Rush Limbaugh was three years old.

Roger Ailes was two weeks short of fourteen.

Four Puerto Rican nationalists stormed the Capitol March 1, 1954. The House was in session as they were taking a vote regarding the employment of Mexican migrant workers.

Five Congressmen were wounded by gunfire from the visitor’s gallery: Alvin Bentley of Michigan, Ben Jensen of Iowa, Clifford Davis of Tennessee, George Fallon of Maryland and Kenneth Roberts of Alabama. All five survived the 30 shots which rang out from above the floor. All four perpetrators were eventually sentenced to long prison terms.

I certainly hope no anti-Puerto Rican violence will follow in the wake of this unfortunate incident.