What to remember about August 7th…
- 1742 Patriot Nathanael Green born in South Carolina (d. 1786); joins Continental Army as a private and rises to rank of Major General
- 1782 General George Washington creates the “Badge of Military Merit”; reinstituted by General MacArthur as the “Purple Heart”
- 1942 U.S. Marines attack; Battle Guadalcanal begins 1st American offensive operation of World War II
- 1964 Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving President Johnson authorization to act against Vietnam
- 1978 President Carter announces that Love Canal, New York has become a federal health emergency due to toxic waste dumping
- 1990 President Bush orders the organization of Operation Desert Shield in response to the invasion of Kuwait
- 1998 Muslim terrorists bomb U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tunisia, and Nairobi, Kenya; over 300 killed; Osama bin Laden placed on FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list
- 2004 Famed oilfield firefighter Red Adair dies(b. 1915)
