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Back to EpisodesFrom Dogfights to Ducktails | October 30
Episode 1704
Published 5 months, 1 week ago
Description
On this day in 1943, University of Michigan football star Tom Harmon survived a dogfight over Japanese-occupied China during WWII, earning the Purple Heart and Silver Star. In 1956, 52 boys at Romeo Community High School were told to trim their Elvis-style sideburns or leave school. All complied after barbers offered free haircuts.