Tag: World War II
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The Air Battle Dubbed “The Hardest Day” Occurred During the Battle of Britain Between the German Luftwaffe and the British Royal Air Force. August 18, 1940.
Image: A Dornier DO 17Z of 9 Staffel (Squadron), Kampfgeschwader 76 (Bomber Wing 76). The bomber was shot down by Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft of No. 111 Squadron RAF. It crash landed near RAF Biggin Hill, 18 August 1940. (Wikimedia Commons.) On August 18, 1940, the air battle dubbed “The Hardest Day” occurred during World War II during the Battle of Britain between the German…
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History Daily: August 17
BILLY THE KID KILLS HIS FIRST MAN Image: Billy the Kid 1880. (Wikimedia Commons.) Despite being a teenager at the time, on August 17, 1877, Billy the Kid shoots and injures an Arizona blacksmith who dies the next day. He was the infamous outlaw’s first casualty. Just how many men the Kid killed is unknown.…
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History Daily: August 15
EMPEROR HIROHITO ANNOUNCES JAPAN”S SURRENDER TO THE JAPANESE PEOPLE Image: General Douglas MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito (Wikimedia Commons) Emperor Hirohito announced the news of Japan’s surrender to the Japanese people on August 15, 1945. Although Tokyo had already agreed to the Allies’ surrender terms at the Potsdam Conference several days earlier, and a Japanese news…
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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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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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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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History Daily: August 9
CAPITULATION OF FORT WILLIAM HENRY On August 9, 1757, English Fort William Henry, New York, surrendered to French & Indians troops. Fort William Henry was a British fort at the southern end of Lake George, in the province of New York. The fort’s construction was ordered by Sir William Johnson in September 1755, during the French and Indian War, as a staging ground for…
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History Daily: August 8
UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL On August 8, 1786, the United States Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America. Image of the first US one dollar bill (United States Note) issued in 1862 BRIGHAM YOUNG LEADS THE MORMONS On August 8, 1844, Brigham Young is chosen as the head…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 