Show Notes
In 1415, the English, led by Henry V, defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
In 1854, the charge of the Light Brigade led to significant loss of life by the British in the Crimean War.
In 1983, the US invaded the tiny Caribbean island nation of Grenada.
In 1920, King Alexander of Greece died from wounds suffered during a monkey attacked him.
In 1964, Minnesota Viking Jim Marshall became the 'Wrong Way' man.
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