Benjamin W. Kirkland (born 1954)

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Benjamin W. Kirkland & Gabriela (Liscano) Kirkland

March 24, 1984 Travis County, TX

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Gabriela (Liscano) Kirkland

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Gabriela (Liscano) Kirkland

c. 1959 - Unknown

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Quatichia R. (Law) Kirkland

Myrtle and James W Durden

Roy Bacon Kirkland

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C.D. Kirkland Photography, Cheyenne Wyoming

50th Wedding Anniversary 1953

STAFFORD and KIRKLAND

Lester, George and Charles Wayne Kirkland

Ludie Kirkland

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In 1954, in the year that Benjamin W. Kirkland was born, on May 17th, the Supreme Court released a decision on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The ruling stated that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional thus paving the way for integration in schools.

In 1964, on February 9th, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. 73 million people watched - although the Beatles couldn't be heard because of the loud screaming of the female teenage audience.

In 1979, on November 4th, Iranian militant students seized the US embassy in Teheran and held 52 American citizens and diplomats hostage for 444 days. They were released at the end of the inauguration speech of the newly elected Ronald Reagan.

In 1980, on April 24th, a rescue attempt was begun in the Iranian Hostage Crisis. The attempt failed and 8 US servicemen were killed. Eight helicopters had been sent for the mission, but only 5 arrived in operating condition., Since the military had advised that the mission be aborted if there were fewer than 6 helicopters, President Carter stopped it. Upon leaving, a helicopter collided with a transport plane and the men were killed.

In 1994, on May 6th, the Channel Tunnel or "Chunnel" was officially opened. The Chunnel is a railway tunnel beneath the English Channel that connects Great Britain to mainland France. Original plans for such a tunnel were developed in 1802 and approved by Napoleon Bonaparte but the British rejected the plan fearing that Napoleon would use the railway to invade.