The broad ligament is a(n) A) extensive mesentery that encloses the ovaries, uterine tubes, and uterus. B) thickened fold of mesentery that supports and stabilizes the position of the ovary. C) pocket formed between the posterior wall of the uterus and the anterior surface of the rectum.
PT-109 sinks; Lieutenant Kennedy is instrumental in saving crew. On this day in 1943, a Japanese destroyer rams an American PT (patrol torpedo) boat, No. 109, slicing it in two. The destruction is so massive other American PT boats in the area assume the crew is dead. Two crewmen were, in fact, killed, but 11 survived, including Lt. John F. Kennedy. Japanese aircraft had been on a PT boat hunt in the Solomon Islands, bombing the PT base at Rendova Island.
John F. Kennedy was the 35th U.S. President. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II where he became a war hero for actions he took after the sinking of his boat PT-109. During his presidency, her presided over major world events that included the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and the Cuban Missile Crisis.