Environment
...ecticide did kill the mosquitoes and other pests but in the process it destroyed all other life on the planet. DDT would be banned in the United States in 1973. ← Civil Rights Christmas →...
Canonization of Saint John Neumann
...proved by the city in 1962 and involved doctors examining the remains and preservation work done on the body.[10] Around this same time, Neumann’s third miracle required for canonization was being performed on Michael Flanigan. Michael was a fourteen year old boy who suffered from Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer
Victory Mass
...the Mass would be seen as speaking for all Catholics in America, many U.S. officials were invited, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt. While Roosevelt could not attend the Mass, other high level officials came, including Justice Owen Roberts, Postmaster General Frank Walker, Attorney General Francis Biddle, and Admiral Milo Draemel.[6]