In a scene reminiscent of dear old Leighford High any day of the week, 1000 men of the 101st Airborne Division with fixed bayonets marched into Little Rock High School today in 1957 so that nine black children could take their rightful places in class. Outside the school, a mini-riot ensued. Where did all this happen?
That would be America, the land of the free.
In other news ...
The first blood transfusion took place today in 1818 at Guy's Hospital in London, but everybody was rather ... oh, negative about it.
