On this day in 1864, Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman lays siege to Atlanta, Georgia, a critical Confederate hub, shelling civilians and cutting off supply lines. The Confederates retreated, destroying the city’s munitions as they went. On November 15 of that year, Sherman’s troops burned much of the city before continuing their march through the South. Sherman’s Atlanta campaign was one of the most decisive victories of the Civil War.
William...
Rabu, 31 Agustus 2016
Daily Quiz for September 1, 2016
Pope Benedict XIII banned the clergy from wearing these.
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Selasa, 30 Agustus 2016
August 31, 1980: Polish government signs accord with Gdansk shipyard workers
On this day in 1980, representatives of the communist government of Poland agree to the demands of striking shipyard workers in the city of Gdansk. Former electrician Lech Walesa led the striking workers, who went on to form Solidarity, the first independent labor union to develop in a Soviet bloc nation.
In July 1980, facing economic crisis, Poland’s government raised the price of food and other goods, while curbing the growth of wages. The price...
Audio: ‘First A Doctor, Then A Soldier’- WWII POW Survivor Tells The Story Of Porky Pig
World War II veteran Frank Donia shares a story about the German doctor who treated him when he was a POW.
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Daily Quiz for August 31, 2016
The first purpose built movie theater opened in this year.
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Daily Quiz for August 30, 2016
The first interracial kiss on American scripted TV happened on this TV series.
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Senin, 29 Agustus 2016
August 30, 1967: Thurgood Marshall confirmed as Supreme Court justice
On this day in 1967, Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice. He would remain on the Supreme Court for 24 years before retiring for health reasons, leaving a legacy of upholding the rights of the individual as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
From a young age, Marshall seemed destined for a place in the American justice system. His parents instilled in him an appreciation for the Constitution,...
Did Germans Ever ‘Jump’ An Airfield During WWII?
Did Germans Ever 'Jump' An Airfield During WWII?
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November 2016 Table of Contents
The November 2016 issue features a cover story about George Washington's tactical retreat at Brooklyn in 1776, a move that saved the Patriot cause
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1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing: ‘The BLT Building Is Gone!’
The 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut killed 241 U.S. military personnel and was a harbinger of a vicious new era in terrorism
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WWI Centennial Commission Chairman Robert J. Dalessandro
Under Dalessandro's guidance the commission is coordinating centennial events in the United States and abroad
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Type B1 I-Boat
The long-range Type B1 I-boat was meant to support the Japanese fleet in its “decisive battle” against the Allies
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Modeling the Vought F7U-3 Cutlass
Did our feature on the “Gutless Cutlass” in the September 2016 Aviation History pique your interest in filling that hole in your collection of 1950s U.S. Navy jets? If so, you have your work cut out for you. In spite of the futuristic Buck Rodgers look of this fighter, few kits featuring it have reached …
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Minggu, 28 Agustus 2016
August 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane on this day in 2005. Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. After briefly coming ashore in southern Florida on August 25 as a Category 1 hurricane, Katrina gained strength before slamming into the Gulf Coast on August 29. In addition to bringing...
Audio: WWII Glider Pilot On (Crash) Landing Overloaded In Normandy
Mel Pliner, who served with the 436th Troop Carrier Squadron during WWII, recalls landing in his plywood glider carrying 36 troops the day after D-Day in Normandy.
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Daily Quiz for August 29, 2016
In 1954 this man seized power in Egypt.
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Sabtu, 27 Agustus 2016
August 28, 1996: Charles and Diana divorce
After four years of separation, Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and his wife, Princess Diana, formally divorce.
On July 29, 1981, nearly one billion television viewers in 74 countries tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana Spencer, a young English schoolteacher. Married in a grand ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in the presence of 2,650 guests, the couple’s romance was,...
Daily Quiz for August 28, 2016
In 1949 this country left the British Commonwealth of Nations.
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Jumat, 26 Agustus 2016
August 27, 1883: Krakatau explodes
The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on Krakatau (also called Krakatoa), a small, uninhabited volcanic island located west of Sumatra in Indonesia, on this day in 1883. Heard 3,000 miles away, the explosions threw five cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air, created 120-foot tsunamis and killed 36,000 people.
Krakatau exhibited its first stirrings in more than 200 years on May 20, 1883. A German warship passing by reported...
Daily Quiz for August 27, 2016
This was the first actor to portray the character James Bond on screen.
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November 2016 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about celebrities who served, Algerian War "rat hunts" and the legend of Carthaginian commander Hannibal Barca
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Letter From Military History – November 2016
The figurative "fog of war" — e.g., poor communications, inept training and leadership, mass panic — is often a decisive factor in the course of military operations
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Book Review: The Angel
Uri Bar-Joseph profiles exiled Egyptian spymaster Ashraf Marwan, his allegiances, his role in Israel's military successes and his death in London under suspicious circumstances
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Book Review: Honor Before Glory
Scott McGaugh honors the World War II sacrifices of the Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, among the most combat-tested and decorated units in U.S. history
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Book Review: Code Warriors
Stephen Budiansky, former editor of World War II, delves into the clandestine world of the U.S. code breakers who waged a back-channel Cold War against the Soviet Union
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Book Review: Admiral Bill Halsey
Thomas Alexander Hughes profiles iconic U.S. Navy Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey and explores why he remains relatively overlooked among his World War II contemporaries
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Book Review: Balochistan, the British and the Great Game
T.A. Heathcote relates the storied history of the passage between India and southern Afghanistan, gateway for the ill-fated 1839 British invasion force
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Book Review: Edward J. Steptoe and the Indian Wars
Ron McFarland profiles Mexican and Indian wars veteran officer Edward J. Steptoe, a standout American military figure of the antebellum period
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U.S. Navy’s Air War in the Pacific: White-Knuckle Countdown to Peace
From our 2015 Archives: Writer David Sears, author of our September/October’s “Going Long” about the 2nd Raiders, discusses the intense navy air warfare over the Pacific that helped the Allies establish victory over the unrelenting Japanese kamikaze fighters. From his Hellcat, over coastal Honshū—the main Japanese home island—U.S. Navy Lieutenant (junior grade) Henry J. O’Meara …
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Book Review: Went the Day Well?
Oxford-educated lecturer David Crane scoured period newspapers, diaries and letters to craft this critically provocative account of the June 18, 1815, Battle of Waterloo
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Kamis, 25 Agustus 2016
August 26, 1939: First televised Major League baseball game
On this day in 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was to become WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.
At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular programming did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets–there were only about 400 in the New York area. Not...
Daily Quiz for August 26, 2016
On April 13, 1941 the USSR signed a non-aggression pact with this country.
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Soldiers Loved a Refreshing Cup of Coffee
Strong Enough to Float an Iron Wedge Few things were as welcome to soldiers in camp and on the march as a fresh, hot cup of coffee Somewhere amid the horror and bloodshed of Antietam, a small act of kindness was rendered that would be remembered decades later. The battle had begun before daylight, leaving …
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Louisa May Alcott Goes to War
Eager to support the North, the budding author volunteered for a fledgling corps of female nurses… For generations of Americans, Louisa May Alcott has been revered as the author of Little Women (1868), the semi-autobiographical novel about four sisters living in Concord, Massachusetts, while their father served in the Civil War. InLittle Women and its equally popular sequels, …
The...
CSS Albemarle: Confederate Ironclad in the American Civil War
An unstoppable confederate war machine -- Albemarle -- finally meets its match against Union raiders.
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Rabu, 24 Agustus 2016
August 25, 1835: The Great Moon Hoax
On this day in 1835, the first in a series of six articles announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon appears in the New York Sun newspaper.
Known collectively as “The Great Moon Hoax,” the articles were supposedly reprinted from the Edinburgh Journal of Science. The byline was Dr. Andrew Grant, described as a colleague of Sir John Herschel, a famous astronomer of the day. Herschel had in fact traveled to Capetown, South Africa, in January...
Daily Quiz for August 25, 2016
This was Microsoft’s first software product.
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Selasa, 23 Agustus 2016
August 24, 79: Vesuvius erupts
After centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands. The cities, buried under a thick layer of volcanic material and mud, were never rebuilt and largely forgotten in the course of history. In the 18th century, Pompeii and Herculaneum were rediscovered and excavated, providing an unprecedented archaeological record of the everyday life of an...
Audio: WWII Vet On The Weekend Pass That Probably Saved His Life
Doug Justus talks about the weekend pass that changed his life, and probably saved it, when his unit was dispatched while he was on leave. The fate of his fellow soldiers remains a mystery.
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Daily Quiz for August 24, 2016
This man was the first fighter ace in history.
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Kermit Meets Charlie Chaplin on LaBrea
HENSON STUDIOS honors the builder of one of LA’s oldest production lots by dressing Kermit the Frog like Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp. In 1917, when the actor/director/producer bought acreage at 1416 North LaBrea Avenue in Los Angeles, the property was an orange grove. Chaplin marked his turf with a signature and shoeprints splayed Tramp-style in …
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Senin, 22 Agustus 2016
August 23, 1902: Fannie Farmer opens cooking school
On this day in 1902, pioneering cookbook author Fannie Farmer, who changed the way Americans prepare food by advocating the use of standardized measurements in recipes, opens Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery in Boston. In addition to teaching women about cooking, Farmer later educated medical professionals about the importance of proper nutrition for the sick.
Farmer was born March 23, 1857, and raised near Boston, Massachusetts. Her family believed...
What Happened To Marhsal Grouchy And Why Wasn’t He Executed?
What Happened To Marhsal Grouchy And Why Wasn't He Executed?
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Daily Quiz for August 23, 2016
On April 12, 1202 the Fourth Crusade sacked this city.
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Daily Quiz for August 22, 2016
This is the only all Spanish lyric song to reach Number One on both the US and UK music charts.
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Audio: D-Day Veteran Talks About Jumping Over Normandy – And Everything Going Wrong
World War II veteran Tom Rice, a 94-year-old former paratrooper, relives the moment he jumped from a plane on D-Day, and what went wrong as he did.
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Minggu, 21 Agustus 2016
August 22, 1950: Althea Gibson becomes first African-American on U.S. tennis tour
On this day in 1950, officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) accept Althea Gibson into their annual championship at Forest Hills, New York, making her the first African-American player to compete in a U.S. national tennis competition.
Growing up in Harlem, the young Gibson was a natural athlete. She started playing tennis at the age of 14 and the very next year won her first tournament, the New York State girls’ championship,...
Sabtu, 20 Agustus 2016
August 21, 1959: Hawaii becomes 50th state
The modern United States receives its crowning star when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. The president also issued an order for an American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: five six-star rows and four five-star rows. The new flag became official July 4, 1960.
The first known settlers of the Hawaiian Islands were Polynesian voyagers who arrived sometime in the...
Daily Quiz for August 21, 2016
On April 10, 1938 this country voted for union with Germany.
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Jumat, 19 Agustus 2016
August 20, 1911: First around-the-world telegram sent, 66 years before Voyager II launch
On this day in 1911, a dispatcher in the New York Times office sends the first telegram around the world via commercial service. Exactly 66 years later, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sends a different kind of message–a phonograph record containing information about Earth for extraterrestrial beings–shooting into space aboard the unmanned spacecraft Voyager II.
The Times decided to send its 1911 telegram in order to determine...
Daily Quiz for August 20, 2016
The World War II battleship IJN Yamato received this nickname during the Solomon Islands’ Campaign.
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Kamis, 18 Agustus 2016
August 19, 1909: First race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
On this day in 1909, the first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, now the home of the world’s most famous motor racing competition, the Indianapolis 500.
Built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana, the speedway was started by local businessmen as a testing facility for Indiana’s growing automobile industry. The idea was that occasional races at the track would pit cars from different manufacturers against...
Daily Quiz for August 19, 2016
This actor was the first to decline an Oscar.
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Rabu, 17 Agustus 2016
August 18, 1991: Soviet hard-liners launch coup against Gorbachev
On this day in 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest during a coup by high-ranking members of his own government, military and police forces.
Since becoming secretary of the Communist Party in 1985 and president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1988, Gorbachev had pursued comprehensive reforms of the Soviet system. Combining perestroika (“restructuring”) of the economy–including a greater emphasis...
Daily Quiz for August 18, 2016
This movie was the first to have “Production Designer” listed in the credits.
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11.22.63 DVD Giveaway on HistoryNet
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Selasa, 16 Agustus 2016
August 17, 1969: Woodstock Music Festival concludes
On this day in 1969, the grooviest event in music history–the Woodstock Music Festival–draws to a close after three days of peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll in upstate New York.
Conceived as “Three Days of Peace and Music,” Woodstock was a product of a partnership between John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang. Their idea was to make enough money from the event to build a recording studio near the arty New York town of Woodstock....
Audio: ‘Gung-Ho Situation’- WWII Paratrooper Recalls D-Day Airborne Landings
Cpl Norman Swaney of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment talks about parachuting into occupied France on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
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Daily Quiz for August 17, 2016
On April 7, 1939 Italy invaded his country.
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Senin, 15 Agustus 2016
August 16, 1896: Gold discovered in the Yukon
While salmon fishing near the Klondike River in Canada’s Yukon Territory on this day in 1896, George Carmack reportedly spots nuggets of gold in a creek bed. His lucky discovery sparks the last great gold rush in the American West.
Hoping to cash in on reported gold strikes in Alaska, Carmack had traveled there from California in 1881. After running into a dead end, he headed north into the isolated Yukon Territory, just across the Canadian border....
What Happened To The German U-Boats After WWII?
What Happened To The German U-Boats After WWII?
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Daily Quiz for August 16, 2016
This was the first TV show to spinoff a theatrical movie.
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A Brief History of Aviation by JustFly
Throughout history, there have been countless records that showcased man’s fascination with flight. While the true origin of this desire had long been gone, the reason behind it is quite obvious. As humans, we are hardwired to want a lot of things. Among these wants is the desire to see the world. To visit the …
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The Twinkle of Battle
Gettysburg’s famed Electric Map reopens in Hanover, PA, ready for a new generation of Civil War enthusiasts. Scott Roland and Marc Charisse are bent over a network of wires, making connections, testing things out and adjusting their computer records. Sprawled before them is a green expanse about the size of half a tennis court. Instead …
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Minggu, 14 Agustus 2016
August 15, 1969: The Woodstock festival opens in Bethel, New York
On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate New York town of Bethel.
Promoters John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang originally envisioned the festival as a way to raise funds to build a recording studio and rock-and-roll retreat near the town of Woodstock, New York. The longtime artists’ colony was already a home base for Bob Dylan and other musicians....
Daily Quiz for August 15, 2016
He was the first US President to die in office.
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Audio: Bloody Omaha- WWII Vet Depicts The Horror Of D-Day Landings
Sgt Jack Lloyd describes the tension of approaching Normandy and landing on Omaha beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
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Sabtu, 13 Agustus 2016
August 14, 2003: Blackout hits Northeast United States
On this day in 2003, a major outage knocked out power across the eastern United States and parts of Canada. Beginning at 4:10 p.m. ET, 21 power plants shut down in just three minutes. Fifty million people were affected, including residents of New York, Cleveland and Detroit, as well as Toronto and Ottawa, Canada. Although power companies were able to resume some service in as little as two hours, power remained off in other places for more than a...
Daily Quiz for August 14, 2016
Anzac Day is held on the anniversary of this event.
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Jumat, 12 Agustus 2016
August 13, 1961: Berlin is divided
Shortly after midnight on this day in 1961, East German soldiers begin laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the city.
After World War II, defeated Germany was divided into Soviet, American, British and French zones of occupation. The city of Berlin, though technically part of the Soviet zone, was also split, with the Soviets taking the eastern part of the city....
Daily Quiz for August 13, 2016
Famed author Washington Irving served as U.S. Minister to this country.
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Kamis, 11 Agustus 2016
August 12, 1990: Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex discovered
On this day in 1990, fossil hunter Susan Hendrickson discovers three huge bones jutting out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota. They turn out to be part of the largest-ever Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered, a 65 million-year-old specimen dubbed Sue, after its discoverer.
Amazingly, Sue’s skeleton was over 90 percent complete, and the bones were extremely well-preserved. Hendrickson’s employer, the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research,...
Daily Quiz for August 12, 2016
Time Magazine named Willis Carrier one of the 100 Most Influential People of the Twentieth Century because of this.
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Rabu, 10 Agustus 2016
August 11, 1934: Federal prisoners land on Alcatraz
A group of federal prisoners classified as “most dangerous” arrives at Alcatraz Island, a 22-acre rocky outcrop situated 1.5 miles offshore in San Francisco Bay. The convicts–the first civilian prisoners to be housed in the new high-security penitentiary–joined a few dozen military prisoners left over from the island’s days as a U.S. military prison.
Alcatraz was an uninhabited seabird haven when it was explored by Spanish Lieutenant Juan Manuel...
Daily Quiz for August 11, 2016
The first U.S. government-funded fallout shelter is located in this city.
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Selasa, 09 Agustus 2016
August 10, 1846: Smithsonian Institution created
After a decade of debate about how best to spend a bequest left to America from an obscure English scientist, President James K. Polk signs the Smithsonian Institution Act into law.
In 1829, James Smithson died in Italy, leaving behind a will with a peculiar footnote. In the event that his only nephew died without any heirs, Smithson decreed that the whole of his estate would go to “the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the...
Audio: The Military Has A Gun That Fires Chickens, Mary Roach Explains Why
Mary Roach, author of 'Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War', explains one of the more peculiar machines associated with weapons of war.
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Daily Quiz for August 10, 2016
The flash tube currently used in still photography was invented in 1926 by this individual.
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Mentor to the Stars: Story of the Little-Known General
One of the most influential leaders of the war never fought in it...
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Game Review: Atlantic Fleet
A highly addictive PC game that lets you play in the Battle of the Atlantic
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Senin, 08 Agustus 2016
August 09, 1974: Unusual succession makes Ford president
In accordance with his statement of resignation the previous evening, Richard M. Nixon officially ends his term as the 37th president of the United States at noon. Before departing with his family in a helicopter from the White House lawn, he smiled farewell and enigmatically raised his arms in a victory or peace salute. The helicopter door was then closed, and the Nixon family began their journey home to San Clemente, California. Richard Nixon was...
Did The Chinese Really Conquer As Much As They Said?
Did The Chinese Really Conquer As Much As They Said?
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Daily Quiz for August 9, 2016
The first bridge across the Mississippi River was built here.
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DVD Review: Victory Remembered-Memories of the Devil’s Brigade
The men known as the Devils Bridgade memorialized....
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Fire For Effect: Down, Not Out
A WISE MAN ONCE REMINDED US THAT “we see through a glass, darkly.” Part of the human condition is that our perception of events doesn’t often match reality. Certainty eludes us. And that’s a real problem in analyzing the ebb and flow of World War II. We all enjoy judging those who fought the war. Sitting …
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Minggu, 07 Agustus 2016
August 08, 1974: Nixon resigns
In an evening televised address, President Richard M. Nixon announces his intention to become the first president in American history to resign. With impeachment proceedings underway against him for his involvement in the Watergate affair, Nixon was finally bowing to pressure from the public and Congress to leave the White House. “By taking this action,” he said in a solemn address from the Oval Office, “I hope that I will have hastened the start...
Daily Quiz for August 8, 2016
The Man Without a Country by Edward Everett Hale was published first in this magazine.
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Audio: Horrified By Drone Warfare, Military Clergyman Posts Public Resignation
Rev Chris Antal says he quit the army after witnessing practices and policies regarding the use of drones in warfare that went against his personal beliefs.
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Conversation with Simon Goodman
Simon Goodman grew up British and Anglican in 1950s London, the second son of a father who aged into a remote, lonely figure. Goodman and older brother Nick vaguely knew of their family’s lost fortunes and vanished art, but not until their father’s death in 1994 did the sons realize how large a fortune and …
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Sabtu, 06 Agustus 2016
August 07, 1947: Wood raft makes 4,300-mile voyage
On this day in 1947, Kon-Tiki, a balsa wood raft captained by Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl, completes a 4,300-mile, 101-day journey from Peru to Raroia in the Tuamotu Archipelago, near Tahiti.Heyerdahl wanted to prove his theory that prehistoric South Americans could have colonized the Polynesian islands by drifting on ocean currents.
Heyerdahl and his five-person crew set sail from Callao, Peru, on the 40-square-foot Kon-Tiki on April...