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18Apr
2016

This Week in History: The Bay of Pigs

Photo: 29 December 1962, Miami, Florida. Address to the 2506 Cuban Invasion Brigade at the Orange Bowl Stadium. Mrs. Kennedy speaks informally with Brigade leaders Eneido Oliva, Jose Perez San Roman, Manuel Artime, former ...

23Nov
2015

This Week in History – First Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC

Elephants in the first Macy’s Parade, in 1924, then called the Macy’s Christmas Parade. Photos via Macy’s. Animals from Central Park Zoo including elephants, camels, and bears marched in the parade, but this ...

26May
2015

This Week in History: JFK’s Moon Shot Speech to Congress

West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On May 25, 1961 U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced the goal to land a man on the moon by the ...