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| Feb 8, 1956 - Indiana Military Academy established. |
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June 8, 1956 - The first American of record to die in Vietnam was Air
Force Tech Sergeant Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. His son, Richard B.
Fitzgibbon III, died in Vietnam Sep 7, 1965. June 29, 1956 - The US Federal Highway Act authorized a 42,500 mile network linking major urban centers. 90% of the cost was to be borne by the federal government. |
| July 25, 1956 - 51 people died when the Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria sank after colliding with the Swedish ship Stockholm in 200 feet of water 50 miles southeast of Nantucket Island, Mass. The Dorea was headed from Genoa, Italy, to NY. |
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08/01/2010
James D. West www.IndianaMilitary.org |