When was English first introduced into the Roman Catholic mass in the U.S.?
Partial use of English was introduced to the U.S. liturgy on November 29, 1964.
Latin was not completely phased out of the liturgy until Easter 1970.
The first party platform was negotiated by the Democratic Party for the 1840 election.
Casey Stengel was born Charles Dillon Stengel in Kansas City, Missouri (c. 1890-1975). Stengel managed the New York Yankees from 1949 to 1960 and the Mets from 1962 to 1965.
The Red River begins in New Mexico, serves as the boundary between Texas and Oklahoma, and flows into Louisiana. “The Red River Valley” is the site of the departing lover in the traditional Southern folk song of that name.
A U-2 was an American high-altitude reconnaissance plane. The plane became infamous when a U-2 flown by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, sparking an international incident.
Born as Malcolm Little (1925-65), Malcolm X served six years in prison for burglary, beginning at age 21. While in prison, he joined the Nation of Islam and took the Muslim name El-Hajj Malik ElShabazz and the public name of Malcolm X. Malcolm became a vocal opponent of white racism and advocate for black rights….
On Friday, September 23, 1949, President Truman announced: “We have evidence that within recent weeks an atomic explosion occurred in the USSR.”