Then, it was the "red scare" - McCarthy accused the State Department, President Truman's administration, the U.S. Today's "fake news" may be more widespread but it is an old tactic - inuendo, making up stories, name calling, and accusing the press were part of the political tactics of Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1950. An estimated 850,000 people attended.Īttacking political opponents with unfair or unsubstantiated accusations is nothing new. The March was organized to address "the ills of black communities and call for unity and revitalization of African American communities". In 1995, on October 16th, the Million Man March took place on the National Mall in Washington DC. The first music video played was the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" - the second was Pat Benatar's "You Better Run". It was a year long celebration, with the biggest events taking place on July 4th. In 1976, The United States celebrated the Bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. By the end of the year, 190,000 American soldiers were in the country. The 3500 Marines joined 23,000 "advisors" already in South Vietnam.
In 1965, on March 8th, the first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam. Sputnik I was only 23 inches in diameter and had no tracking equipment, only 4 antennas, but it had a big impact. In 1957, in the year that Beatriz (Espinoza) Solis was born, on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first man made earth-orbiting satellite - and triggered the Space Race. Add Beatriz's birthday or the date she died to see a list of historic events
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