Favorite entry in some time.
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To be honest I feel a little sorry for Frobisher. He brought back over 100 tons of the pyrite believing it to be real gold ore. I have to wonder why he never thought to bring a metallurgist along on the trip?
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1215 - Beijing, under control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Beijing.
1533 - Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s new queen, was crowned.
1774 - The British government ordered the Port of Boston closed.
1789 - The first U.S. congressional act on administering oaths became law.
1861 - The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House, Virginia. The action was a minor clash between Union Cavalry and Confederate militia. While the commanding officer of the militia unit was killed in the action the Confederates were able to prevent the completion of the intelligence gathering mission assigned to the Union CAV. The Union remained unaware of the gathering Confederate forces that played such a role in the later First Battle of Bull Run.
1877 - U.S. troops were authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico.
1916 - The National Defense Act increased the strength of the U.S. National Guard by 450,000 men.
1921 - A race riot erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 85 people were killed.
1939 - The Douglas DC-4 made its first passenger flight from Chicago to New York.
1941 - The German Army completed the capture of Crete as the Allied evacuation ended.
1943 - During World War II, Germans shot down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London. This was BOAC flight 777 a DC-3 with 17 persons on board. All on the flight were killed when the plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay. Among the dead was famed "Gone With the Wind" actor Leslie Howard.
1944 - The French resistance was warned by a coded message from the British that the D-Day invasion was imminent.
1958 - Charles de Gaulle became the premier of France.
1963 - Democrat Governor George Wallace vowed to defy an injunction that ordered the integration of the University of Alabama.
1977 - The Soviet Union formally charged Jewish human rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky with treason. He was imprisoned until 1986.
1978 - The U.S. reported the finding of wiretaps in the American embassy in Moscow.
2008 - The Phoenix Mars Lander became the first NASA spacecraft to scoop Martian soil.
1533 - Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s new queen, was crowned.
1774 - The British government ordered the Port of Boston closed.
1789 - The first U.S. congressional act on administering oaths became law.
1861 - The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House, Virginia. The action was a minor clash between Union Cavalry and Confederate militia. While the commanding officer of the militia unit was killed in the action the Confederates were able to prevent the completion of the intelligence gathering mission assigned to the Union CAV. The Union remained unaware of the gathering Confederate forces that played such a role in the later First Battle of Bull Run.
1877 - U.S. troops were authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico.
1916 - The National Defense Act increased the strength of the U.S. National Guard by 450,000 men.
1921 - A race riot erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 85 people were killed.
1939 - The Douglas DC-4 made its first passenger flight from Chicago to New York.
1941 - The German Army completed the capture of Crete as the Allied evacuation ended.
1943 - During World War II, Germans shot down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London. This was BOAC flight 777 a DC-3 with 17 persons on board. All on the flight were killed when the plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay. Among the dead was famed "Gone With the Wind" actor Leslie Howard.
1944 - The French resistance was warned by a coded message from the British that the D-Day invasion was imminent.
1958 - Charles de Gaulle became the premier of France.
1963 - Democrat Governor George Wallace vowed to defy an injunction that ordered the integration of the University of Alabama.
1977 - The Soviet Union formally charged Jewish human rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky with treason. He was imprisoned until 1986.
1978 - The U.S. reported the finding of wiretaps in the American embassy in Moscow.
2008 - The Phoenix Mars Lander became the first NASA spacecraft to scoop Martian soil.
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455 - King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome. Rome was looted for 14 days.
1537 - Pope Paul III banned the enslavement of Indians.
1774 - The Quartering Act, which required American colonists to allow British soldiers into their houses, was reenacted.
1793 - Maximillian Robespierre initiated the "Reign of Terror". It was an effort to purge those suspected of treason against the French Republic.
1835 - P.T. Barnum launched his first traveling show. The main attraction was Joice Heth. Heth was reputed to be the 161-year-old nurse of George Washington.
1851 - Maine became the first U.S. state to enact a law prohibiting alcohol. I'm sure that this worked well and no one in Main ever took a drink again.
1862 - Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate armies of North Virginia during US Civil War.
1886 - Grover Cleveland became the second U.S. president to get married while in office. He was the first to have a wedding in the White House.
1896 - Guglieimo Marconi's radio telegraphy device was patented in Great Britain.
1910 - Charles Stewart Roll became the first person to fly a non-stop, double crossing the English Channel.
1924 - All American Indians were granted U.S. citizenship by the U.S. Congress.
1930 - Mrs. M. Niezes of Panama gave birth to the first baby to be born on a ship while passing through the Panama Canal.
1946 - Italians voted by referendum to form a republic instead of a monarchy.
1953 - Elizabeth was crowned queen of England at Westminster Abbey.
1954 - U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that there were communists working in the CIA and atomic weapons plants.
1969 - Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne sliced the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half off the shore of South Vietnam.
1979 - Pope John Paul II arrived in his native Poland on the first visit by a pope to a Communist country.
1989 - 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, protecting students demonstrating for democracy.
1995 - Captain Scott F. O'Grady's U.S. Air Force F-16C was shot down by Bosnian Serbs. He was rescued six days later.
1537 - Pope Paul III banned the enslavement of Indians.
1774 - The Quartering Act, which required American colonists to allow British soldiers into their houses, was reenacted.
1793 - Maximillian Robespierre initiated the "Reign of Terror". It was an effort to purge those suspected of treason against the French Republic.
1835 - P.T. Barnum launched his first traveling show. The main attraction was Joice Heth. Heth was reputed to be the 161-year-old nurse of George Washington.
1851 - Maine became the first U.S. state to enact a law prohibiting alcohol. I'm sure that this worked well and no one in Main ever took a drink again.
1862 - Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate armies of North Virginia during US Civil War.
1886 - Grover Cleveland became the second U.S. president to get married while in office. He was the first to have a wedding in the White House.
1896 - Guglieimo Marconi's radio telegraphy device was patented in Great Britain.
1910 - Charles Stewart Roll became the first person to fly a non-stop, double crossing the English Channel.
1924 - All American Indians were granted U.S. citizenship by the U.S. Congress.
1930 - Mrs. M. Niezes of Panama gave birth to the first baby to be born on a ship while passing through the Panama Canal.
1946 - Italians voted by referendum to form a republic instead of a monarchy.
1953 - Elizabeth was crowned queen of England at Westminster Abbey.
1954 - U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that there were communists working in the CIA and atomic weapons plants.
1969 - Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne sliced the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half off the shore of South Vietnam.
1979 - Pope John Paul II arrived in his native Poland on the first visit by a pope to a Communist country.
1989 - 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, protecting students demonstrating for democracy.
1995 - Captain Scott F. O'Grady's U.S. Air Force F-16C was shot down by Bosnian Serbs. He was rescued six days later.
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1098 - Christian Crusaders of the First Crusade seized Antioch, Turkey.
1539 - Hernando De Soto claimed Florida for Spain.
1621 - The Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherlands (now known as New York).
1784 - The U.S. Congress formally created the United States Army to replace the disbanded Continental Army. On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress had created the Continental Army for purposes of common defense and this event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army.
1800 - John Adams moved to Washington, DC. He was the first President to live in what later became the capital of the United States.
1805 - A peace treaty between the U.S. and Tripoli was completed in the captain's cabin on board the USS Constitution.
1918 - The Finnish Parliament ratified its treaty with Germany.
1929 - Chile and Peru sign the Treaty of Lima, finally resolving their border dispute from the War of the Pacific (1879–83). Chile keeps Arica and Peru regains Tacna.
1923 - In Italy, Benito Mussolini granted women the right to vote.
1937 - The Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated the British throne, married Wallis Warfield Simpson.
1938 - The German Reich voted to confiscate so-called "degenerate art."
1943 - A mob of 60 from the Los Angeles Naval Reserve Armory beat up everyone perceived to be Hispanic, starting the week-long Zoot Suit Riots.
1952 - A rebellion by North Korean prisoners in the Koje prison camp in South Korea was put down by American troops.
1965 - Edward White became the first American astronaut to do a "space walk" when he left the Gemini 4 capsule.
1989 - Chinese army troops positioned themselves to began a sweep of Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square.
1999 - Slobodan Milosevic's government accepted an international peace plan concerning Kosovo. NATO announced that airstrikes would continue until 40,000 Serb forces were withdrawn from Kosovo.
1539 - Hernando De Soto claimed Florida for Spain.
1621 - The Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherlands (now known as New York).
1784 - The U.S. Congress formally created the United States Army to replace the disbanded Continental Army. On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress had created the Continental Army for purposes of common defense and this event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army.
1800 - John Adams moved to Washington, DC. He was the first President to live in what later became the capital of the United States.
1805 - A peace treaty between the U.S. and Tripoli was completed in the captain's cabin on board the USS Constitution.
1918 - The Finnish Parliament ratified its treaty with Germany.
1929 - Chile and Peru sign the Treaty of Lima, finally resolving their border dispute from the War of the Pacific (1879–83). Chile keeps Arica and Peru regains Tacna.
1923 - In Italy, Benito Mussolini granted women the right to vote.
1937 - The Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated the British throne, married Wallis Warfield Simpson.
1938 - The German Reich voted to confiscate so-called "degenerate art."
1943 - A mob of 60 from the Los Angeles Naval Reserve Armory beat up everyone perceived to be Hispanic, starting the week-long Zoot Suit Riots.
1952 - A rebellion by North Korean prisoners in the Koje prison camp in South Korea was put down by American troops.
1965 - Edward White became the first American astronaut to do a "space walk" when he left the Gemini 4 capsule.
1989 - Chinese army troops positioned themselves to began a sweep of Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square.
1999 - Slobodan Milosevic's government accepted an international peace plan concerning Kosovo. NATO announced that airstrikes would continue until 40,000 Serb forces were withdrawn from Kosovo.
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1615 - The fortress of Osaka, Japan, fell to Shogunate forces after a six month siege.
1647 - The British army seized King Charles I and held him as a hostage.
1760 - New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia.
1783 - A hot-air balloon was demonstrated by Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier. It reached a height of 1,500 feet.
1792 - Captain George Vancouver claimed Puget Sound for Britain.
1812 - Much of the Louisiana Territory had its name changed to the Missouri Territory.
1816 - The Washington was launched at Wheeling, WV. It was the first stately, double-decker steamboat.
1878 - Turkey turned Cyprus over to Britain.
1896 - Henry Ford made a successful test drive of his new car in Detroit, MI. He called the vehicle was called a "Quadricycle."
1918 - French and American troops halted Germany's offensive at Chateau-Thierry, France.
1919 - The U.S. Senate passed the Women's Suffrage bill.
1931 - The first rocket-glider flight was made by William Swan in Atlantic City, NJ.
1940 - British complete the "Miracle of Dunkirk" by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats.
1942 - The Battle of Midway began. It was the first major victory for America over Japan during World War II. The battle ended on June 6 and ended Japanese expansion in the Pacific.
1943 - In Argentina, Juan Peron took part in the military coup that overthrew Ramon S. Castillo.
1944 - The U-505 became the first enemy submarine captured by the U.S. Navy. This capture caused something of a panic in Allied intelligence and planning circles. It was feared that if the NAZIs got word of the capture they would change the Enigma codes which had already been broken by Allied SIGINT specialists. Such a change would have been disastrous so close to D-Day.
1944 - During World War II, the U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome, which began the liberation of the Italian capital.
1947 - The House of Representatives approved the Taft-Hartley Act. The legislation allowed the President of the United States to intervene in labor disputes.
1960 - The Taiwan island of Quemoy was hit by 500 artillery shells fired from the coast of Communist China.
1974 - Sally Murphy became the first woman to qualify as an aviator with the U.S. Army.
1986 - Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pled guilty in Washington to spying for Israel. He was sentenced to life in prison.
1989 - In Beijing, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square to crush the pro-democracy movement. It is believed that hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators were killed.
1647 - The British army seized King Charles I and held him as a hostage.
1760 - New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia.
1783 - A hot-air balloon was demonstrated by Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier. It reached a height of 1,500 feet.
1792 - Captain George Vancouver claimed Puget Sound for Britain.
1812 - Much of the Louisiana Territory had its name changed to the Missouri Territory.
1816 - The Washington was launched at Wheeling, WV. It was the first stately, double-decker steamboat.
1878 - Turkey turned Cyprus over to Britain.
1896 - Henry Ford made a successful test drive of his new car in Detroit, MI. He called the vehicle was called a "Quadricycle."
1918 - French and American troops halted Germany's offensive at Chateau-Thierry, France.
1919 - The U.S. Senate passed the Women's Suffrage bill.
1931 - The first rocket-glider flight was made by William Swan in Atlantic City, NJ.
1940 - British complete the "Miracle of Dunkirk" by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats.
1942 - The Battle of Midway began. It was the first major victory for America over Japan during World War II. The battle ended on June 6 and ended Japanese expansion in the Pacific.
1943 - In Argentina, Juan Peron took part in the military coup that overthrew Ramon S. Castillo.
1944 - The U-505 became the first enemy submarine captured by the U.S. Navy. This capture caused something of a panic in Allied intelligence and planning circles. It was feared that if the NAZIs got word of the capture they would change the Enigma codes which had already been broken by Allied SIGINT specialists. Such a change would have been disastrous so close to D-Day.
1944 - During World War II, the U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome, which began the liberation of the Italian capital.
1947 - The House of Representatives approved the Taft-Hartley Act. The legislation allowed the President of the United States to intervene in labor disputes.
1960 - The Taiwan island of Quemoy was hit by 500 artillery shells fired from the coast of Communist China.
1974 - Sally Murphy became the first woman to qualify as an aviator with the U.S. Army.
1986 - Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pled guilty in Washington to spying for Israel. He was sentenced to life in prison.
1989 - In Beijing, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square to crush the pro-democracy movement. It is believed that hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators were killed.
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1595 - Henry IV's army defeated the Spanish at the Battle of Fontaine-Francaise.
1794 - The U.S. Congress prohibited citizens from serving in any foreign armed forces. Through history there have been notable exceptions to this law either by loophole or by blind eye. Lafayette Escadrille, Eagle Squadron of the RAF, AVG the Flying Tigers, etc.
1851 - Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in "The National Era."
1865 - The first safe deposit vault was opened in New York. The charge was $1.50 a year for every $1,000 that was stored.
1873 - Sultan Bargash bin Said under British pressure closes the infamous slave market of Zanzibar in modern day Tanzania.
1884 - U.S. Civil War General William T. Sherman refused the Republican presidential nomination, saying, "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."
1917 - American men began registering for the World War I draft.
1924 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson transmitted the first facsimile message across the Atlantic Ocean.
1933 - President Roosevelt signed the bill that took the U.S. off of the gold standard.
1940 - During World War II, the Battle of France began when Germany began an offensive in Southern France.
1944 - The first B-29 bombing raid hit the Japanese rail line in Bangkok, Thailand.
1947 US Secretary of State George Marshall outlines the "Marshall Plan" to rebuild Western Europe
1956 - Premier Nikita Khrushchev denounced Josef Stalin to the Soviet Communist Party Congress. After decades of sucking up to Joe it sounded a bit disingenuous.
1967 - The Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan began.
1975 - Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to international shipping, eight years after it was closed because of the 1967 war with Israel.
1981 - In the U.S., the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five men in Los Angeles were suffering from a rare pneumonia found in patients with weakened immune systems. They were the first recognized cases of what later became known as AIDS.
1986 - A federal jury in Baltimore convicted Ronald W. Pelton of selling secrets to the Soviet Union. Pelton was sentenced to three life prison terms plus 10 years.
1794 - The U.S. Congress prohibited citizens from serving in any foreign armed forces. Through history there have been notable exceptions to this law either by loophole or by blind eye. Lafayette Escadrille, Eagle Squadron of the RAF, AVG the Flying Tigers, etc.
1851 - Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in "The National Era."
1865 - The first safe deposit vault was opened in New York. The charge was $1.50 a year for every $1,000 that was stored.
1873 - Sultan Bargash bin Said under British pressure closes the infamous slave market of Zanzibar in modern day Tanzania.
1884 - U.S. Civil War General William T. Sherman refused the Republican presidential nomination, saying, "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."
1917 - American men began registering for the World War I draft.
1924 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson transmitted the first facsimile message across the Atlantic Ocean.
1933 - President Roosevelt signed the bill that took the U.S. off of the gold standard.
1940 - During World War II, the Battle of France began when Germany began an offensive in Southern France.
1944 - The first B-29 bombing raid hit the Japanese rail line in Bangkok, Thailand.
1947 US Secretary of State George Marshall outlines the "Marshall Plan" to rebuild Western Europe
1956 - Premier Nikita Khrushchev denounced Josef Stalin to the Soviet Communist Party Congress. After decades of sucking up to Joe it sounded a bit disingenuous.
1967 - The Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan began.
1975 - Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to international shipping, eight years after it was closed because of the 1967 war with Israel.
1981 - In the U.S., the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five men in Los Angeles were suffering from a rare pneumonia found in patients with weakened immune systems. They were the first recognized cases of what later became known as AIDS.
1986 - A federal jury in Baltimore convicted Ronald W. Pelton of selling secrets to the Soviet Union. Pelton was sentenced to three life prison terms plus 10 years.
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1523 - Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union.
1674 - Sivaji crowned himself King of India.
1716 - French transport the first African slaves to Louisiana.
1833 - Andrew Jackson became the first U.S. president to ride in a train. It was a B&O passenger train.
1916 - The death of Yuan Shikai, ruler of much of China since 1912, causes the central government to virtually collapse in the face of warlords, including Sun Yat-sen.
1924 - The German Reichtag accepted the Dawes Plan. It was an American plan to help Germany pay off its war debts.
1934 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Securities Exchange Act, which established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
1936 - The first true helicopter was tested in a building in Berlin, Germany.
1942 - Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway. The battle had begun on June 4.
1944 - Operation Overlord: D-Day begins as the 150,000 strong Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France, during World War II. The impact of this invasion on history cannot be overstated. If you study the past long enough you begin to realize that there are some events so significant that they represent a bend in the river of time that is history. D-Day is one of those events, the fate of the World literally hung in the balance and if the day had broken another way our life today would be very different in a very bad way. Honors to the allied soldiers, sailors, airmen, and resistance fighters who carried the day.
1968 - U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at 1:44am in Los Angeles after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was was shot the evening before while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1982 - Israel invaded southern Lebanon in an effort to drive PLO guerrillas out of Beirut.
1985 - The body of Nazi war criminal Dr. Josef Mengele was located and exhumed near Sao Paolo, Brazil. Mengele was known as the "Angel of Death."
1993 - Mongolia held its first direct presidential elections.
1674 - Sivaji crowned himself King of India.
1716 - French transport the first African slaves to Louisiana.
1833 - Andrew Jackson became the first U.S. president to ride in a train. It was a B&O passenger train.
1916 - The death of Yuan Shikai, ruler of much of China since 1912, causes the central government to virtually collapse in the face of warlords, including Sun Yat-sen.
1924 - The German Reichtag accepted the Dawes Plan. It was an American plan to help Germany pay off its war debts.
1934 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Securities Exchange Act, which established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
1936 - The first true helicopter was tested in a building in Berlin, Germany.
1942 - Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway. The battle had begun on June 4.
1944 - Operation Overlord: D-Day begins as the 150,000 strong Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France, during World War II. The impact of this invasion on history cannot be overstated. If you study the past long enough you begin to realize that there are some events so significant that they represent a bend in the river of time that is history. D-Day is one of those events, the fate of the World literally hung in the balance and if the day had broken another way our life today would be very different in a very bad way. Honors to the allied soldiers, sailors, airmen, and resistance fighters who carried the day.
1968 - U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at 1:44am in Los Angeles after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was was shot the evening before while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1982 - Israel invaded southern Lebanon in an effort to drive PLO guerrillas out of Beirut.
1985 - The body of Nazi war criminal Dr. Josef Mengele was located and exhumed near Sao Paolo, Brazil. Mengele was known as the "Angel of Death."
1993 - Mongolia held its first direct presidential elections.
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I have no words. Just the sheer scope of the operation is downright mind-boggling. Imagine if a force 150,000 strong was mobilized for a single operation today. Don't even think of the political haranguing or what the media would say; just imagine seeing a force of 150,000 of today's soldiers being mobilized for a single operation.1944 - Operation Overlord: D-Day begins as the 150,000 strong Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France, during World War II. The impact of this invasion on history cannot be overstated. If you study the past long enough you begin to realize that there are some events so significant that they represent a bend in the river of time that is history. D-Day is one of those events, the fate of the World literally hung in the balance and if the day had broken another way our life today would be very different in a very bad way. Honors to the allied soldiers, sailors, airmen, and resistance fighters who carried the day.
Mind boggling.
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I have no words. Just the sheer scope of the operation is downright mind-boggling. Imagine if a force 150,000 strong was mobilized for a single operation today. Don't even think of the political haranguing or what the media would say; just imagine seeing a force of 150,000 of today's soldiers being mobilized for a single operation.
Mind boggling.
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I agree, I've been to the field on a division exercise and was amazed at the size of that but that experience wasn't even 1/10TH the mobilization of D-Day. The success of the the invasion was a tribute to Eisenhower's true skill which was logistics. He was good with strategy and tactics but a wizard at logistics and that is what it took.
I have no words. Just the sheer scope of the operation is downright mind-boggling. Imagine if a force 150,000 strong was mobilized for a single operation today. Don't even think of the political haranguing or what the media would say; just imagine seeing a force of 150,000 of today's soldiers being mobilized for a single operation.
Mind boggling.
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I agree, I've been to the field on a division exercise and was amazed at the size of that but that experience wasn't even 1/10TH the mobilization of D-Day. The success of the the invasion was a tribute to Eisenhower's true skill which was logistics. He was good with strategy and tactics but a wizard at logistics and that is what it took.