RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
Friday, November 10, 2017
November 10 in History-- Part 2: Marine Corps Iwo Jima Memorial Dedicated
1954-- The Iwo Jima Memorial, inspired by the famous Associated Press photograph of the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi during World War II, was dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower in Arlington, Va..
1969-- The children's program "Sesame Street" made its debut on PBS.
1975-- The ore-hauling ship Edmund Fitzgerald and its crew of 29 vanished during a storm in Lake Superior.
1982-- The newly finished Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., was opened to its first visitors.
1989-- Workers began punching a hole in the Berlin Wall, a day after East Germany abolished its border restrictions.
A Lot Happening On This Day. --RoadDog
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