In 1944 their supplies were being interdicted, in 1941 that's what was happening to the British. 1944? How about 1942? The Australians at Milne Bay turned back a Japanese offensive using only their native wit and training. Slim was so impressed he wrote about it in his book on the ...
Imagine all the great discoveries that have come from asking a question—from Newton’s theory of gravity to the astonishing breakthroughs in quantum science—some of which are happening at Yale. When a musician experiments wit...
Therefore, I can only surmise what was really happening at that time, based on descriptions and opinions I’ve received from other video engineers, inside and outside the BBC. Here is what I was told: Why did Studio Capital Projects have insufficient work? As discussed in detail here, the...
You couldn't believe it was happening. You could see it in front of your eyes, but you couldn't believe it. Here it was, a beautiful day -- a beautiful Sunday morning -- and you see everything blowing up and ships sinking and men in the water. And you think, we're at peace ...
WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY On the Hill The Senatewill meet at 10 a.m. to take up the “minibus” spending bill, with votes later in the day on forcing the U.S. to withdraw troops from Niger and overturning a USDA resolution on anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Majority LeaderCHUCK SCHUMERand Minori...
The wordbugoriginated in engineering. The use of the term in computing is attributed to pioneer programmer Grace Hopper. In 1944, Hopper was a young Naval Reserve officer who worked on the Mark I computer at Harvard. Hopper later described an incident in which a technician is said to have ...
The exhibition, open now until February 2025, showcases both the historical and current relevance of mail-in voting, particularly as the country is in an election year. “For us, it’s a quick pop-up—trying to be responsive to the zeitgeist, the ...
Think about this when you see what's happening in Ukraine. The Russians knew that Ukraine was going to counterattack. This knowledge itself was significant, so they fortified eastern Ukraine. However, much like Gen. Pemberton in Vicksburg, Russia simply doesn’t seem to have the forces to cont...
But to really understand Title 42 you have to understand what is happening at the southern border and what has happened with asylum claims. At play are potentially millions of aliens flooding into the United States. America’s asylum laws, meant to help the most vulnerable, have instead become...
TheD-DAYLANDINGS^①1 By spring 1944, the Second World War had been raging across the globe for about five years. But along the south coast of England, something unusual was happening: Allied troopsmade up mainly of British, Canadian and American soldiers, were gathering in large numbers. ...