Month: August 2023
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Women At War: Amazing Photos of Female Engineers at Aircraft Factories in World War II
Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Shortly after the United States entered World War II in 1941, the nation quickly mobilized for war and nearly all able-bodied men under the age of forty-five volunteered or were drafted into the armed forces. This left a major gap in the nation’s industrial…
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History Daily: August 14
CHINA DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY Image: Chinese workers during World War I (Wikimedia Commons) On August 14, 1917, as World War I entered its fourth year, China abandoned its neutrality and declared war on Germany. From its beginning, the Great War was not restricted to the European continent; in the Far East, two competing countries,…
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Francis Blandy, the Father of Eighteenth-Century Murderer Mary Blandy, Falls into a Coma and Dies Outside London, England. August 14, 1751.
On this day in history, Francis Blandy, the father of eighteenth-century murderer Mary Blandy, falls into a coma and dies outside London, England. Later that night, Blandy’s daughter Mary offered one of the family’s servants a large sum of money to help her get to France immediately. Mary was forced to flee when he refused,…
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History Daily: August 13
“HOUND DOG” IS RECORDED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY BIG MAMA THORNTON. AUGUST 13, 1952 Image: Big Mama Thornton (Wikimedia Commons) Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” (1956) is one of Rock and Roll’s most identifiable songs. It’s a song so closely associated with Presley that many have incorrectly accepted that Presley recorded it first. The story…
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250 rounds of Ammunition Were Fired into Several Buildings in Brownsville, Texas. The 25th Infantry, an African American Regiment, were blamed and Over 150 Members Were Dishonorably Discharged. August 13, 1906.
On this day in history, at night, some 250 rounds of ammunition were fired into several buildings in Brownsville, Texas. One man was killed, and two others were wounded. The townspeople’s suspicions immediately fell upon the members of the 25th Infantry, an African American regiment. The soldiers had arrived in Brownsville sixteen days before the…
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History Daily: August 12
KING PHILIP’S WAR ENDS Image: Indians Attacking a Garrison House, from an Old Wood Engraving This is likely a depiction of the attack on the Haynes Garrison, Sudbury, April 21, 1676. (Wikimedia Commons.) On August 12, 1676, in colonial New England, King Philip’s War ended when Philip, chief of the Wampanoag tribe, was assassinated by a…
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The Sant’Anna di Stazzema Massacre Occurred during World War II, 560 Killed. August 12, 1944.
Image: German soldiers are shown during the execution of villagers and refugees near Sant’Anna di Stazzema on May 12, 1944. (italtimes.it) On this day in history, the Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre occurred in the village of Sant’Anna di Stazzema in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. On August 12, 1944, the Waffen-SS, with the aid…
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History Daily: August 11
CONFEDERATE GENERAL JUBAL EARLY ABANDONS WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA On August 11, 1864, Confederate General Jubal Early leaves Winchester, Virginia, as Union General Philip Sheridan nears the city. Wary of his new enemy, Early exited the area to avoid an immediate conflict. (Image: General Jubal A. Early. The Virginia Historical Society) Since June, Early and his 14,000 soldiers had been in…
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The Allies Declined Japan’s Offer to Surrender Based on the Condition That Emperor Hirohito Retains His Status. August 11, 1945.
(Image: Emperor Hirohito. Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, the Allies declined Japan’s offer to surrender based on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status. The Japanese War Council had been split over the surrender terms; half the members wanted assurances that the emperor would maintain his hereditary and traditional role in a…
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History Daily: August 10
THE BATTLE OF SCHEVENINGREN Image: Naval battle near Ter Heijde on 10 August 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch War. In the middle the Brederode, the Dutch flagship of Maarten Tromp is in combat with the English flagship Resolution under the command of admiral Monk. (Wikimedia Commons) The Battle of Scheveningen (also known as the Battle of Ter Heijde) was the final naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch…
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