Help You Maintain Close Relationships
Whether it's refusing to throw away your long-dead Tamagotchi or continuing to cuddle a childhood stuffed animal hanging on for dear life, nostalgia can manifest in odd ways. But according to a recent study, the tendency toward it may lead to a more productive outcome than just rewatching Gilmore Girls for the fifth time (no judgment here!).
Researchers from the University of Buffalo and Kyoto University found that nostalgic people may be more motivated to strengthen and maintain long-term relationships than those who aren't. Why? When we reminisce about the good times we've spent with loved ones, we appreciate them more — and are more driven to maintain those connections, the team suggests.
"People who feel nostalgic more often and value those memories are more aware of their important relationships and the need to nurture them," co-author Kuan-Ju Huang said in a statement. "This means these friendships may be more likely to last, even as we get older and our lives, interests, and responsibilities change." Read more about the link between nostalgia and friendship.
And one year later
Thanks to Nice News
At the risk of getting a Paul Simon song stuck in your head, today we're sharing 50 Ways to Meet Your Neighbor, the latest zine by the community-centered folks at One Million Experiments. Some ideas from the list: Organize a garage sale. Ask for compost scraps. Complain about the weather. Once you've struck up an acquaintanceship, revisit our article on the importance of making pals with the people next door.
— the Nice News team
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It's World Water Day: .
Across the world, 2.1 billion people live without safely managed drinking water services. To inspire action addressing this global crisis, the United Nations holds World Water Day annually on March 22. This year's theme is gender and water, highlighting the fact that water-related challenges disproportionately affect women and girls. Learn about that disparity and how you can be part of the solution here.
The day is also a general celebration of water, the substance at the center of experiences as mesmerizing as viewing Niagara Falls and as mundane as washing dishes. And in addition to being the source of life, water is the source of a ton of fascinating facts. For example: Did you know that when you throw back a glass of it, you may actually be drinking something older than the sun?
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What Are the Ingredients for a Happy Life? Here's What Nice News Readers Had to Say
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We asked, and you answered: Nearly 700 people wrote in to Nice News to share what makes them happy, and that makes us very happy indeed. We put out a request earlier this month with the aim of sharing our readers' ingredients for happiness — because the feeling can be contagious, even when it comes in the form of written reflections.
As you'll see in our roundup, the responses truly run the gamut. They're sweet, funny, specific, inspiring. They also confirm what scientific studies have already determined: Happiness very often comes from meaningful relationships. Around 43% of responses mentioned family or friends, and that's not taking into account those that made more general allusions to people, community, or service to others.
And in what will come as a surprise to exactly zero animal lovers, the relationships that make us happy don't always involve other humans. Dogs were referenced in nearly 15% of responses, and cats came in at 6%. Birds actually got more mentions than felines at nearly 8%, a testament to how beneficial birdwatching and birdsong can be for well-being.
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Environment
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1.5 Million Bats Emerge at Sunset From Beneath a Bridge in Austin, Texas
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Every March, hordes of creatives flock to Austin, Texas, for the famed South by Southwest music and film festival. But another annual event is unfolding there this month as well. The city is home to the world's largest urban bat colony, and just after sunset each evening, hundreds of thousands of the winged creatures emerge from beneath a bridge to soar into the night across Lady Bird Lake.
Mexican free-tailed bats have been migrating to the city for hundreds of years, but it wasn't until a 1980 expansion of the Congress Avenue Bridge that the numbers really took off. The renovation resulted in deep, dark, concrete crevices that roosting bats find ideal for raising their young. Now, the bridge serves as a nursery, hosting as many as 1.5 million bats each year. When the weather cools between October and November, the colony takes off again for warmer climes.
On a trip to Austin last month, Nice News' managing editor, Natalie Stone, had the opportunity to witness the phenomenon, calling it a "serendipitous" experience, as the bats typically arrive in late March. She perched on a small hill with hundreds of people nearby, some on an adjacent walking trail or atop the bridge and others taking group kayak or boat tours on the lake. When the bats finally emerged that Feb. 28 evening, everyone tilted their heads up in unison to see.
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Sports
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Stars, Stripes, and Soccer: Here's What the US Team Will be Sporting at the World Cup
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The countdown is on to the FIFA Men's World Cup! While we still have a little under three months to go, the official U.S. Soccer National Team uniforms were unveiled last week — and they were brought to life with input from some of the players themselves.
On March 16, Nike and U.S. Soccer shared a peek at the new kits, noting that the men's team helped steer the design. In workshops, the players weighed in on fabric weight, fit, and even seam placement to ensure the jerseys were "built to perform in the high-intensity conditions expected during the summer World Cup," per a press release.
The uniforms come in two patriotic styles — stars and stripes — and will be worn across all 27 U.S. national teams, from youth to seniors. "A national team jersey represents the pride of wearing the crest, not just for players on the field, but also for the fans who support them every step of the way," said Dave Wright, chief commercial officer of .
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Will This Make You Happy: Stories & Recipes From a Year of Baking
If you're someone who can't hit the "jump to recipe" button fast enough on a website, a narrative cookbook may not seem up your alley. But writer and pastry chef Tanya Bush is banking on the idea that people actually do want to spend a little more time learning about the dishes they're whipping up — which in her kitchen are often desserts. Beautifully illustrated and dotted with over 50 recipes, it's half love letter to baking and half lyrical coming-of-age story. Get a taste for Bush's writing and recipes on her (quite aesthetically pleasing) Instagram account.
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Project Hail Mary
In Project Hail Mary, based on Andy Weir's novel of the same name, Ryan Gosling stars as a dad joke-cracking sixth grade science teacher who wakes up one day to find himself hurtling through space with no idea why. As his amnesia wears off, his mission reveals itself: learn how to stop a mysterious substance from annihilating the sun (and thus all of humanity). As luck would have it, he finds an unlikely pal to help him along the way — making the movie not just a funny and visually stunning sci-fi, but also a sweet statement on friendship. Catch it in theaters now.
This Week in History
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The First Women's Collegiate Basketball Game Is Held
March 22, 1893
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Two years after James Naismith invented basketball at a college campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, it made its way to another of the state's higher learning institutions: the all-women's Smith College in Northampton. Director of Gymnastics Senda Berenson had watched a game at a YMCA and decided that, even in dresses, her athletes could play the sport just as well as men. So she adapted the rules, gathered some students, and held the very first women's collegiate basketball game, 133 years ago today.
Soon, versions of her game (the rules of which would eventually evolve to be nearly identical to men's basketball) were taking place at other women's colleges across the country. Berenson went on to write an official guide to the sport and became known as the "Mother of Women's Basketball." She died in 1954, but posthumously became the first female inductee into the James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985. .
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Quote of the Day
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"Possibility is not a luxury; it is as crucial as bread."
– JUDITH BUTLER
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This Day in U S Military History
This Day in U S Military History
22 March
1621 – The Plymouth Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe lead by Chief Massassoit reach a treaty agreement. They form a defensive alliance. Squanto, who speaks English because he had been captured by the English in 1615 and spent two years in England, brokers the pact.
1622 – The Powhattan Confederacy massacred 347-350 colonists in Virginia, a quarter of the population. On Good Friday over 300 colonists in and around Jamestown, Virginia, were massacred by the Powhatan Indians. The massacre was led by the Powhatan chief Opechancanough and began a costly 22-year war against the English. Opechancanough hoped that killing one quarter of Virginia's colonists would put an end to the European threat. The result of the massacre was just the opposite, however, as English survivors regrouped and pushed the Powhattans far into the interior. Opechancanough launched his final campaign in 1644, when he was nearly 100 years old and almost totally blind. He was then captured and executed.
1945 – The carriers of US Task Force 58 (Admiral Mitscher) are attacked by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft that fail to achieve significant success. However, it is noted that many of the attacks are made by manned rocket bombs. Admiral Spruance, commanding the US 5th Fleet, is present for the operations.
1953 – Chinese forces, supported by artillery and mortar fire, assaulted Hill Hedy and Bunker Hill. Hand-to-hand combat ensued before the enemy was finally forced to disengage.
1991 – A US warplane shot down a second Iraqi jet fighter that had violated the cease-fire ending the Persian Gulf War.
2003 – In the 4th day of Operation Iraqi Freedom intermittent explosions were heard throughout the day in Baghdad and by late afternoon at least 12 huge columns of smoke could be seen rising from all along the southern horizon of the city. US and British forces reached half way to Baghdad and British forces were left surrounding Basra. Special operations forces have taken control of an airfield in western Iraq and secured several border positions. Major-General Stanley McChrystal of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announces that US ships and warplanes have hit Iraq with 500 cruise missiles and several hundred precision weapons.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
McNERNEY, DAVID H.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. place and date: polei Doc, Republic of Vietnam, 22 March 1967. Entered service at: Fort Bliss, Tex. Born: 2 June 1931, Lowell, Mass. Citation: 1st Sgt. McNerney distinguished himself when his unit was attacked by a North Vietnamese battalion near polei Doc. Running through the hail of enemy fire to the area of heaviest contact, he was assisting in the development of a defensive perimeter when he encountered several enemy at close range. He killed the enemy but was painfully injured when blown from his feet by a grenade. In spite of this injury, he assaulted and destroyed an enemy machinegun position that had pinned down 5 of his comrades beyond the defensive line. Upon learning his commander and artillery forward observer had been killed, he assumed command of the company. He adjusted artillery fire to within 20 meters of the position in a daring measure to repulse enemy assaults. When the smoke grenades used to mark the position were gone, he moved into a nearby clearing to designate the location to friendly aircraft. In spite of enemy fire he remained exposed until he was certain the position was spotted and then climbed into a tree and tied the identification panel to its highest branches. Then he moved among his men readjusting their position, encouraging the defenders and checking the wounded. As the hostile assaults slackened, he began clearing a helicopter landing site to evacuate the wounded. When explosives were needed to remove large trees, he crawled outside the relative safety of his perimeter to collect demolition material from abandoned rucksacks. Moving through a fusillade of fire he returned with the explosives that were vital to the clearing of the landing zone. Disregarding the pain of his injury and refusing medical evacuation 1st Sgt. McNerney remained with his unit until the next day when the new commander arrived. First Sgt. McNerney's outstanding heroism and leadership were inspirational to his comrades. His actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of his country.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for March 22, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
22 March
1915: "Naval Aviator" replaced the former "Navy Air Pilot" designation for naval aviators. (24)
1944: Through 23 March, Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupted and buried Pompeii airdrome, where the 340 BG conducted operations against retreating German forces. Lava cinders destroyed or damaged some 88 B-25s in what may have been the worst single loss of aircraft in the war. (5)
1946: Douglas built America's first rocket to escape earth's atmosphere. It reached 50 miles in altitude. (24)
1948: Lockheed T-33 Tee Bird (the TF-80C) made its first flight. (5)
1950: First four of 70 B-29s, called the Washington in British service, for the Royal Air Force (RAF) under the Atlantic Pact arms aid program reached Marham, England. (24)
1957: Lt Ralph S. Barnett (USN) flew an A3D Skywarrior to an unofficial coast-to-coast speed record of 3 hours 39 minutes 24 seconds for the 2,076-mile flight from Burbank to Miami. (24)
1962: The first Minuteman to be launched at night from a silo at Cape Canaveral flew 4,000 miles. (24)
1962: Following reports that unidentified aircraft had been spotted flying over South Vietnam, four Convair F-102 Delta Daggers are deployed to Tan Son Nhut AB in South Vietnam from their bases in the Philippines.
1962: A black bear named "Yogi" became the first living creature ejected from a supersonic aircraft when the USAF tested the B-58's escape capsule. Ejected at 35,000 feet from a B-58 flying at 870 MPH, the bear landed unharmed 7 minutes 49 seconds later.
1963: The National Rocket Club presented the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy to Astronaut (Lt Col) John H. Glenn, USMC, for advancing missile, rocket, and space flight programs. (5) (16)
1966: The UK ordered 10 F-111s and components for 40 more aircraft. (16)
1967: A B-52 base is established at U-Tapao, Thailand to absorb overflow bombers from Andersen AB, Guam, here more than 150 BUFFs cover the Andersen AB ramp
1976: A U-2 reconnaissance plane left U-Tapao Airfield, Thailand, and became the last SAC aircraft to leave SEA. In February 1964, a U-2 also became first SAC aircraft deployed to the area. (1) Davis-Monthan AFB received the first A-10 for operational testing and evaluation. (11)
1982: Through 30 March, the Space Shuttle Columbia completed its third mission. That third launch made it the first three-time spacecraft in history. Pilots Jack Lousma and Gordon Fullerton also successfully landed the Columbia at White Sands, when heavy winter rains made Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB unusable. (3)
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