Friday, June 9, 2023

Wednesday, June 9, 1943. George H. W. Bush takes flight.

Payroll taxes were passed by Congress for the second time in U.S. history, the first time having been in 1913.  Automatic withholding was a feature of the tax.

Sarah Sundin, on her blog, notes:

Today in World War II History—June 9, 1943: Future president George H.W. Bush is commissioned as an ensign in the US Naval Reserves, age 18; he’ll become the youngest US naval aviator in history.

She also noted that the Navy declared Los Angeles off limits, helping to bring the Zoot Suit Riots to an end. 

The Battle of Porta ended with the Italian Army burning down a series of Greek villages.

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