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Defend America on Thursday, November 27, 2008 6:32:29 AM
November 27,
1924
First Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is held
On
this day, New York City's Macy's department store held its first
Thanksgiving Day parade down a two-mile stretch of Broadway from
Central Park West to Herald Square. The parade featured large
performing platforms that, because they were attached to specially
outfitted automobiles concealed beneath them, seemed to float down
Broadway.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=7819
November 27,
1954
Alger Hiss released from prison
After
44 months in prison, former government official Alger Hiss is released
and proclaims once again that he is innocent of the charges that led to
his incarceration. One of the most famous figures of the Cold War
period, Hiss was convicted in 1950 of perjury for lying to a federal
grand jury. Specifically, Hiss was judged to have lied about his
complicity in passing secret government documents to Whittaker
Chambers, who thereupon passed the papers along to agents of the Soviet
Union
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2497
November 27, 1965
Pentagon calls for troop increase
The
Pentagon informs President Johnson that if General Westmoreland is to
conduct the major sweep operations necessary to destroy enemy forces
during the coming year, U.S. troop strength should be increased from
120,000 to 400,000 men.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1513
1973 -
Gerald Ford was confirmed as the Vice President under
Richard Nixon.