November 2, 2020, marked the 100th anniversary of what is widely recognized as the first commercial radio broadcast when Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in Pittsburgh, under the call sign KDKA, broadcast the live returns of the Harding-Cox presidential election.
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RADM Robert “Bob” Harper Weeks
November 2, 1909 – June 11, 2003
Background:
Corregidor is an island in the entrance of the Philippines’ Manila Bay. Due to its position in the bay, it has served as a vital defense structure to Naval actions against the capital city of Manila. During World War II, Corregidor was the site of several battles and its fall to the Japanese forces was instrumental in the subsequent capture of the Philippines and the retreat of the U.S in the early stages of the war.
31 October 2010: The U.S. Cyber Command attained full operational capability at Ft. Meade, Maryland.
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EW3 Ronald Scott Owens
October 31, 1975 – October 12, 2000
William Frederick Halsey, Jr.
30 October 1882 – 16 August 1959
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