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Composer Sir Arthur Sullivan
[1842 - Sir Arthur Sullivan, operetta composer, (with Sir William Gilbert), born in London]

Arlington National Cemetery
[1864 - Confederate POW is first soldier to be buried at Arlington House (Arlington National Cemetery)]

Navy Nurse Corps patch
[1908 - Navy Nurse Corps is established]

Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis
[1914 - Joe Louis (Barrow), boxer, world heavyweight champion, born in Lafayette, Alabama]

Director Herbert Ross
[1927 - Herbert Ross, director, born in Brooklyn]

Singer Ritchie Valens
[1941 - Ritchie Valens (Richard Steven Valenzuela), singer, born in Pacoima, California]

The Pajama Game Album Cover
[1954 - Pajama Game debuts on Broadway at St. James Theatre, runs for 1,063 performances]


Peace Aint So Hot

Peace aint so hot.
War need not be cold.
Troops in Iraq are on the spot,
And it's just [seventy-four]* months old.


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