It changed from a debate on new taxes to an effort to reform the entire political system of France. Do you think that changes in the French government were inevitable? Yes, if they had a better ruler that was more prepared to take over and if that ruler cared and…
With just $36.6 million in ticket sales, ’West Side Story’ is officially a box-office bomb. Despite rave reviews, Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” has failed to gain traction with audiences at the box office. In its first three weeks in cinemas, the film has captured just $36.6 million in global…
Early strategic bombingstrategic bombingThe first effective strategic bombing was pioneered by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in 1914. The mission was to attack the Zeppelin production lines and their sheds at Cologne (Köln) and Düsseldorf. Led by Charles Rumney Samson, the force of four aircraft inflicted minor damage on…
So what exactly is a “ratter?” They’re dogs developed specifically for helping humans in the capture and killing of rats. And although they’re great companions for families, some will argue Chihuahuas are even better at hunting small vermin (such as rats!). “Chihuahuas are rats.” According to a fake study, the…
USS Oklahoma The USS Oklahoma, moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, was sunk by Japanese aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor. A total of 429 crewmen aboard the USS Oklahoma were killed in the early morning hours of Dec. 7, 1941, after the ship quickly capsized from the numerous…
The first boomerangs were used for hunting and killing. The hunting type could be hurled at distances of 150 to 200 yards. They hovered just above the ground at high speed killing small animals or stunning larger ones like kangaroos. These boomerangs were up to three feet across weighing 5…
Child witch hunters sometimes accused their family members of being witches. The most renowned trials caused by child accusations occurred in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Children were viewed as having an important role in convicting witches, due to their being able to identify people impulsively. What really happened in Salem…
The song, Counting Crows’ “Accidentally in LoveAccidentally in LoveThe main music video for the song, directed by Meiert Avis, features a stuffed toy rabbit (voiced by and patterned after the band’s frontman Adam Duritz) in the apartment of a young couple (the girl is Ashley Roberts from the Pussycat Dolls…
Instead, the Lammert sisters — Sophia, Giuliana and Mia — were each born on Aug. 25, respectively, in 2015, 2018 and 2021. All three were delivered naturally. Explaining the coincidence of their shared birthdays, their mother chalks it up to serendipity. Are born at the same time to the same…
Perhaps the most cost effective use of the Chinook was the recovery of other downed aircraft. At the Vietnam war’s peak the US Army had 21 Chinook companies in Vietnam. Some of the Chinook fleet was used for casualty evacuation, and due to the very heavy demand for the helicopters,…