A Fortress in the Sky If you’ve ever wondered why the B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary reputation for toughness, look no further than the story of the All American. On February 1, 1943, this bomber and its ten-man crew took off from Biskra, Algeria on a mission to strike German supply lines near Tunis. […]
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1940 General Timoshenko launches his big offensive across the iced up straits of Viipuri Bay, although Finnish aircraft raids disrupt these attacks. The battleship Alabama (BB-60) is laid down at the Norfolk, Virginia. In Japan, expenditure on the military accounts for half of the national budget for 1940. 1941 The Admiral Hipper slips out of
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“I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.” – J.R.R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkein, CBE (01/03/1892 — 09/02/1973) was an English writer, university professor, poet, and philologist. J.R.R. Tolkein was best known as
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Deanna Durbin was born Edna Mae Durbin on December 4, 1921, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her British-born parents moved to California while she was still young, and her singing voice soon had talent scouts knocking at her door.
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You’re holding up a million-dollar bomber . . . try SYNTHETIC RUBBER For months a great airplane company had been working night and day to get into production on a new bomber wanted by the Army. Millions had been invested in tools and jigs. But now the first models were developing a “bug” that threatened
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Janis Carter January 5, 1945 Yank Pin UP was an established singer, star of stage and screen and later television star. She was born on October 10, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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World War II Bell Telephone ad asking the public to take care and consideration when placing long distance calls.
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“Before we’re through with ‘em, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell.” – Admiral Halsey (December 1941) Fleet Admiral William “Bill” or “Bull” Halsey, Jr. (10/20/1882 — 08/16/1959) was the commander of the U.S. Third Fleet during part of the Pacific War again Japan. During the attack on Pearl Harbor Vice Admiral Halsey
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Colleen Townsend Yank Pin Up Girl was born on December 21, 1928 in the Los Angeles area and started her career at Twentieth Century Fox in 1947 at the age of 18.
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“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” – General Dwight D. Eisenhower General Dwight D Eisenhower (10/14/1890 — 03/39/1969) was a five-star general in the U.S. Army. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Eisenhower was responsible for creating
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