On this day in history March 8, 1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France. 1978 – The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4. 1979 – Philips demonstrates the Compact Disc publicly for the first time. 1983 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union an […]
On this day in history December 28, 1943 – World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Divisionand the capture of the Italian town of Ortona. 2000 – U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is […]
On this day in history December 23, 1948 – Seven Japanese convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan. Related articles FUNFACT: Woody Harrelson’s Father Was a Hitman (critiquethatfilm.com) Serial Killer / Hitman – Richard Kuklinski (The Iceman) – Documentary (elementulhuliganic.wordpress.com) […]
On this day in history December 12, 1941 – World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria. Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States. India declares war on Japan. Related articles Decemer 7th, 1917…American Declares War on Who? (broeder10.wordpress.com) When Congress once used its powers to declare war (constitutioncenter.org) December 7th, 1941: […]
FILE – In this Dec. 7, 1941 file photo, a small boat rescues a crew member from the water as heavy smoke rolls out of the stricken USS West Virginia after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Two men can be seen on the […]
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