has written a comprehensive account of the rise and fall of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), providing an incredibly detailed examination of the issues leading up to the 1981 firing of the striking members of PATCO and of the aftermath of that strike.Coffin, D A...
Nancy Reagan said: “My family and I would like the world to know that President Ronald Reagan has passed away... We appreciate everyone’s prayers.” Drake said Reagan’s death came at 1 p.m. and was caused by pneumonia, complicated by Alzheimer’s. Advertisement...
In 1941 Reagan gave a well-received performance in the Oscar nominated film Kings Row. Other notable movies include Knute Rockne, The Hasty Heart, and the film Brother Rat, which is where Reagan first met his future wife Jane Wyman.[18] During the war Reagan was in the Air Force where ...
he held the controllers to their signed affidavit stating that they would not “participate [in any strike] while an employee of the Government of the United States.” [18] Reagan brought in military air traffic controllers as replacements to ensure there was no ...