Today in USAFA history: 1947 -- Senator Tom Connally of Texas introduces Senate bill 1868 to establish an academy at Randolph Field, Texas. This bill was one of at least nine introduced on this subject in the late 1940s. None were acted upon by the armed services committees, largely because there was not sufficient support within the military hierarchy. 1962 -- Cadets Sam Westbrook and Richard Klass, Class of ’62, are selected as Rhodes Scholars. Westbrook would go on to become Academy Commandant of Cadets in June 1986. 1967 -- Captain Larry Moore, Class of ’64, is killed when his EB-66C aircraft experienced control problems while landing at Takhli AB, Thailand, and crashed short of the runway. His name appears on the War Memorial on the Academy Terrazzo. 1977 -- The women’s basketball team defeats Regis University 110-22, reaching the 100-point mark for the first time in school history. 1978 -- The men’s basketball team defeats Regis 30-19, setting the all-time record for fewest points allowed in a game. 1981 -- In its first nationally televised demonstration, the Wings of Blue parachute team jumps into the halftime show of the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 21:00:01 +0000
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