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    1. History Moment - 8-21-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On August 21, 1861, the Ladies Relief Association advertisement appeared for the first time in The Frederick Examiner. The group of Frederick women provided food and other needed supplies to the numerous "hospitals" in the Frederick area during the Civil War. On August 21, 1881, the third church of The Glade Charge of The Reformed Church was dedicated in Walkersville. On August 21, 1892, Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brunswick was organized. On August 21, 1911, the first airplane landed in Frederick early in the morning. One of the pilots was Henry H. (Hap) Arnold, who later became a 5-star General of The Army and commanding general of the Army Air Force. On August 21, 1916, Emma Josephine Smith, the driving force behind the establishment of Frederick City Hospital, died at her West Third Street home after a lengthy illness. She was born January 21, 1844. On August 21, 1950, Harry S Truman visited Shangri-La near Thurmont for the last time during his presidency. On August 21, 1967, Mrs. Evelyn C. Leonard, owner of radio stations WFMD-AM & FM, announced that she had sold the stations started by her husband Lawrence, to Jim Gibbons, a Washington radio and television personality, subject to Federal Communication Commission approval. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)

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