Today In History: War Memorials Opened

November 10.  On this day in history, several remarkable moments unfolded across the decades. In 1871, explorer Henry Stanley located the long-missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone in central Africa, reportedly greeting him with the now-legendary words, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” In 1954, the Iwo Jima Memorial was dedicated in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the bravery of U.S. Marines. Fifteen years later, in 1969, children across America met Big Bird and friends when Sesame Street debuted on PBS. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened to visitors in Washington, D.C., in 1982, providing a place of reflection for a generation shaped by war. In 1989, Berliners began dismantling the Wall that had divided their city for nearly three decades. Fast-forward to 2020, when Microsoft launched the Xbox Series X and Series S, ushering in a new era of gaming. And in music history, 2023 brought a nostalgic twist—54 years after their last No. 1 hit, The Beatles topped the U.K. charts once again with “Now and Then.” And that’s today’s Almanac, on Northwest Newsradio.