THE LATEST FROM COOL 102.1
On This Day…..
Lottery for Selective Service Draftees…… November 26, 1969……. Bill establishing the draft lottery is signed by U.S. President Richard Nixon in response to the Vietnam War.The draft applied to men born between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950 (males aged 19 to 26). This version the lottery was a change from the previous “draft the oldest…
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Arab Oil Embargo…… November 25, 1973……. U.S. President Richard Nixon calls for a ban on the sale of gasoline on Sundays in response to the Arab Oil Embargo. The crisis began the previous month when OAPEC (Arab members of OPEC plus Egypt and Syria) declared an oil embargo on the U.S., Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and the U.K.…
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Oswald Shot…… November 24, 1963…….. John F. Kennedy‘s assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is shot and mortally wounded by Jack Ruby as he was being led through the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters. Oswald had shot and killed U.S. President John F. Kennedy two days earlier.
This Weekend In History…..
Who Shot J.R.?…… November 21, 1980……. 78 million people watch Dallas to find out Kristin shot J.R., making this the highest-rated TV episode to date.Kristin was J.R.’s scheming sister-in-law and mistress who shot him in a fit of anger. J.R. did not press charges, as Kristin claimed she was pregnant with his child. Kennedy Assassination…… November 22,…