1. “Merriman has two torn knee ligaments”
2. “Merriman consults orthopedist”
3. “Do your kids (and you) a favor . . . ”
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
79: Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, killing an estimated 16,000 people and destroying the cities of Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum.
1814: In the War of 1812, the British capture Washington, D.C., and burn the Capitol and White House.
1857: The failure of the New York branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company marks the beginning of the Panic of 1857, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history.
1932: Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly non-stop across the United States, traveling from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J., in just over 19 hours.
SOURCES: World Almanac; memory.loc.gov; Associated Press
U-T QUOTE OF THE DAY
PASSAGES, G1: “I wasn't scared. I was never scared (during the war), I loved adventure; that's why I joined the Coast Guard, that's why I came to America (from the Philippines).”
– EMIL DeOCAMPO, 101, the oldest living retired enlistee of the U.S. Coast Guard
