WWI began when most European nations were connected by several entangling alliances, supposedly for mutual protection (against the other alliances), but which actually got them into war, not out of it. The tragedy was set in motion when a Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, shot Austrian Archdu...
Think carefully about the institutions, buildings, and areas that the military will want to take control of and avoid those areas. The safest place you can be when martial law happens is in your own home. You may also like: 30 Long Lasting Recipes Grandma Made During WWII ...
The first fish I got was a Bengal sergeant, an old friend from Thailand. So was the second. And fourteenth. I could see a few other species, but the damsel was the dominant pest, and I needed to cast elsewhere. After about half an hour, I got a nice bite in the deeper water and...
NASA was winning the technological battle but losing the mass appeal it needed to sustain human space exploration. In retrospect one mistake NASA made in the Public Relations aspects of Apollo was to never make an effort to let the world see the faces of people on the Moon out of fear of ...
This morning, Mike presenting Inge: “Now she (doesn’t cry and scream but) just knocks on the door.” Inge weaning: Willing to accept when I say no more neh-neh. Pulls my face to kiss her. Went over to pat and comfort Knox who was hurt. Carries stuffed animals into her bed aft...
The US was also looking to develop synthetic rubbers, as by 1925, the country was consuming about 76% of the global rubber supply.The 1930ssaw booming new synthetic rubber development and production worldwide, according to historians. What was rubber used for in WWII?
These two women were involved in a lifelong feud that only officially ended with Fontaine’s passing in 2013 at the age of 96. However, I’m sure it picked up again with de Havilland’s death in 2020 at age 104. Olivia de Havilland was born in Tokyo, Japan on July 1, 1916. Her ...
Daylight Saving Time started in the United States during World War 1 as the government looked for ways to conserve the coal used for heating homes. It was unpopular and quickly abolished but brought back in the 1960s. The majority of states observe DST h
advanced aircraft like the low-flying, terrain-hugging Rockwell B-1 Lancer and the stealthy, radar evading Northrop B-2 Spirit. Another solution was clearly needed. That solution was the ballistic missile. In September 1944, the Germans unveiled the groundbreaking V-2 rocket, thousands of which ...
One seller’s agent, let’s call her VA, kept putting us off and not scheduling showings, and I finally told Lourdes to just quit trying. That VA probably didn’t want to split the commission with Lourdes, and that’s why she was putting us off. The problem was the VA was the ...