caleb4j (25)in #d • 7 years ago1965 U.S. sends first combat troops to South VietnamA U.S. Marine Corps Hawk air defense missile battalion is deployed to Da Nang. President Johnson had ordered this deployment to provide protection for the key U.S. airbase…caleb4j (25)in #t • 7 years ago1971 Satchel Paige nominated to Baseball Hall of FameOn this day in 1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. In August of that year, Paige, a pitching…