This Day in History Entry #45
December 22nd, 2009 by Wordsman
Though the Germans were kicking their butts
The old One-Oh-First still showed their guts
Asked to give up Bastogne
McAuliffe was not thrown
To the Germans he wrote one word: “NUTS!”
Event: U.S. 101st Airborne refuses to surrender in the Battle of the Bulge
Year: 1944
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_McAuliffe#.22Nuts.22
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