PARIS — The US Air Force Concert Band is set to perform a free concert on Sunday July 3 in Paris that will also feature the Air Force Honor Guard and Singing Sergeants.
“These fine active duty musicians are proud to represent all Airmen, whose selfless service and sacrifice secures the freedoms we enjoy as American citizens,” reported the Palace of Fine Arts in Paris.
The American Legion of Paris and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Paris posts are sponsoring the Washington, D.C.-based Air Force band performance at 1 p.m. at the Paris High School Gymnasium, 14040 E. 1200th Road. Admission to the concert will be free, but tickets are required. Tickets are available on the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Paris website at https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=pcofa.
Today in History: July 1
1863: Battle of Gettysburg
In 1863, the crucial three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, culminating in a Union victory, began in Pennsylvania.
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1944: Bretton Woods
In 1944, delegates from 44 countries began meeting in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, where they agreed to establish the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
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1991: Clarence Thomas
In 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated Federal Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, beginning an ultimately successful confirmation process marred by allegations of sexual harassment.
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2004: Marlon Brando
In 2004, actor Marlon Brando died in Los Angeles at the age of 80.
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2009: Karl Malden
In 2009, 97-year-old actor Karl Malden died in Brentwood, California.
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2012: Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods won the AT&T National at Congressional in Bethesda, Maryland, closing with a 2-under 69 for the 74th victory of his career.
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2017: Gerhard Muller
Five years ago: Pope Francis refused to renew the term of German Cardinal Gerhard Mueller as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican office that handles sexual abuse cases. (During Mueller’s five-year tenure, the congregation racked up a backlog of 2,000 cases and faced harsh criticism from abuse survivors.)
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2019: Coco Gauff
In 2019, Coco Gauff, 15, the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon in the professional era, beat Venus Williams, 39, in the first round, 6-4, 6-4.
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2019: Tyler Skaggs
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27, was found dead in his room at the Texas hotel where the team was staying; the medical examiner discovered that Skaggs had a toxic mixture of alcohol and the painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone in his body.
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2021: Allen Weisselberg
Donald Trump’s company and its longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, have been charged in New York in what prosecutors have called a “radical and audacious” tax evasion scheme in which senior executives allegedly failed to report a compensation, including free use of apartments and cars.
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