who commanded the U.S. Seventh and Third armies during World War II. He
had been wounded during World War I leading the newly formed Tank Corps
of the American Expeditionary Forces into combat. In 1942 he led U.S.
troops in the invasion of Casablanca, and later commanded the Seventh
Army during the Allied invasion of Sicily. After slapping two soldiers,
he was removed from battlefield command, but returned to lead the Third
Army following the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. After a successful
armored drive across France, his army helped rescue beleaguered American
troops during the Battle of the Bulge. He died from an automobile
accident in Germany. While Allied leaders held sharply differing
opinions on Patton, he was regarded highly by his opponents in the
German High Command. His emphasis on aggressive offensive action proved
effective, but his hard-driving personality and success as a commander
were at times overshadowed by controversial public statements. He joined
his troops on the front lines and inspired them with vulgarity-ridden
speeches, as recounted in a 1970 award-winning biographical film.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Patton>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1778:
American Revolutionary War: British forces and their Seneca
allies attacked a fort and the village of Cherry Valley, New York,
killing 14 soldiers and 30 civilians.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Valley_massacre>
1805:
War of the Third Coalition: French, Austrian and Russian units
all suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Dürenstein.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_D%C3%BCrenstein>
1918:
The armistice treaty between the German Empire and the Allies
was signed in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiègne of France.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_of_11_November_1918>
1926:
The plan for the United States Numbered Highway System was
approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Numbered_Highway_System>
1975:
During a constitutional crisis in Australia, Governor-General
John Kerr dismissed the government of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and
dissolved Parliament for a double dissolution election.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
saddle shoe:
A shoe, resembling an oxford, which has a saddle of a leather or color
different from the rest of the shoe.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/saddle_shoe>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Tiger got to hunt, Bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder,
"Why, why, why?" Tiger got to sleep, Bird got to land; Man got to tell
himself he understand.
--Cat's Cradle
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cat%27s_Cradle>
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