Today in history: Eisenhower bids farewell

1961: President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his farewell address three days before leaving office, warning the American people against deficit spending and the danger of over-empowering the "military-industrial complex." Read "Ike's Military-Industrial Complex Speech Deconstructed" on HistoryNet.com.

Also today in history, in the U.S. and elsewhere:

1608: At the Battle of Ebenat, Ethiopian Negus Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprised and routed an army of Oronos, killing 12,000 of them for the loss of 400 of his own troops.

1811: In the Battle of Calderón Bridge, an outnumbered force of 6,000 Spanish troops defeated nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries.

1944: The Allies launched the first of four major assaults against German-held Monte Cassino, Italy; it ended in failure.

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