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American Legion Riders. Website. legion .org. The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is a patriotic organization of U.S. war veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It comprises state, U.S. territory, and overseas departments, in turn, made up of local posts. It was established in March 1919 in Paris, France, by officers ...
History of The American Legion. March 15, 1919 – Present day. Cover of the April 7th edition of American Legion Weekly highlighting the plight of unemployed American veterans in 1922. The history of The American Legion, a U.S. war veterans' organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, began in Paris, France, March 15 to 17, 1919, by a ...
The following list of Australian magazines have been sorted according to circulation data that is relevant as of December 2012: [29] Rank 1. Name. Circulation. Founded. Publisher. 1. Australian Women's Weekly. 470,331.
1958 Property of Frank Spinney Bristol, NH: 5 1959 Yorklyn Gun Club Yorklyn, DE 6 1960 Odd Fellows Hall Adamsburg, PA 7 1961 Giroux Motor Company Phillipsburg, NJ: 8 1962 American Legion Hall North East, MD 9 1963 American Legion Hall Canastota, NY 10 1964 Grange Hall, Hancock County Fair Grounds Findlay, OH: 11 1965 Natural Bridge Hotel
James Addison Ingle (1867–1903) § – American missionary to China; Mike Imoh (born 1984) – former Virginia Tech and Canadian Football League running back; Andre Ingram (born 1985) – NBA player, NBA G League record holder for most games played; Jay M. Ipson (born 1935) § – Holocaust survivor and co-founder of the Virginia Holocaust Museum
The Court heard oral arguments on April 25. Joseph Rutherford, president of the Watch Tower Society, and himself a lawyer, took over the defense, assisted by the new head of the religious group's Legal Department, Hayden Covington. The ACLU and the Committee on the Bill of Rights of the American Bar Association filed amicus curiae briefs.
The U.S. Army fought and won the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), which was a defining event for both countries. The U.S. victory resulted in acquisition of territory that eventually became all or parts of the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming and New Mexico. American Civil War
April 8, 1958 (Tuesday) A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker became the first airplane to fly more than 10,000 miles (16,000 km) without refueling, landing at the Lajes Air Force Base in Portugal's Azores islands, 18 hours and 48 minutes after its departure from Tokyo, for a total distance of 10,233 miles (16,468 km).