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Yahoo
19-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
USS Franklin veterans reunite to honor 80th anniversary of bombing
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – March 19th marks 80 years since the bombing of the USS Franklin off the coast of Japan during World War II. Veterans of the USS Franklin and their families will gather on its sister ship, USS Yorktown, at Patriots Point for a memorial ceremony. The Franklin was a CV-13 Essex Class warship stationed in the Pacific Theater. It received catastrophic damage but did not sink on the morning of March 19th. An enemy plane dropped two bombs, striking the ship, and killing more than 800 individuals and leaving nearly 500 wounded. Since the battle, the survivors have held reunions to honor those lost and their commitment to the ship. The Yorktown was also in the Pacific Theatre of World War II and features several tributes to the USS Franklin. The memorial ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Chicago Tribune
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Today in History: Bush announces Iraq invasion
Today is Wednesday, March 19, the 78th day of 2025. There are 287 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 19, 2003, in a televised address, President George W. Bush announced that coalition forces had begun an invasion of Iraq. (Bush would declare victory just over five weeks later in his 'Mission Accomplished' speech.) Also on this date: In 1931, Nevada Gov. Fred B. Balzar signed a measure that made the state the first to legalize gambling. In 1945, during World War II, more than 800 service members were killed when a Japanese dive bomber attacked the carrier USS Franklin near Japan. In 1953, the 25th Academy Awards ceremony was the first to be televised; 'The Greatest Show on Earth' would win the Oscar for Best Picture. In 1965, archeologist E. Lee Spence discovered the wreckage of the SS Georgiana, a Confederate ship that had sunk near Charleston, South Carolina, exactly 102 years earlier. In 1966, Texas Western (now the University of Texas at El Paso) became the first team to start five Black players in the NCAA basketball tournament's championship game; they defeated top-ranked Kentucky in the final, 72-65. In 1987, televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scandal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary. In 1995, 17 months after announcing his retirement from basketball, Michael Jordan returned to play in the NBA with his former team, the Chicago Bulls. (He would go on to win three more NBA championships alongside the three he and the Bulls had already won.) Today's Birthdays: Actor Ursula Andress is 89. Singer Ruth Pointer (The Pointer Sisters) is 79. Actor Glenn Close is 78. Actor Bruce Willis is 70. NFL coach Andy Reid is 67. Actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach is 48. Comedian-podcaster Theo Von is 45. Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is 43. MLB pitcher Clayton Kershaw is 37.
Boston Globe
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Today in History: March 19, Bush announces Iraq invasion
In 1945, during World War II, more than 800 service members were killed when a Japanese dive bomber attacked the carrier USS Franklin near Japan. In 1953, the 25th Academy Awards ceremony was the first to be televised; 'The Greatest Show on Earth' would win the Oscar for Best Picture. Advertisement In 1965, archeologist E. Lee Spence discovered the wreckage of the SS Georgiana, a Confederate ship that had sunk near Charleston, S.C., exactly 102 years earlier. In 1966, Texas Western (now the University of Texas at El Paso) became the first team to start five Black players in the NCAA basketball tournament's championship game; they defeated top-ranked Kentucky in the final, 72-65. In 1987, televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scandal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary. In 1995, 17 months after announcing his retirement from basketball, Michael Jordan returned to play in the NBA with his former team, the Chicago Bulls. (He would go on to win three more NBA championships alongside the three he and the Bulls had already won.) In 2003, in a televised address, President George W. Bush announced that coalition forces had begun an invasion of Iraq. (Bush would declare victory just over five weeks later in his 'Mission Accomplished' speech.)
Associated Press
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Today in History: March 19, Bush announces Iraq invasion
Today in history: On March 19, 2003, in a televised address, President George W. Bush announced that coalition forces had begun an invasion of Iraq. (Bush would declare victory just over five weeks later in his 'Mission Accomplished' speech.) Also on this date: In 1931, Nevada Gov. Fred B. Balzar signed a measure that made the state the first to legalize gambling. In 1945, during World War II, more than 800 service members were killed when a Japanese dive bomber attacked the carrier USS Franklin near Japan. In 1953, the 25 th Academy Awards ceremony was the first to be televised; 'The Greatest Show on Earth' would win the Oscar for Best Picture. In 1965, archeologist E. Lee Spence discovered the wreckage of the SS Georgiana, a Confederate ship that had sunk near Charleston, South Carolina exactly 102 years earlier. In 1966, Texas Western (now the University of Texas at El Paso) became the first team to start five Black players in the NCAA basketball tournament's championship game; they defeated top-ranked Kentucky in the final, 72-65. In 1987, televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scandal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary. In 1995, 17 months after announcing his retirement from basketball, Michael Jordan returned to play in the NBA with his former team, the Chicago Bulls. (He would go on to win three more NBA championships alongside the three he and the Bulls had already won.)
