1903 What a *** Department: On 21 January, 1903, the *** Act establishes the modern National Guard. Just a reminder - all you guy who aren't in one of the organized militias are *still* in the unorganized one... you may commence the snarkage. 1954: On this day the USS Nautilus was launched. 1968: Vietnam - The Siege of Khe Sanh begins. 1977: Washington, DC. Jimmy Carter validates the parking of all the draft dodgers who avoided places like... Khe Sanh. Righties bemoan lack of summary executions...