Then-Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Anne W. Patterson stands at attention during the Sunset Parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on July 29, 2014. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has asked recently retired diplomat Anne W. Patterson to become his undersecretary of defense for policy, effectively the third-ranking job at the department.
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Today in History
On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse , a Hindu extremist. In 1815, the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in agreeing to purchase the personal book collection of former President Thomas Jefferson to replace volumes lost when the British burned the U.S. Capitol and its congressional library during the War of 1812.
Today in History: Jan. 5, 2017
On Jan. 5, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed assistance to countries to help them resist Communist aggression in what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine. In 1905, the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals was incorporated in New York State.
Marine Corps withheld suicide investigation results that suggested drug use among Marines
The results of an investigation into the suicide of a Marine that suggested his unit might have a “drug problem” and highlighted a hostile work environment were withheld from the Marine’s family for an “unacceptably long time” spanning months, according to documents and letters obtained by The Washington Post. Cpl. Jonathan M. Gee, 22, hanged himself early Aug. 29, 2015, at the Marine Corps’ Henderson Hall, near the Pentagon, after a night of partying, the investigation found.