Posts Tagged World War II
Five Things You Didn’t Know About John Wayne
Posted by Jimm in Entertainment on August 29th, 2010
Few have ever commanded a movie screen the way John Wayne did. Over the course of his fifty-plus-year career, the six foot-two, 220lb. tough guy made over 170 films, appeared on television and radio, and wore a cowboy hat like nobody’s business. Most would agree that the Western genre itself wouldn’t exist without him. Here are five things you might not have known about this iconic actor. Full Story »
What If: “The London Gun” Hadn’t Been Created?
It’s been awhile since I’ve written one of these “What If’s” so it is about time to talk about some unknown history they don’t teach you in history class. So, you’ve never heard of the “London Gun”? It was a secret weapon designed by the Nazis during World War 2 in an attempt to finish off England once and for all. If this weapon had been activated, the entire history of the planet may have been different – and not for the better! Here is the story… Full Story »
Five Things That Happened on May 2nd
Posted by Jimm Fowler in History on May 2nd, 2010
Today is May 2nd and even though we have are wondering about who is going to win the NBA Championship, bomb scares on Times Square, and the crisis on Wall Street, other things have happened on this day, as well. A lot of people look at history as dry and boring. We’re going to try and change that by relating what’s going on with all the juicy details of sex, violence, and fun. With this new series of posts, we’ll look at the history of May 2nd and update you of the previous happenings on this day in the past. Full Story »
Five People Born On March 7
Posted by Jimm Fowler in Home and Living on March 6th, 2010
Today is March 7, 2010 and the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 298 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1020 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 1985, We Are The World – written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie was released. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Full Story »
Five Interesting Facts About World War II
Posted by Dennis Howell in History on November 17th, 2009
Soldiers awaiting the Japanese at Guadalcanal
The History Channel has been showing a documentary about World War II (in HD) and it has the history buff in me all excited. I can’t get enough of the show, and now that war is all I have been interested in reading about while browsing the Internet. I have found many websites that are loaded with tons of (I did not know that) facts about World War II. Here are five facts that I found most interesting courtesy of www.world-war-2.info. Full Story »
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