On This Day in West Virginia History, March 27th

March 27, 2023

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Secretary of the Army Stephen Ailes and Deputy Secretary of Defense Cyrus Vance being sworn in by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Paul Martin Collection

Cyrus R. Vance, who served as United States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980, was born in Clarksburg on March 27, 1917.

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