BostonTigger
<font color=purple>I want the Swiss Family Treehou
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Hello everyone. I'm a little behind on the history lesson for the day, but hopefully I'll get myself caught up.
Just because I thought yesturday's was interesting.
Yesturday in History
August 5th:
~ 1864, during the Civil War, Union Adm David G. Farragut is said to have ordered, "Damn teh torpedoes, full speed ahead!" as he led his fleet against Mobile Bay, Ala.
~ 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
~ 1957, "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network debut on ABC
~ 1962, movie actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home in Los Angeles.
Today in History
August 6th :
~ 1862 , the C.S.S. Arkansas, the most feared Confederate ironclad on the Mississippi River, is blown up by her crew after suffering mechanical problems during a battle with the U.S.S. Essex near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
~ 1911, Lucille Ball, destined to become one of America's most beloved comic actresses, is born near Jamestown, New York.
~ 1945, On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world's first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the fallout.
Hope you liked yesturdays and todays history lesson. Have fun everyone and TGIF
Just because I thought yesturday's was interesting.
Yesturday in History
August 5th:
~ 1864, during the Civil War, Union Adm David G. Farragut is said to have ordered, "Damn teh torpedoes, full speed ahead!" as he led his fleet against Mobile Bay, Ala.
~ 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
~ 1957, "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network debut on ABC
~ 1962, movie actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home in Los Angeles.
Today in History
August 6th :
~ 1862 , the C.S.S. Arkansas, the most feared Confederate ironclad on the Mississippi River, is blown up by her crew after suffering mechanical problems during a battle with the U.S.S. Essex near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
~ 1911, Lucille Ball, destined to become one of America's most beloved comic actresses, is born near Jamestown, New York.
~ 1945, On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world's first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the fallout.
Hope you liked yesturdays and todays history lesson. Have fun everyone and TGIF
