Earhart soon Taking a course in Red Cross First Aid, Earhart enlisted as a nurse's aide at Spadina Military Hospital in Toronto, Canada, tending to wounded soldiers during World War I and when the Spanish flu pandemic was spreading. The following year, Amelia enrolled as a premedical student...
During her trip, however, she came across wounded soldiers in the war. She then changed her mind about college, but instead becoming a nurse for wounded soldiers. Amelia then met Anita, a female flightier. Amelia started a passion to flying. Captain Hilton gave Amelia an opportunity to fly...
Soldiers were constantly tired and in danger of falling asleep. This is why the watch shift was kept to 2 hours to avoid men falling asleep while on watch. There were several cease fires or truces in the trenches during World War I. In 1914, around Christmas time, both the British and ...
In Memoriamby Alice Winn– I have seen so many people raving about this WW1 romance between two soldiers I just couldn’t resist. It seems like the perfect read for pride month. The Isles of the Godsby Amie Kaufman– To be honest this was a bit of an impulse buy. I’ve read a fe...
in exchange for adhere to Wahabi tenets and to spread them abroad. After a chequered century or so fighting the Ottoman Empire, the Saudis, by siding with the Allies, emerged victorious after WW1 and proceeded to extend their power across Arabia during the 1920s. This was accelerated by the...
8 Tips for Nonprofits To Boost Resilience During A Pandemic Many of us will have watched the daytime TV offerings with keep fit and cooking guru Mr Wicks, or perhaps preferred for those with longer memories ,the Green Goddess,Diana Moran.Perhaps then we turned to platforms like Zoom or Skype...
In 1952, soldiers from the US Air Force took over the place following diplomatic instructions, and introduced jazz and Rhythm ´n´ Blues into the place. In 1967, the hotel opened up to the public again. [2] Vincent had a lifelong love for amusement parks and rides, especially roller...
Rep. Paul, a Republican from Texas, has argued for removing U.S. soldiers from the Middle East because the American presence there is increasingly seen by many Muslims as a foreign occupation force. Responding to Rep. Paul’s argument that Americans should mind their own business and not beco...
The first two photos were taken at Lakes EntranceAvenue of Honourin Gippsland (SE Victoria) when I visited in December 2021. In 1924 twenty-six Monterey Cypress pines were planted along the Esplanade to honour local soldiers who were killed In action in WW1. By the 1990s many of these tree...
Wounded soldiers of the 1/4th Battalion Essex Regiment during the battle for Monte Cassino On 20 August 1944 the battalion was withdrawn from the front line having been involved in fighting for nearly two years. During the next 6 weeks recruits boosted the strength up to 30 Officers and 700 ...