What to remember about March 25th…
Medal of Honor Day – 149th Anniversary of the first awarding of the Medal
- 1634 Settlers land on Maryland’s western shore to found 1st settlement; mixed Catholic and Protestant group names town St. Mary’s
- 1774 British Parliament passes Boston Port Act closing port and demanding more than $1 million (adjusted) for tea dumped during Boston Tea Party
- 1865 Last major attack of the war by Confederate forces is a failed attempt by General Lee to free his forces from encirclement at Petersburg, Virginia
- 1933 USS Sequoia is commissioned as presidential yacht for Herbert Hoover; she will serve 44 years and 8 presidents
- 1994 After 15-month mission, final U.S. troops leave Somalia; the war-torn and impoverished nation is little better off than when they arrived
- 1996 81 members of the Freemen begin standoff with federal law enforcement over the foreclosure of their “Justus Township” farm in Montana
