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« Reply #5390 on: August 03, 2025, 10:10:18 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

The National Basketball Association Is Founded (1949)
Prior to 1949, there were two main rival basketball organizations in the US—the National Basketball League, which had been founded in 1937, and the Basketball Association of America, which had been founded nearly a decade later. They merged to form the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1949 and racially integrated the following year. In 1995, the NBA expanded to include two Canadian teams, and in 1996, a women's league was founded.
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  • Joe Rosenthal: The photographer who captured the iconic image of the second flag raising. 

  • John Bradley: Initially identified as part of the second flag raising, but later correctly identified as being involved in the first raising. 

  • Rene Gagnon: Initially identified as being part of the second flag raising, but later corrected to be involved in carrying the larger flag up the mountain. 

  • Harlon Block: Initially misidentified as Henry Hansen in the second flag raising photograph. 

  • Franklin Sousley: Killed in action on Iwo Jima shortly after the flag raising. 

  • Michael Strank: Killed in action on Iwo Jima shortly after the flag raising. 

  • Ira Hayes: One of the six men identified in the famous photograph. 

  • Harold Schultz: Corrected identification for the second flag raising. 

  • Harold Keller: Corrected identification for the second flag raising. 

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

The 4th of August Regime Established in Greece (1936)
Political instability coupled with economic unrest undermined the Greek government for much of the 1920s and 30s and finally brought parliament to a standstill in 1936. On August 4 of that year, Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas declared a state of emergency, suspended parliament, and made himself dictator—with the blessing of the king. Though his 4th of August Regime suppressed political opposition, it also carried out beneficial economic and social reforms.
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