Should homeland defense be a permanent mission for the Guard and Reserve?

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1847: Angered by the abusive behavior of American soldiers occupying the city, Mexicans in Taos strike back by murdering the American-born New Mexican governor Charles Bent.

1861: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in secession as a special state convention votes 208-89 to leave the Union.

1862: Union General George Thomas defeats Confederates commanded by George Crittenden in southern Kentucky. The battle secured Union control of the region and resulted in the death of Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer.

1915: The first German air raids on Great Britain inflict minor casualties.

1923: The French announce the invention of a new gun that has a firing range of 56 miles.

1941: British forces in East Africa, acting on information obtained by breaking the Italians coded messages, invade Italian-occupied Eritrea.

1945: The Red Army captures Lodz, Krakow, and Tarnow.

1947: The French open a drive on Hue, Indochina.

1952: The U.S. Navy hospital ship Repose departed Korean waters after the longest tour of duty for any such vessel during the Korean War of nearly one and one-half years.

1961: Outgoing President Dwight D. Eisenhower cautions incoming President John F. Kennedy that Laos is "the key to the entire area of Southeast Asia," and might even require the direct intervention of U.S. combat troops.