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The Robert E. Lee won the race. [191] The steamboat inspired the 1912 song Waiting for the Robert E. Lee by Lewis F. Muir and L. Wolfe Gilbert. [192] In more modern times, the USS Robert E. Lee, a George Washington-class submarine built in 1958, was named for Lee, [193] as was the M3 Lee tank, produced in 1941 and 1942.
Robert E. Lee Day is a state holiday observed on various dates in parts of the Southern US, commemorating the January 19 birthday of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. [1] It is rooted in the Lost Cause myth prevalent throughout the Southern United States, as Lee was a central figure in Lost Cause mythology due to his social status, military exploits, and personality.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Tennesee observed Lee's birthday from 1917 to 1969 when it was changed to a "special day of observance," but state law requires the governor to proclaim Jan. 19 as Robert E. Lee Day, along with ...
In Georgia, the fourth Monday in April was formerly celebrated as Confederate Memorial Day, but beginning in 2016, in response to the Charleston church shooting, the names of Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee's Birthday were struck from the state calendar and the statutory holidays were designated simply as "state holidays". [37]
In May 2011, he was shot and killed in a grow house in Newark, N.J. Police found cash and marijuana at the scene, but the shooter was never identified. Rob was 30 years old.
A man was shot and killed by police at his apartment after allegedly advancing towards two officers with a knife. [153] 1993-01-20: Barry, Robert (23) Florida (Pompano Beach) After thieves stole a car outside Barry's home and fled, he followed them in his own vehicle while his wife called police.
A man suspected of drunk driving is facing criminal charges in a three-car crash that killed two girls. That intersection has been the site of 32 collisions and one pedestrian fatality in a 10 ...