August 2019
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: The allied invasion of Kiska When a Japanese task force of 500 marines swiftly invaded the U.S. occupied island of Kiska, the Americans decided to take it back with 35,000 men. On August 15, 1943, an invasion force consisting of 34,426 Allied troops, including elements of the 7th Infantry Division,…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: It is often assumed that “Little Boy” the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was the first atomic device to be detonated, however truth is “the Gadget” was the 1st atomic bomb. Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. It was conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 am…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: ? The cleft chin murder was a killing which occurred as part of a string of crimes during 1944, and was mentioned in George Orwell’s essay “Decline of the English Murder”. It became known as the “cleft chin murder” because the murder victim, a taxi driver, had a cleft…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: PT-109 was a PT boat (Patrol Torpedo boat) last commanded by Lieutenant, junior grade (LTJG) John F. Kennedy (later President of the United States) in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Kennedy’s actions to save his surviving crew after the sinking of PT-109 made him a war hero,…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: When you think of psychiatry one of the names you think of first is Sigmund Freud. A controversial but a successful Austrian Jewish neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, who created an entirely new approach to the understanding of the human personality. Although his work will have saved many…
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Originally posted on Catholicism Pure & Simple: Painting of the Blessed Martyrs of Nowogrodek by Adam Styka (1890-1959). “This painting, which dates from the spring of 1948, was transferred to Rome, to the headquarters of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in 1965. (Source: Wikipedia) By Sr. Maria Teresa Gorska, CSFN From Catholic…
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Originally posted on History of Sorts: In the history of popular music ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ must be the most ironic song ever to hit the airwaves, Ironic in 2 ways,firstly it was the song that launched MTV on August 1,1981. Secondly, that same MTV eventually killed itself. The song was written by written by…
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