Fox News is now featuring this story, about a Hero (and blogger), who is taking the NY Times to task. Of course, the NY Slimes won't publish his letter:

In response to The New York Times' decision to publish top secret information regarding how the government tracks financial transactions of terrorists, Sergeant Timothy Boggs wrote the following letter to The Times:

Mr. Keller,
What ceases to amaze me about your paper is the lengths you are willing to go to make headlines and sell papers. Who cares if those headlines help the enemies of America, you guys are making money and that is what it is all about in the end right?

Your recent decision to publish information about a classified program intended to track the banking transactions of possible terrorists is not only detrimental to America but also to its fighting men and women overseas. I know because I am a sergeant in the army on my second tour to Iraq. As I am sure you don’t know because you aren’t in Iraq, and I am sure never will be, terrorism happens here everyday because there are rich men out there willing to support the everyday terrorist who plants bombs and shoots soldiers just to make a living. Without money terrorism in Iraq would die because there would no longer be supplies for IEDs, no mortars or RPGs, and no motivation for people to abandon regular work in hopes of striking it rich after killing a soldier...

Read more at Fox News - the story is going to be featured today on Neil Cavuto's show.

Related site:
http://www.boredsoldier.blogspot.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Talking With Heroes Radio Show
www.talkingwithheroes.com
Bob Calvert, Talk Show Host : 719 310-7814

Aug 15, 2006 “Talking with Heroes,” a one-hour weekly radio talk show, will broadcast its Aug 20, 2006 Talk Show on Television in Ft Wayne, Indiana. The taping will be at Fort Wayne Access in the Allen County Public Library at 200 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana beginning at 2pm EST on Aug 18, 2006. This talk show will air on the Cable Public Access Channel at a future date to be announced.

This talk show from Fort Wayne will air on the Talking with Heroes regular Sunday night talk show on www.talkingwithheroes.com at 8pm EST. on August 20, 2006. It will be Co-Hosted by Fort Wayne’s Emery McClendon with www.armad.net

Host Bob Calvert and Co-Host Emery McClendon will interview: Tracy Fitzgerald with Operation Tribute to Freedom at the Army Outreach Division in Washington, DC, Larry Thiele with The American Legion in Ft. Wayne will talk about The American Legion Heroes To Hometown - and the following three Indiana National Guard Military Personnel courtesy of Operation Tribute to Freedom.

SGT Steven A. McCue - Infantry Fire Team Leader, C Company 1-293d Infantry Afghanistan veteran;

SFC Michael S. Mullins - Anti-Armor Platoon Sergeant, D Company 1-293d Infantry Afghanistan veteran;

CPT Douglas C. Rapp - Company Commander, D Company 1-293d Infantry SFOR 11, OIF I, Hurricane Katrina (Vigilant) Relief. They will talk about their experiences while deployed overseas and helping people where they have served.


More information is available at www.talkingwithheroes.com.
Click on Talk Show Schedules and then on the Aug 20, 2006 Talk Show date.


Bob Calvert, HOST
Website: www.talkingwithheroes.com
Phone: 719-310-7814
Email: bob@youngheroes-DOT-us


About Operation Tribute to Freedom:
Operation Tribute to Freedom is a Department of the Army program designed to honor Soldiers returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Noble Eagle by sharing the stories of these courageous service members with the American people - one Soldier's story at a time.

From Marine Corps News

Marines with the Lioness Program refill their rifle magazines during the live-fire portion of their training at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, July 31. Eight female Marines from different units within 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing volunteered for the Lioness Program to conduct security searches of women crossing into Iraq.


Story ID#: 2006814162041
By Staff Sgt. Raymie G. Cruz, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

CAMP KOREAN VILLAGE, Iraq (Aug. 13, 2006) -- To strengthen the fight in the War on Terror, female Marines have been implemented at tactical control points along the Iraqi borders to stop insurgents from using women smugglers to gain funds or weapons to support their efforts.

Eight female Marines from different units within 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing volunteered for the Lioness Program and will conduct security searches of women crossing into Iraq.

"I wanted to do something different," said Sgt. Alice Dunne, electrical equipment repair specialist, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW, and an Oxford, Wis., native. "In Al Asad, you never feel like you're in the fight, you are just doing your job."

The Lioness Program was born of necessity when commanders saw a troubling situation during raids and other missions, according to Sgt. Maj. Brian K. Jackson, sergeant major, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW.

"The men they sent charging into the city, often into private homes, made Iraqi women uneasy," said Jackson, a Gary, Ind., native. "Searching the women proved difficult, as Muslim culture dictates that men are not to touch women they don't know."

To prevent violations of the culture and the smuggling of arms and funds into the country, the Lioness Program was implemented.

During the 30-day rotation of the Lioness Program, the selected Marines received briefs and appropriate training from Regimental Combat Team 7 personnel, before going to Camp Korean Village, Iraq. They were briefed on the program, in addition to what their duties would entail.

"This is a good opportunity for female Marines to do something outside of their Military Occupational Specialty and get a chance to work with the infantry," said Master Sgt. Scott R. Zaehler, operations chief, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, RCT-7, and a McHenry, Ill., native. "A big part of what they do is showing their presence. Just being seen by insurgents works as a deterrent and keeps them off balance."

Upon arriving at Camp Korean Village, the Marines received more intense classes on procedures and how to properly handle themselves in various situations. The training included everything from proper search techniques to shooting from supported firing positions.

"The training put you in the combat mindset that every Marine is a rifleman, regardless of gender," said Lance Cpl. Hollye K. Meeks, motor transport vehicle operator, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Marine Wing Support Group 37 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW, and a Houston, Texas native. "It was realistic training to help familiarize you with your gear, and your weapon. I don't know what to expect, but I'll expect the worst, hope for the best and rely on my training."

The program has been operational for three months and their role has helped win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people.

"The Lioness Program has worked very well," said Reyna, a Murrieta, Calif., native. "They are doing a good job and are getting to know the people very well. Some of the families seem like they almost want to adopt (the Marines) into their own family."

"I wanted to see a different part of the Marine Corps," said Lance Cpl. Katheryn A. Saldarriaga, nuclear, biological and chemical defense specialist and Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear response team member, from Glendale, Calif. "I wanted to see the culture and the people."

Although most of the volunteers are from different units and military occupations, they have bonded as a tight-knit team and have learned to count on each other in the short time they have trained together.

"I have confidence in the rest of the team," said Cpl. Valerie Gavaldon, combat engineer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, MWSG-37, and El Paso, Texas native. "I'm confident they can handle the mission. We're showing people that females have a special mission in this war as well."

Photos:

Lance Cpl. Kirstin Rawlins stages her bags on the flight line at Al Asad, Iraq, July 31, before flying to Camp Korean Village, Iraq, to train with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and begin her 30-day security cycle in the Lioness Program. Eight female Marines from different units within 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing volunteered for the Lioness Program to conduct security searches of women crossing into Iraq. Rawlins is a warehouse clerk with Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW, and a Lincoln, Ill., native. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Raymie G. Cruz

Sgt. Alice Dunne stages her bags on the flight line at Al Asad, Iraq, July 31, before flying to Camp Korean Village, Iraq, to train with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and begin her 30-day security cycle in the Lioness Program. Eight female Marines from different units within 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing volunteered for the Lioness Program to conduct security searches of women crossing into Iraq. Dunne is an electrical equipment repair specialist, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW, and an Oxford, Wis., native. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Raymie G. Cruz

Female Marines training for the Lioness Program watch as police officers, Rory Byrnes and David Redd from a police transition team demonstrate the proper procedures to search people for weapons at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, July 31. Eight female Marines from different units within 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing volunteered for the Lioness Program to conduct security searches of women crossing into Iraq. Byrnes is a McKinney, Texas native, and Redd is a Madison County, Miss., native. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Raymie G. Cruz

Lance Cpl. Hollye K. Meeks (left) searches Cpl. Roxanne Cox, after receiving a class on the proper procedures from members of a police transition team. Eight female Marines from different units within 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing volunteered for the Lioness Program to conduct security searches of women crossing into Iraq. Meeks is a motor transport vehicle operator, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Marine Wing Support Group 37 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW, and a Houston, Texas native. Cox is a maintenance management specialist, with Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW, and a Cincinnati native. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Raymie G. Cruz

Cpl. Valerie Gavaldon helps a member of the Lioness Program adjust the front site post on her M16A2 service rifle, during the live-fire portion of their training at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, July 31. Eight female Marines from different units within 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing volunteered for the Lioness Program to conduct security searches of women crossing into Iraq. Gavaldon is a combat engineer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, Marine Wing Support Group 37 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW, and an El Paso, Texas native. Photo by: Sgt. Jennifer Jones

Cpl. Valerie Gavaldon (right) helps Cpl. Roxanne Cox (left) adjust the front site post on her M16A2 service rifle, during the live-fire portion of their training at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, July 31. Eight female Marines from different units within 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing volunteered for the Lioness Program to conduct security searches of women crossing into Iraq. Gavaldon is a combat engineer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, Marine Wing Support Group 37 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW, and an El Paso, Texas native. Cox is a maintenance management specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd MAW, and a Cincinnati native. Photo by: Sgt. Jennifer Jones

Marines give insurgents no time for rest
By Lance Cpl. Erik Villagran1st Marine Division
Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, are demonstrating to insurgents there is no safe passage through their area of operations. Marines from the battalion’s Weapons Company performed mounted and dismounted patrols in Gharmah, Aug. 10,...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 16, 2006
SR# 081606-141

by Pfc. Paul J. Harris
3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

TAHRIR, Iraq (August 15, 2006) -- With tears welling up, a little Iraqi girl reacts to receiving a shot from a coalition forces medic that will clear-up her upper respiratory infection. While pain is minimal, the after effects will provide her with a more healthy start in her young life.

The little girl's medical treatment was courtesy of the Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division and Soldiers from 1-68 Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Band of Brothers, who jointly conducted a Medical Civil Action Project in the town of Tahrir; a town that is not used to readily available medical care.

A building in the town had been converted into a waiting room, pharmacy and doctor's offices where one Iraqi doctor, Capt. Farhan, from 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division and one American Maj. Jeremy Beauchamp, battalion surgeon, 1-68 CAB, prepared to see patients.

Word of the MEDCAP was broadcast over Humvee loudspeakers that joint forces were ready to see patients; then the people began to pour in from the surrounding streets.

"It's one way to make the Iraqi people see the Iraqi Army and the U.S. as good people," said 1st Lt. Edmond Jackson, operations officer for the Military Transition Team, 1-68 CAB, about the MEDCAP.

Often the local people hear information about coalition forces and the Iraqi Army that has been distorted by the enemy, Jackson said as he was about to be overrun by a squad of six year-olds who desperately wanted the Beanie Babies in his hands. While the medics were treating Iraqis, Jackson and his Soldiers were handing out toys, pencils and notebooks to the children.

One Iraqi father bought his little boy to be examined who had been shot by an AK-47 and still had the bullet lodged in his head. An old x-ray his father brought with him showed the bullet had barely missed his spinal cord. Surprisingly, the boy had little complications from the bullet, but he will eventually need surgery.

"It is disheartening," said Spc. Kimberly Smoot, a healthcare specialist with Company C, 64th Brigade Support Battalion on loan to 1-68 CAB for the mission. "There is not a whole lot we can do for something that would be easy to fix in America (yet) would be impossible here."

Smoot referred the man to Baghdad General Hospital and said she wished she could take every severe patient she saw back to the U.S. with her, but knew that would be impractical.
Part of the reason for the MEDCAP exercise was to get the Iraqi people comfortable with coming to a clinic that will eventually be run by their own government.

One Iraqi man who came to the MEDCAP to seek treatment for an ulcer was glad to see an Iraqi doctor present. The man said through an interpreter he felt more comfortable seeing an Iraqi because he is from the same country, speaks the same language and knows more about the common issues he might have. Though he pointed out he was happy with the U.S. involvement with the Iraqi Army because he felt it has made the Iraqi Army stronger.

Capt. Farhan said the majority of medical issues locals face is due to the lack of iron (mineral) incorporated in their daily diet. He made a point to give out the pink iron supplement pills with almost every case he saw.

Three or so hours later, with the last patient of the day seen, Beauchamp was happy with the way the MEDCAP had turned out.

"(The MEDCAP) shows people a different side to the American and the Iraqi Army; instead of riding down the street in their armored vehicles and their guns pointing outwards. It fosters good will between all of us," Beauchamp said. "We are here on the ground with smiles - there is more of a personal face to both the Americans and the Iraqi Army."

Photos (click for larger versions):

An x-ray of a local Iraqi boy shows a bullet still lodged in his brain. The boy will eventually need surgery, unfortunately there are no hospitals in his hometown of Tahrir, Iraq that can perform such an operation said Maj. Jeremy Beauchamp, native of Wales, Wis., battalion surgeon, 1-68 CAB, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Band of Brothers, during a Medical Civil Action Project Aug.12. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Paul J. Harris, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office, August 12, 2006)

Spc. Kimberly Smoot, a healthcare specialist with Company C, 64th Brigade Support Battalion on loan to 1-68 CAB for the mission give a shot to a little girl with an respiratory infection at the Medical Civil Action Project in Tahrir. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Paul J. Harris, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office, August 12, 2006)

Maj. Jeremy Beauchamp, native of Wales, Wis., battalion surgeon, 1-68 CAB, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Band of Brothers, looks at an ulcer on the bottom of a woman's foot during a Medical Civil Action Project. The woman has Spina Bifida, and said she has had the foot ulcer for 10 years. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Paul J. Harris, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office, August 12, 2006)

a close-up view of the foot ulcer. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Paul J. Harris, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office, August 12, 2006)

Capt. Farhan, brigade surgeon from 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, talks with a mother after checking her children during a Medical Civil Action Project Aug.12 in the Iraqi town of Tahrir. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Paul J. Harris, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office, August 12, 2006)

Capt. Farhan, brigade surgeon from 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, checks the blood pressure of an elderly Iraqi man during a Medical Civil Action Project Aug.12 in the Iraqi town of Tahrir. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Paul J. Harris, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office, August 12, 2006)

HOUSE SEARCH — U.S. Army soldiers enter a house during a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment based out of Fort Lewis, Wash. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jonathan F. Doti

News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Blast Kills 8 Laborers in Iraq
Hunting drive-by killers on patrol in Baghdad
Al-Qaida gains strength in Sunni heartland

Operation Enduring Freedom
AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTES POSITIVE QUARTER IN AFGHANISTAN

Homeland Security / War on Terror
NYC to Release Sept. 11 Calls
22 British Terror Suspects to Face Detention Hearing
UK police seek extra time to quiz bomb suspects - Video
Islamist militia take key Somali port: residents
Bush says U.S. safer, but not yet safe
Man pleads not guilty in Seattle case
TSA chief defends X-ray shoe screenings
The New Age of Terror

Troops on Trial
General to rule on Iraq rape case in September - Video
Britain to Pardon WWI Soldiers

Other Military News
Military academy missing proper permits

Mid-East Ceasefire
Pushing for Peace
IDF continues troop withdrawal
Israel to halt pullout unless Lebanon army deploys
Wife of kidnapped journalist makes Gaza appeal - Video
Hamas, Fatah to renew talks on unity government
France calls for end to Lebanon blockade
Many Israelis furious at how war was run
Enhanced U.N. Force Likely to Deploy Within Weeks
Forces Search for Fox News Journalists
U.N. Peace Efforts Threatened

Worldwide Wackos
Venezuelan democracy looks alive, despite doubts
Iran says can discuss atomic work suspension in talks - Video

Politics / Government
Ford Checks Into Mayo Clinic
Carter's Son Wins Nv. Primary
Sen. Allen Apologizes for Insult to Challenger's Aide
Bush will not endorse Republican opposing Lieberman
Congressman helps deliver his own son

Mother Nature
Global warming affects hurricane intensity: study

Oddities
Man drinks potion for good luck: doesn't get any
Would-be shepherds flock to job offer

Other News of Note
Solar System Debate - Proposal would add 3 planets
NBA Player Arrested After Shooting Near White House

Fox News
ACT Scores Hit 20-Year High- FOXNews.com's College 101
Dell Battery Danger Stems From Manufacturing Defect
List of Dells to Be Recalled
Higher Energy Costs Fuel Consumer Inflation
Remembering the King

Reuters: Top News
Water crisis warning
Video: One in five lacks safe drinking water
Rich and poor countries alike face water crisis - Video
Czech PM resigns, president to name Topolanek
Agency reviewing all Sony laptop batteries
Google is everywhere in headquarters town
Fans sink their fangs into "Snakes on a Plane"
Future seen promising for AIDS vaccine
Breast cancer chemo side effects elevated
Fans sink their fangs into "Snakes on a Plane"
Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards reach divorce pact

AP World News
Consumer prices up, factory output slows
2 games go 18 innings in MLB on same day
Wal-Mart posts 1st profit fall in decade
Reporters must testify over Bonds leak
DEA busts coast-to-coast heroin ring
Prosecutors to monitor Madonna act
L.A. sues over sewage dumping ban
Va. teen in court over cancer treatment
Cop whistle-blower awarded $3.7 million
Slain Tenn. pastor's wife freed on bail
Police: DNA links man to 4 Mich. deaths

Military.com
Lockheed Says F-35 Could Fly Pilotless

CENTCOM: News Releases
COALITION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO VILLAGE

CFC-A COMMANDER TOURS COMBAT MEDIC SCHOOL

2 EXPLOSIONS RUPTURE GAS LINE, DESTROYS 4 BUILDINGS; BLAST KILL 63 IRAQIS, WOUND 140

GEN. PACE VISITS CAMP LIBERTY, ASSURES TROOPS THEY HAVE SUPPORT

SUICIDE BOMBER INJURES CIVILIANS

PATROLS DETAIN SUSPECTS, SEIZE MUNITIONS

MND-B SOLDIERS STRIVE TO KEEP TERRORISTS OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD IN SOUTHERN BAGHDAD

IRAQI FORCES CAPTURE TERRORIST IN BAGHDAD OPERATION

SUSPECTED AL QAEDA FACILITATOR TARGETED IN RAID

EXTREMISTS FIRE ROCKET, INJURE CIVILIANS

4-1 NATIONAL POLICE BRIGADE STOPS VEHICLE-BORNE BOMB IN EAST BAGHDAD

QUICK RESPONSE SEES FLOOD RELIEF FLOW INTO GHAZNI

USJFCOM
Value of experimentation to the joint warfighter stressed in urban experiment - podcast
Urban Resolve 2015 kicks off to support warfighters - podcast
Command conducts experiment with Army’s TRADOC - podcast
Command to release news through podcasting
Warfighters test tools for new command and control program
Command's simulation tool changes name as it expands scope
More about modeling and simulation
Joint fires contract goes to SAIC
Joint Systems Baseline Assessment2006 completes technical assessment
Kamiya takes over as head of Joint Warfighting Center and joint training
See photos from the Change of Command
Training team supports exercise in Kyrgyz Republic
See photos from RC 06
Media Roundtable for Multinational Experiment Four - photos
Command surgeon, wife participate in week-long bicycle ride across Iowa
Command begins contract pre-solicitation process
USJFCOM Army Staff Sergeant receives Senior Military Member of the Quarter Award

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Iran Fighting Two Proxy Wars - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Iraqis Take Control of Baghdad Neighborhood - Story
Soldiers Complete Projects in Zafaraniya - Story
Uganda, U.S. Provide Humanitarian Assistance - Story

IN IRAQ
Al Rasheed Renovation Nears Completion
Marine Artist Renders Fallen Iraqi Hero
Operation Combs Al-Doura Neighborhood
Helping Iraqi Youth ‘Best Part of My Job’
Combat Zone Ingenuity Protects Marines

IN AFGHANISTAN
Security Forces ‘Fly Away’ to Support Mission
Training Academy Gets New Motorcycles
Coalition Teams Treat Afghan Patients
Meeting Clairifies Reconstruction Team's Role

IN KENYA
Medical Project Treats Villagers in Kenya

BACKGROUND
IRAQ
Renewal In Iraq
Iraq: Security, Stability
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq
Multinational Force Iraq
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Weekly Reconstruction Report (PDF)
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Fact Sheet: Budget Request
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualties - Story

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut
An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo

Today in History
1777 - Americans defeat the British in the Battle of Bennington, VT.
1780 - The British decisively defeat the Americans in Battle of Camden, SC.
1812 - General Hull surrenders Detroit and the Michigan territory to England.
1861 - President Lincoln prohibits Union states from trading with the Confederacy.
1863 - The Emancipation Proclamation is signed.
1896 - Gold is discovered in the Klondike.
1898 - The roller coaster is patented.
1920 - Ray Chapman of the Indians becomes the only fatality in major league baseball a day after being hit in the head by a pitch from the Yankees' Carl Mays.
1934 - The U.S. ends occupation of Haiti (from 1915).
1948 - The Israeli pound becomes legal tender.
1954 - Sports Illustrated publishes its first issue.
1955 - Fiat Motors orders the first private atomic reactor.
1960 - Britain grants independence to Cyprus.
1960 - The Republic of the Congo (Zaire) forms.
1963 - Independence is restored to the Dominican Republic.
1984 - NASA launches Ampte.
1990 - In Kuwait, Iraq orders 4000 Britons and 2500 Americans to Iraq.

Birthdays
1862 - Amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor of the tackling dummy
1892 - Harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant")
1897 - Robert Ringling, circus master
1904 - Wendell Stanley, biochemist, first to crystallize a virus (Nobel Prize, 1946)
1913 - Menachem Begin, Israeli PM (1977-83, Nobel Prize, 1978)
1925 - Fess Parker, actor (Davy Crockett, Old Yeller)
1930 - Frank Gifford, NFL halfback (NY Giants)/ABC sportscaster
1933 - Stuart A. "Smokey" Roosa, Colonel USAF/astronaut (Apollo 14)
1935 - Julie Newmar, actress (Catwoman-Batman)
1939 - Valeri V. Ryumin, cosmonaut (Soyuz 25, 32)

Passings
1920 - Norman Lockyer, editor of NATURE, discoverer of helium in Sun
1948 - Babe Ruth
1977 - Elvis Presley
1991 - Shamu the Whale (age 16), respiratory failure

Reported Missing in Action
1968
Blevins, Lural Lee III, US Army (PA); KIA, remains recovered June, 1969 - ID'd November, 1975

Elbert, Fred, USMC (NY); released by PRG March, 1973 - a.k.a. John Peter Johnson - peace committee

Graniela, Jose A., Jr., US Army (NY); KIA, body not recovered

McElhanon, Michael O., USAF (TX); F100F disappeared en route to refuel

Overlock, John F., USAF (MA); F100F disappeared en route to refuel

1971
Kennedy, John W., USAF (VA); 02A disappeared during reconaissance mission - remains returned 1992/1993, ID'd June, 1996

1975
Simmons, Willie E., released October, 1975