On December 24th in US History
Part II
Part II
On December 24th in 1943 President Roosevelt appointed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as the supreme commander of Allied forces as part of Operation Overlord.
On December 24th in 1956 Dec 24, African Americans defied a city law in Tallahassee, Fla., and occupied front bus seats.
On December 24th in 1963 Dec 24, New York’s Idlewild Airport was renamed JFK Airport in honor of slain President Kennedy.
On December 24th in 1964 Dec 24, The US headquarters in Saigon was hit by a bomb. Two officers were killed.
On December 24th in 1965 Dec 24, US troops in Vietnam reached 184,300. Gen. Westmoreland wanted 210,000 by the end of the year.
On December 24th in 1968 Dec 24, The 3 Apollo 8 astronauts (James A. Lovell, William Anders and Frank Borman), orbiting the moon, read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis during a Christmas Eve television broadcast.
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