Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

In Other Nautical News

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The historic World War II submarine USS Silversides has safely made her way under to a shipyard in Wisconsin for overhaul and preservation w...
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Monday, November 10, 2025

The Gales Of November, Remembered

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Today is the 50th Anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Immortalized in a ballad by Gordon Lightfoot, the legend of the wreck l...
Friday, August 08, 2025

So You're Saying There's A Chance To Save These Artifacts?

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Canada issued the Hi-Power Pistol manufactured in Canada by Inglis in World War 2.  They then soldiered on for years as the armed forces ser...
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Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Happy Enola Gay Pride Day!

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On August 6, 1945, with the surprise carried to its target by the B-29 Enola Gay, the United States did the biggest gender reveal in history...
Thursday, July 24, 2025

History of The M16A2

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Widener's has a nice article up on the history and development of the M-16A2 rifle. Widener's:   Colt M16A2: Battle Rifle Evolution ...
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Monday, July 21, 2025

The Highest-Scoring Ace of The Jet Age Has Gone West

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Israeli Air Force Brigadier General (ret) Giora Epstein died this weekend at the age of 87. General Epstein is the highest scoring ace of th...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Ouch. Time Flies.

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Yes, time flies.  As do airplanes.  
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Tuesday, March 04, 2025

Gladiator II - Just Why?

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To say Gladiator 2 was a sequel no one asked for is an understatement. The first Gladiator was fun, had some respect for historical accuracy...
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Monday, January 06, 2025

A Neat Hanukkah Discovery

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The Times of Israel: ‘Miracle’ hoard of Hasmonean coins discovered during Hanukkah in Jordan Valley dig  The Hasmoneans were the descendant...
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Monday, November 18, 2024

Amherstburg Naval Yard

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When I was in Amherstburg last weekend, I decided to check out the historic site of the Navy Yard. Used by the British in the War of 1812, t...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

London Trip 17: You Can Do Numerous Successful Commercial Transactions With No Recognition

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But, you get caught shipping lousy quality copper, and your name endures forever: Yes, that's the tablet that has the complaint about Ea...
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Saturday, September 07, 2024

London Trip 12 - HMS Belfast

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After thoroughly enjoying our time at Churchill's War Room, we started walking towards another Imperial War Museum - HMS Belfast . There...
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Friday, September 06, 2024

London Trip 11 - Churchill's War Room

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We arrived and got in line for tickets to the Churchill War Room Tour. We waited in line for tickets beside a couple very friendly Aussies ...
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Tuesday, August 06, 2024

The Day The Land Of The Rising Sun

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Became The Land of The Rising Suns. Today is variously known as: "Don't Start a War if You Can't Take A Joke Day!" " ...
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Friday, July 26, 2024

1984 In 2024

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  It's interesting to watch the Media rewrite history in real-time to support their latest candidate for president. O...
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Thursday, June 06, 2024

The Longest Day - 80 Years Later

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80 years ago today, the greatest amphibious operation the world has ever seen headed for the shores of occupied France. Thanks to the courag...
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Saturday, May 11, 2024

Blackbeards Recap 7 - Pre-Airport Perambulations

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Everyone needed to be off the boat by 9am, so we had a coffee and a continental breakfast, said our goodbyes. Some people headed right to th...
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Thursday, October 05, 2023

Back From The Desert

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Now, I've been through the desert, the Mojave Desert to be precise, but I did not have a Horse With No Name. Instead, I spent a week wit...
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