which mentioned a confrontation between a cargo ship and the sub. The freighter’s crew spotted two torpedoes bubbling toward them, the first of which missed; but the second exploded and stopped the engine. Terrified, the Japanese seamen turned a deck gun on the sub, firing eighty-four times...
that he was a sincere worshipper of the most high God; and this,too,at a time when he may be said to have been guilty of compelling his woman slave to commit the sin of adultery.The facts in the case are these:Mr.Covey was a poor man; he...
If you may recall, my only post here on this website for 2020 details the GTO and what it means to me. Here was the vehicle with so much history, so much personal meaning to me, with a senior-level CIA officer in back and one of my favorite editors in riding shotgun. It was an...
11/16/2012: Supporter Kaminer Haislip was honored with the Made in the South Award in the Home category by Garden & Gun magazine! Click here for details. For the published article, check out the Dec 2012/Jan 2013 issue of Garden & Gun....
and observing the natural obstacles and Confederate improvements to the fort. From the information he had gathered through these efforts, Grant knew that the fort would not be taken by the 8th. On February 14th, Union gunboats under Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote attempted to reduce the fort wi...
A severe storm hits northwest Europe and lasts for 5 days, seriously curtailing low level flying operations and impacting both the availability of close air support and the effectiveness of the Allied naval gun fire. Shorn of their air cover and reduced to mainly their organic artillery, ...
During the Second Battle of Manassas in August 1862, the Stone House was quickly converted to a hospital once again. Union surgeons marked the building with a flag and treated the wounded throughout the first day of the battle. Some Union troops also buried their men in...
A Vietnamese revolutionary executed by the French in 1931 when he was 17 years old: During a nationalist speech in Saigon, he had fired a gun at French secret police. His martyrdom was seen as symbolic of French brutality. On Lý Tự Trọng street in Ho Chi Minh City isthe forme...
It appears that several versions of the motorcade were photographed at different times. Different photos show the Presidential limousine with/without rearview mirrors, with/without a golden trim to the American flag, with Governor Connelly switching positions, with/without Jacqueline Kennedy’s hat and...
Finally, I was able to flag down a wheelchair attendant to bring him from the bathroom. The Advantage representative stayed WITH ME ON THE PHONE WITH ME WHILE THIS WHOLE THING WAS GOING ON. She then go me to the other Admirals Club whose manager “authorized” 2 day passes (that we had...