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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, September 10, 2003 Page 6 A Look Back This Week September 11, 1814, the U.S. won the naval Battle of Lake Champlain ... Sep- tember 13-14, 1814, the bombardment of Ft. McHenry in Baltimore by the British fleet failed; wit- nessing the event, Francis Scott Key wrote the words to "The Star Spangled Banner" ... September 14, 1901, President McKinley died from a gunshot wound sustained earlier in the month ... September 8, 1935, Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, a national political leader, was assas- sinated ... September 14, 1940, the first peacetime draft was approved ... Sep- tember 8, 1945, U.S. forces entered Korea south of the 38th parallel to dis- place the Japanese ... September 9, 1945, Gen- eral Douglas MacArthur took over the supervision of Japan ... September 8, 1951, the Japanese peace treaty was signed in San Francisco by the U.S., Ja- pan, and 47 other coun- tries ... September 8, 1954, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was formed by a defense pact signed in Manila by the U.S., Britain, France, Aus- tralia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Pakistan, and Thailand ... September 8, 1974, President Ford is- sued a pardon to former President Richard Nixon for any federal crimes he may have committed while president ... September 10, 2000, the government dropped 58 of 59 felony counts against imprisoned scientist Wen Ho Lee; he had been suspected of removing classified data from the Los Alamos Na- tional Laboratory ... Sep- tember 11, 2001, two hi- jacked commercial airliners struck and destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in the worst-ever ter- rorist attack on American soil; a third hijacked plane destroyed a portion of the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers stormed the cockpit ... September 14, 2001, the U.S. ob- served a national day of mourning. (c) 2003 DBR Media, ‘My Three Sons Cleaning Service’ Carpets - Windows - Upholstery Licensed - Insured - Bonded 596-2113 Lamb’s Baaa-dy Shop 592-2883 1436 Rockydale Road Complete Body Work * Paint * Fiberglass Yoga Yoga with Linda Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Kerby Belt Building 592-6797 www.soyoga.com Place your ad here! 3 months $59 Formal Wear *Formal Gowns *Tuxedo Rentals *Gorilla Grams *Balloon Bouquets (541) 479-8820 3 months $59 Thank you for advertising in your hometown newspaper and supporting the merchants who do.