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1963 – President Kennedy is Assassinated. Our 35^th President John Fitzgerald Kennedy while traveling in a motorcade through Dallas, Texas. At 12:30 PM, Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired three rounds from the Texas School Book Depository fatally wounding Kennedy who died 30 minutes later.

1972 – First B-52 shot down over Vietnam. The Air Force lost it’s first B-52 over the skies ov Vietnam. The largest cold war bomber ever, the eight engine B-52 called the ‘Stratofortress’ was shot down by surface to air missiles. Vietnam claimed 19 shot down, though the Air Force stated only one was shot down.

1986 – Mike Tyson becomes youngest Heavy Weight Champ. Just five minutes and 35 seconds into the fight, 20 year old Mike Tyson knocks out reigning champ Trevor Burbick to become the youngest Heavy Weight Champion in history.

B-2 Stealth Bomber

1988 – Stealth Bomber Unveiled. The Super Secret Northrop B-52 ‘Stealth Bomber’ is shown publicly for the first time. The B-52 had a radar image about the same as a bird. It also sucessfully evaded infrared, sound and visible detection.

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1777 – Articles of Confederation submitted to States. Delayed by bickering between Virginia and Maryland over land claims, the Articles of Confederation was not approved by all thirteen states until March 1^st of 1781. Almost four years. It took another eight years to approve the current US constitution.

Gadsden Purchase - Shown in Yellow

1856 – US establishes Fort Buchanan. While the United States claimed much of the southwest from as spoils of the war with Mexico in 1848 there remained more land the US wished to claim. The American minister to Mexico, James Gadsden arranged the purchase of an additional 29,000 square miles from Mexican Leader Santa Anna in what was known as the Gadsden Purchase. Fort Buchanan was established to protect settlers traveling through the new territory from indians.

1869 – Suez Canal Opens. After nearly ten years of construction the Suez Canal opened connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea allowing ships to sail a much shorter route then the long trip around Africa’s treacherous Cape of Good Hope.

1973 – Nixon insists he is not a crook. Nixon made this famous speech to a group of Associated Press editors gathered in Orlando Florida in a question and answer session. Nixon insisted he was not a crook in the Watergate Burglary Scandal.

2003 – “The Terminator” becomes governor of California. Arnold Schwarzenegger aka “The Terminator” is sworn in as California’s 38^th Governor.

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The perfect bird not only looks appetizing, but is moist tender and absolutely delicious.

Your perfect bird

There are several steps involved in cooking the perfect Thanksgiving Turkey.

The first involves safety. While many advocates praise deep frying your bird, all that hot grease can be a safety hazard. We recommend that you bake your turkey.

Next is thawing your turkey. Because of the bacteria that can grow on your bird while thawing we highly recommend that you thaw your bird in the refrigerator. Plan ahead – A 15 pound turkey may take three or four days to thaw. Do not use a micro-wave or let it sit in the sink overnight.

Next: Okay this may sound kind of dumb, but be sure to remove the neck, giblets and other items from inside the turkey. – You would be surprised at how many people don’t.

Okay next step: While you are doing this, you may want to pre-heat your oven to 475 degrees. This is optional, but we recommend that you try it. Gently peal back the skin from the breast of the turkey. It may sound strange and difficult but it is worth it. Now rub some butter over the bare breast and then place the skin back in place.

Now I know you want to stuff your bird like your mother may have done, but it is not only a health hazard, but it can screw up your cooking times. Bake your stuffing separately.

Just about done. Now salt and pepper the outside of your bird. This helps keep the skin crisp.

Now place the bird in your roasting pan and pop it into the pre-heated oven. Leave the bird in the oven no longer then 20 minutes. This temperature helps to seal the bird and keep it moist.

Now reduce the temperature of the oven to 250 degrees and continue cooking for 20 minutes for each pound. Check the sticker from your market or weigh the bird before hand.

There is no need to baste your turkey, but if you like every half hour or so run a little butter or margarine from a stick over the outside of the turkey.

A slow cooked takes a little longer to cook, but you will be pleased at the results. Let your bird sit for twenty minutes or so to let the juices spread and ease your carving.

Enjoy.

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