On this day :

1957 Elvis Presley is drafted, 1783 Virginia cedes western land to federal government, 1989 Roger Me opens in US theaters, 1862 Raid on Holly Springs Mississippi, 1963 Berlin Wall opened for first time, 1986 Man chased to his death in Howard Beach hatecrime, 1987 Ferry collides with oil tanker near Manila, 1946 French crack down on Vietnamese rebels, 1989 The US invades Panama, 1995 NATO assumes peacekeeping duties in Bosnia, 1989 Michael Moores Roger Me opens, 1579 John Fletcher is baptized, 1969 Funky Drummer is recorded, 1803 The French surrender Orleans to the US, 1836 Jackson submits Indian treaty to Congress, 1983 Guy Lafleur and Steve Shutt get landmark goals in same game, 1960 National Liberation Front formed, 1967 President Johnson visits Australia Thailand and Vietnam, 1914 First Battle of Champagne begins, 1941 Hitler to Halder No retreat,

Poems

A long dignified narrative poem which gives the account of a hero important to his nation or race. An epic ordinarily is concerned with a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.