Today In History Spotlights Mar. 2, 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder Begins

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Operation Rolling Thunder begins. This was one of the deadliest campaigns waged during the Cold War era. The operation began in part due to the Gulf of Tonkin incident which occurred in August 1964. In an effort to prevent further Communist attacks on South Vietnam, as well as to stop the resupplying of Viet Cong forces, President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized the campaign.

It lasted until October 1968, though the Vietnam War did not end until 1975. The Vietnam War was the longest-lasting conflict of the Cold War, lasting roughly two decades.

What Happened On This Day – March 2

1995 The top quark is discovered. The existence of this elementary particle, the bottom quark’s counterpart, had been presumed since the 1970’s.
1970 Rhodesia declares itself an independent republic. By severing the country’s ties with the United Kingdom, white Prime Minister Ian Smith attempted to prevent the institution of black majority rule.
1969 Concorde takes off on its maiden flight. The supersonic airliner was retired in 2003, after Air France Flight 4590 crashed shortly after takeoff from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on July 25, 2000.
1959 Miles Davis records Kind of Blue. It is considered the best-selling jazz album in history and one of the most influential works of jazz music ever produced.
1933 The film King Kong premieres. The black and white movie marked a milestone in the history of film, especially due to Willis O’Brien’s stop-motion effects.

Births On This Day – March 2

1968 Daniel Craig – English actor
1962 Jon Bon Jovi – American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor
1931 Mikhail Gorbachev – Soviet lawyer, politician, President of the Soviet Union, Nobel Prize laureate
1904 Dr. Seuss – American author, poet, illustrator
1900 Kurt Weill – German/American composer

Deaths On This Day – March 2

1999 Dusty Springfield – English singer, producer
1991 Serge Gainsbourg – French singer-songwriter, actor, director
1982 Philip K. Dick – American author
1930 D. H. Lawrence – English novelist
1619 Anne of Denmark

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Garrett Smith is a writer for NRN and recent graduate from Western Carolina University. He is a history major with a minor in political science. As a Conservative, Smith believes that the Left has taken over America's education system, which means they now control its history. To make their fellow Americans feel guilty, they often invoke a feeling of "American Shame" in students, indoctrinating them with radical, un-American ideas. It is Smith's goal to teach Americans the true history of America, and along with this, use its history to explain what makes us great.