there. four years. try that and see how you would do. before benjamin o. davis got there, west point had not graduated a single african-american cadet in the whole 20th century. benjamin o. davis jr. for those four years he was frozen out, tormented for the whole time he was there, but he persevered, graduated in the top 15% of his class. this class that hated him for being black. and he went on to a very distinguished military career. he was an original tuskegee airmen, commanded the red tails, one of the army pioneers who helped create the united states air force. he became the first-ever african-american air force general. and now west point will house 650 cadets in a six-story building they are naming for him on campus. the head of west point s history department saying today benjamin o. davis career, quote, was not west point at its finest hour, but this is a chance for west point to recognize one of its finest.
to commemorate the 70s victory of the nazi surrender in world war ii, russia threw a giant party in moscow over the weekend. one of russian president vladimir putin s buddies who came to moscow for the parade was mr. putin s best american friend, steven seagal. one time but no longer pony-tailed 1990s action hero. you know, you should want knock chinese possessions. i have something in my pocket right now that will completely clear up that bruise on your forehead. what bruise? while steven seagal s presence at the victory parade this weekend was admittedly weird, both in russian terms and international terms, it was not the weirdest thing that happened at that parade. and that is just ahead with pictures. please stay with us.
sometimes 80 years is not too late to right a wrong. this is how the united states military academy at west point is trying to make something right for one of their cadets who graduated 79 years ago. these are new barracks for west point cadets, and they re going to be named after this gentleman. his name is benjamin o. davis jr., from washington, d.c. he was the son of a career army officer, and west point was willing to let him in as an african-american cadet in 1932, but they were not willing to accept him once he was there. cadets who violate the honor code are treated to something they call silencing, where no one will speak to you except on an official as-needed basis. no one would speak to him. no one would allow them to sit with him to eat, no one would be his friend. he roomed alone. and all of that went on for the whole four years that he was
which shows your brain as if it is on the outside of your head. and it s in pretty anatomically appropriate pink. also at etsy, a large variety of eight-foot-long body pillows, designed to be hugged by your whole body in the shape of a giant squid. why stop at just one? you could have a whole family of them. in the earring department, they ve got a pretty good run going on moose poop. there are a lot of poop-themed things on etsy. this is poop-shaped tissue box cover. you can pull your tissues right out of the poop pile. a lot of people make hand soap in the shape of dog poop which is funny. here is a $4,000 table lamp showing a doberman doing exactly what you think he s doing. the floor switch is yeah. the name of this piece is called good boy. also a smaller one that s bright red chihuahua. same idea, same switch.
stopped awkwardly on purpose. that was at least just during the dress rehearsal. during the actual v.e. day parade, it drove like a dream. no more stalls, no problems. frankly almost every piece of russian weaponry was impressive and imposing. almost every piece performed flawlessly. it was a different model this time and a different problem, but this time this other tank the problem was it caught on fire. it s never good. would be bad enough if it wasn t also a tank carrying missiles while it was on fire. the tank was successfully towed away. the missile didn t blow up. a couple of rough moments for one of the world s biggest weaponry suppliers.