To All,
Good Friday Morning October 18 2024. .Well it sprinkled a bit last night but it did not hurt the painting. It dawned with only a few clouds this morning but it has cleared up and the sun is out and the painters are at it again. They should complete the job on Monday. Lots of yard work for me on the menu. I wish you all a great weekend wherever you are.
Regards,
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/. Go here to see the director's corner for all 83 H-Grams
Today in Naval and Marine Corps History .
October 18
1812 The sloop-of-war Wasp, commanded by Master Commandant Jacob Jones, captures HMS Frolic. After a severe engagement of 43 minutes, both vessels are dismasted. HMS Poictiers appears shortly thereafter and Wasp has to surrender as it can neither run nor hope to fight such an overwhelming opponent as the 74-gun ship-of-the-line. Wasp serves the British as HMS Peacock until it is lost off the Virginia Capes in 1813.
1867 The sloop-of-war Ossipee and the third-class screw steamer Resaca participate in formal transfer of Alaska from Russia to U.S. authority at Sitka and remain to enforce law and order in the new territory.
1944 USS Bluegill (SS 242) and USS Raton (SS 270) attack a Japanese convoy in the South China Sea. Bluegill sinks the army cargo ships Arabia Maru and Chinsei Maru and freighter Hakushika Maru. Raton sinks the army cargo ships Taikai Maru and Shiranesan Maru.
1977 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is commissioned at Norfolk, Va. The Ike, named after the nations 34th president, is the third nuclear-powered and second Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
2001 – The pilots of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 became the first Marines known to be engaged in combat in Afghanistan, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The Marines, piloting Hornets, took off from the deck of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, and flew several bombing missions, including the destruction of a bridge in northern Afghanistan. The Theodore Roosevelt, carrying approximately 195 Marines, was leading one of the four Navy battle groups in the region.
2003 USS Chafee (DDG 90) is commissioned at Newport, R.I. The first U.S. Navy ship named to honor John Hubbard Chafee, the late Senator from Rhode Island, who also served as Secretary of the Navy under President Nixon.
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Today in World History October 18
1648 The "shoemakers of Boston"--the first labor organization in what would become the United States--was authorized by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1685 Edict of Nantes lifted by Louis XIV. The edict, signed at Nantes, France, by King Henry IV in 1598, gave the Huguenots religious liberty, civil rights and security. By revoking the Edict of Nantes, Louis XIV abrogated their religious liberties.
1813 The Allies defeat Napoleon Bonaparte at Leipzig.
1867 The Alaska territory is formally transferred to the U.S. from Russian control.
1867 The rules for American football are formulated at meeting in New York among delegates from Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton and Yale universities.
1883 The weather station at the top of Ben Nevis, Scotland, the highest mountain in Britain, is declared open. Weather stations were set up on the tops of mountains all over Europe and the Eastern United States in order to gather information for the new weather forecasts.
1910 M. Baudry is the first to fly a dirigible across the English Channel--from La Motte-Breil to Wormwood Scrubbs.
1912 The First Balkan War breaks out between the members of the Balkan League--Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Montenegro--and the Ottoman Empire.
1918 Czechs seize Prague and renounce Hapsburg's rule.
1919 Madrid opens a subway system.
1921 Russian Soviets grant Crimean independence.
1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt bans war submarines from U.S. ports and waters.
1944 Lt. General Joseph Stilwell is recalled from China by president Franklin Roosevelt.
1950 The First Turkish Brigade arrives in Korea to assist the U.N. forces fighting there.
1967 A Russian unmanned spacecraft makes the first landing on the surface of Venus.
1968 US athletes Tommi Smith and John Carlos suspended by US Olympic Committee for giving "black power" salute while receiving their medals at the Olympic Games in Mexico City.
2003 Bolivian president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada resigns in the wake of protests centered around Bolivia's natural gas resources.
2007 Suicide attack on a motorcade in Karachi, Pakistan, kills at least 139 and wounds 450; the subject of the attack, Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, is not harmed.
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. ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear … Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
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From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com .
Thanks to Micro
From Vietnam Air Losses site for ..October 17 another F-111 story
17-Oct: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=3034
This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear's Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…skip
Vietnam Air Losses Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War . Listed by last name and has other info https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/KIAINDEX.HTM
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
The site works, find anyone you knew in "search" feature.
https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )
By: Kipp Hanley
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I found this in the Remembered Sky file I have from Boris. If you were there at that time it is a true storyt of the courage of one man who went against the higher ups to save his men but paid a personal price.
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PAC 6: A General's Decision
https://vimeo.com/195186849?fbclid=IwAR2YXV1Ily6EeBMXSCYJZ2isr60UzDjodtu-pJ444Z_pQuaV7Nd9jlX0kgU
This is the other part of the B-52 story from yesterday.
Thanks to ED From the archives
As Paul said . It is a shame that this Gen. Sullivan is not THE acknowledged hero of the Viet Nam War
Subject: FW: Linebacker II and Brigadier General Glen R. Sullivan (9)
Whether you spent 18 hours watching Ken Burns Vietnam documentary or as many vets did, just skipped it, I think you owe it to yourself to spend 30 minutes or so watching this video on Linebacker II and the career ending courage of Brigadier General Glenn R. Sullivan who jumped his chain of command after the first three nights of disastrous same tactics over and over for the B-52's and changed the way the rest of LB II was conducted. Real leadership
As an add - Recognizing the magnitude of events and the bravery of the BUFF crews on missions far more dangerous than any they had previously flown, to perceive LB II only from the perspective of B-52 strikes is to miss significant pieces of the operation. Often left without discussion are the night low level missions to Haiphong by the A-6 Intruder squadrons: VA-115 Midway, VA-196 Enterprise, VA-35 America, VA-145 Ranger and VA-75 Saratoga.
Christmas '72 Stories: (2) Night time in the Red River Valley (http://rememberedsky.com/?p=612)
'Those of us who came home will never forget those who could not'
Merry Christmas to all 45 years later
Boris
From: Ray Sullivan/Barry Dycus [mailto:linebackervideo@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 7:34 AM
To: Grayjr
Subject: Linebacker II
December 18, 1972.... 45 years ago today began one of the most important pieces of the puzzle of the Vietnam conflict. It was the "solution", the final piece to getting the POWs returned and resolving our involvement In Vietnam. Yet, these 11 days are often overlooked, mischaracterized or eliminated from the historical perspective.
We toast ALL of those involved in those 11 days in whatever capacity, whatever your task, whatever your branch of service. You did an amazing job and proved what could be done if the will was present. We especially give thanks and remembrance to those who did not return, for it is through them that we are allowed to live the lives we do today.
Pay a visit today to www.linebacker2.com and especially the "Day by Day" page to remember the reality of those 11 days. On the "Scenes" page is some video, part of which is edited and titled "Sully: A General's Decision" directed by Barry Dycus "Sully: A General's Decision"
"Sully: A General's Decision"
An original film about operation Linebacker II that brought an end to America's involvement in the Vietnam war. ...
if you have about 35 minutes, I think you will find it interesting.
I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the Utapao Alumni Reunion in Dayton, OH this year! What a thrill it was for me to meet all these folks who were at UT at some point and many of them during Linebacker II. My presentation included a piece on Bud Day (the POWs were a primary reason for the effort) and also "Sully: A General's Decision". I was well received and look forward to being with that group again. It was a great experience. I'm occasionally asked to speak to groups and do so willingly. It is an untold story that keeps unfolding all the time. There is rarely a week goes by that I am not contacted by someone about Linebacker II. My friend, Karl Eschmann, who wrote the original book about Linebacker II "Linebacker the Untold Story..." also has a presentation he does about Linebacker I and II. Karl is, I think, the preeminent authority on both I and II and includes all aircraft in his presentation, not just the B-52.
The story lives and changes as more is revealed all this time later. But the important part is not to forget.
As days go by and times change I will keep this website up as a tribute to those 11 days. Somewhere down the line, I may ask for a very small donation to keep it active. This is not an expensive site, if anyone has an idea about how to create a little funding down the line please let me know.
We wish you all the best. Thank you for all your support whether you were involved in Linebacker II or not.
Have a wonderful Holiday Season.
We wish you well.... ray and barry
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Thanks to Interesting Facts
7 Fascinating Facts From the History of the World's Fair
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The first world's fair, known as the Great Exhibition, took place in London in 1851. Held in the Crystal Palace — a massive exhibition hall made of glass and iron — the fair displayed marvels of industry and science as well as works of craftsmanship and art from around the world. Since then, more than 100 world's fairs have been held in over 20 countries, and countless inventions have made their debut at these massive events, from the telephone to cotton candy. Though the world's fair has declined in popularity in the United States, it remains popular throughout much of the rest of the world. Here are seven highlights from the history of these fascinating exhibitions.
One Fair Sparked a Frenzy for Plastic Pickles
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago (named in honor of Christopher Columbus) was ripe with opportunity for food sellers. But H.J. Heinz — an American purveyor of pickles and ketchup — was frustrated with his booth placement. While the main floor showcased food exhibits from Germany, Great Britain, Mexico, and other nations, Heinz was stuck on the second floor where there was little foot traffic. He devised a marketing plan that promised a free prize to anyone who visited his booth: a small green plastic pickle pin. The pins were a massive hit; the crowds that flocked to his booth were so large that the floor reportedly sagged around the display. By the end of the exhibition, Heinz had given away more than 1 million pickle pins, paving the way for his brand to become a household name.
The baby incubator — a lifesaving device in which premature or sick infants can develop — was invented in the 19th century by French obstetrician Stéphane Tarnier, who got the idea after seeing baby chicks being incubated at a zoo. The invention was widely adopted decades later, thanks to the work of two men, Pierre Budin and Martin Couney. Determined to popularize the groundbreaking technology, Budin and Couney displayed six incubators complete with real premature babies at the 1896 Great Industrial Exposition of Berlin, in an exhibit they dubbed "Child Hatchery." The exhibit was so popular that Couney went on to set up a permanent exhibit in an unlikely location: the Coney Island amusement park in New York. For the next four decades, Couney managed a neonatal intensive care unit that saved thousands of babies while doubling as a carnival attraction. Despite not being a licensed doctor, Couney is now widely credited with the adoption of the baby incubator into mainstream medicine.
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Thomas Edison's New X-Ray Machine Was Almost Used When .
The 1901 Pan-American Exposition was held in Buffalo, New York, and showcased many cutting-edge advancements in science and technology. But it was also the site of tragedy. While greeting the public at the fair, U.S. President William McKinley was shot twice by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz. The first bullet only grazed McKinley, but the second bullet hit him in the stomach, and the medical team could not locate it. As fate would have it, one of Thomas Edison's new X-ray machines was on display at the fair. Edison had an assistant bring a machine to the house where McKinley was staying, but the medical team decided the President's condition was too unstable to undergo the X-ray procedure, and the device was never used. McKinley passed away a week later, leading some to wonder whether Edison's invention might have saved his life.
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Chicago Almost Became Home to a Bigger Eiffel Tower, But Got a Ferris Wheel Instead
Four years after the Eiffel Tower was built for the Paris International Exposition of 1889, a Chicago committee started to plan its own world's fair, soliciting ideas from U.S. architects that would "out-Eiffel, Eiffel." Proposals included a 1,500-foot tower made of logs and what would have been the first bungee tower. The architect of the Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel, even offered to build a larger version of his namesake landmark. Instead, the Chicago committee opted for something unique: the world's first Ferris wheel, built by and named for George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. At 250 feet in diameter, and sitting atop 140-foot-tall towers, the Ferris wheel took riders higher than the crown of the Statue of Liberty. While the original Ferris wheel in Chicago has since been replaced by the Centennial Wheel, visitors from around the world continue to enjoy the architectural legacy of the world's fair at Navy Pier.
A World's Fair Helped a Woman Inventor Launch the Modern Dishwasher
In 1883, an American socialite named Josephine Cochrane grew frustrated with the tedious task of washing the fine china she used to entertain guests. She vowed, "If nobody else is going to invent a dishwashing machine, I'll do it myself." In 1886, Cochrane received a patent for her dishwashing machine, which could wash and dry up to 240 dishes in two minutes with its innovative use of water pressure. However, Cochrane struggled to sell her invention due to the high cost of manufacture, as well as the sexism of the time; potential investors wanted Cochrane to resign and turn over control of her company to men. The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago gave her the platform she needed — after publicly demonstrating her machine, Cochrane was awarded the event's highest prize, for "best mechanical construction, durability, and adaptation to its line of work." Orders from restaurants and hotels throughout the region skyrocketed, paving the way for the modern dishwasher.
Video Chatting Was Initially a Flop
It's easy to assume that video chatting is a recent invention that came along with the advent of the internet. But video chat technology has a history going back more than half a century. The public's first contact with video chat was at the 1964 World's Fair in New York, where Bell Labs debuted a "picturephone" that enabled fairgoers to make video calls with strangers across the country at California's Disneyland. Long lines formed and Bell Labs (along with its parent company, AT&T) believed the technology would be a commercial hit, with executives projecting that a million picturephone sets would be sold by 1980. Alas, the device failed to take off, largely due to the high price tag. Bell Labs attempted to roll out various iterations of the picturephone in the following decades, but it wasn't until the advent of the internet that video chat finally took off.
A Snake Oil Salesman Was a Showstopper
Today, the term "snake oil" signifies fraudulent goods and deceptive marketing, and it all started with a man named Clark Stanley, nicknamed "the Rattlesnake King." Stanley introduced a "snake oil" product to the American public at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, claiming to have learned about it from Hopi medicine men. As part of a dramatic live demonstration, he cut open a rattlesnake and submerged it in boiling water, skimming off the fat that rose to the surface to create "Stanley's Snake Oil." Spectators were wowed, and Stanley's product became an immediate hit. But while the oil from certain snakes, such as Chinese water snakes, does have medicinal properties, oil from most snakes native to the U.S. does not. What's more, Stanley's product was later found by the FDA to not contain any snake oil at all, but rather beef fat, red pepper, and turpentine, forever making snake oil synonymous with fraud.
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Thanks to Dr. Rich and Shadow
No question that nuclear is the near, and possibly far, term solution world-wide … Hell, the Navy has been operating reactors in all sorts of very hazardous situations without a significant accident for how many years??
Rich
Thanks to Shadow
Fascinating article from FBI Mike. He got it from a retired Navy nuke reactor guy. It kinda made this old Jarhead feel smug. If you've read my tirades in the past about Global Warming being a fraud and the absurdity of shutting down the fossil fuel industry to the tune of trillions of dollars… I always used to end my comments with;"I believe in science and some day real science (not consensus) will find a solution, but it probably won't happen in our life time". It appears they may be on the verge of an incredible breakthrough. Long read but worth it. Got a long way to go, but Rome wasn't built in a day.
Shadow
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From: gmc@gmcpi.com
Date: October 17, 2024 at 5:20:29 PM EDT
To: Shadow <rwstafford1@comcast.net>, Black <lucasjl@mac.com>
Subject: Just what I have said all along...
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Thanks to History Facts
Roman Emperor Nero had a rotating dining room.
Revolving restaurants reached their peak in the "space age" of the mid-20th century, when futuristic aesthetics were all the rage. But at least one rotating dining room emerged 1,900 years before those atop the Space Needle and the CN Tower. Roman Emperor Nero, who reigned from 54 to 68 CE, was known for his lavish lifestyle and general debauchery, and among his excesses was a spinning banquet hall in Domus Aurea, his palace on Palatine Hill. The ancient historian Suetonius reported that the "coenatio rotunda" (round dining hall) "revolved perpetually, night and day, in imitation of the motion of the celestial bodies." He also noted that the ceilings in Nero's dining rooms were lined with ivory and had special pipes that could shower perfume and flowers on his guests.
In 2009, archaeologists found corroborating evidence for Suetonius' account — at least the rotating part. A team uncovered a dining room more than 50 feet across resting on a pillar more than 13 feet in diameter, surrounded by arched braces that connected it to an exterior wall. Researchers believe the rotating mechanism was powered by water from a nearby aqueduct, which activated a series of gears. The restaurant floor itself likely rotated on spherical rollers similar to ball bearings.
Nero died in 68 CE, the same year his palace was completed, so the engineering marvel didn't get much use. After his death, the building was stripped of anything valuable, filled in, and used as a foundation for other buildings. It was found in an embankment overlooking Rome, so the rotating dining room had probably served the same purpose as modern ones: offering gorgeous 360-degree views.
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Thanks to Boysie ...and Dr. Rich
Things You Learn if You Live Long Enough!
I choked on a carrot this morning, and all I could think of was, "I'll bet a doughnut wouldn't have done this to me."
Nothing spoils a good story more than the arrival of an eyewitness. (Mark Twain)
It only takes one slow-walking person in the grocery store to destroy the illusion that I'm a nice person
It turns out that when asked who your favorite child is, you're supposed to pick out one of your own. I know that now.
It's fine to eat a test grape in the produce section, but you take one bite of rotisserie chicken and it's all, "Sir, you need to leave!"
One thing no one ever talks about, when it comes to being an older adult, is how much time we devote to keeping a cardboard box because it is, you know, a really good box.
I can't believe I forgot to go to the gym today. That's seven years in a row, now.
If you dropped something when you were younger, you just picked it up. When you're older and you drop something, you stare at it for just a bit contemplating if you actually need it anymore.
I like to make lists. I also like to leave them lying on the kitchen counter, and then guess what's on the list when I am at the store.
Ask your doctor if a drug with 32 pages of side effects is bad for you.
I relabeled all of the jars in my wife's spice rack. I'm not in trouble yet, but the thyme is cumin.
I just read a book about marriage that says treat your wife like you treated her on your first date. So tonight after dinner I'm dropping her off at her parent's house.
The best way to get back on your feet is to miss two car payments.
I love bacon. Sometimes I eat it twice a day. It takes my mind off the terrible chest pains I keep getting.
As I watch this generation try to rewrite history, one thing I am sure of is that it will be misspelled and have no punctuation.
Driver: "What am I supposed to do with this speeding ticket?" Officer, "Keep it. When you collect four of them, you get a bicycle."
I asked a supermarket employee where they kept the canned peaches. He said, "I'll see," & walked away. I asked another & he also said, "I'll see," & walked away. In the end, I gave up & found them
myself, in Aisle C.
I told my physical therapist that I broke my arm in two (2) places. He told me to stop going to those places.
I put our scale in the bathroom corner & that's where the little liar will stay until it apologizes.
When I was a kid, I used to watch the 'Wizard of Oz' & wonder how someone could talk if they didn't have a brain. Then I got on Facebook.
Do you ever get up in the morning, look in the mirror & think, "That can't be accurate!"
I want to be 14 again & ruin my life differently. I have new ideas.
Apparently RSVP'ing to a wedding invitation with "Maybe next time" isn't the correct response.
A guy walks into a lumberyard & asks for some 2x4s. The clerk asks, "How long do you need them?" The guy answers, "A long time. We're gonna build a house."
I just burned 1,200 calories. I forgot the pizza in the oven.
Who knew that the hardest thing about being an adult is figuring out what to fix for dinner and doing it every single night for the rest of your life until you die?
I hate it when people act all intellectual and talk about Mozart when they've never even seen one of his paintings.
Never trust an electrician with no eyebrows.
So my neighbor knocked on my front door at 3 a.m. 3AM!!! Luckily I was already up playing the bagpipes.
Instead of cleaning my house, I just watch an episode of "The Hoarders," and think, "Wow! My house looks great."
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Thanks to Dr. Rich and Ken
A real tail dragger
https://www.facebook.com/reel/511003434718657
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Thanks to Interesting Facts
The International Space Station is the most expensive item humans have ever created.
The most expensive movie ever made is Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which cost a whopping $410 million. That's a pretty penny to be sure, but it's less than half a percent of the most expensive human-made object in history: the International Space Station, whose price tag comes in at $100 billion. Launched in 1998 after more than a decade of careful (and often difficult) planning, the ISS is a collaboration between five space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). It has been continuously occupied since 2000, with a full-time international crew conducting microgravity experiments and other research.
For all that, the ISS almost didn't exist in the first place. "There was never really a strong push to abandon it but there were threats," according to Valerie Neal of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. "It was very nearly killed by a single vote at one of the committees of the U.S. Congress." Getting five space agencies representing the interests of 15 countries to work together was no easy feat, but few would argue that the results — including insights on disease treatments and drug delivery systems, the development of new water purification systems, and a better understanding of how bodies work in space — haven't justified the financial investment.
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From the archives…one of the better cruise videos
Black Knight WESTPAC Cruise 2021 .
thanks to Doctor Rich
Thanks to Felix ...
Grab a beer … full screen … volume UP .. and spend a few days of flying and carrier life w. VFA 154 on CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt - the "Black Knights"
Better yet … if you use a Mac then AirPlay the video to your AppleTV and big screen TV!!
FLY NAVY (AND MARINES FOR FELIX!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO8QSTmdwCc
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This Day in U S Military History
October 18
1775 – The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) prompts the Continental Congress to establish the Continental Navy. The Burning of Falmouth was an attack by a fleet of Royal Navy vessels on the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts (site of the modern city of Portland, Maine, and not to be confused with the modern towns of Falmouth, Massachusetts or Falmouth, Maine). The fleet was commanded by Captain Henry Mowat. The attack began with a naval bombardment which included incendiary shot, followed by a landing party meant to complete the town's destruction. The attack was the only major event in what was supposed to be a campaign of retaliation against ports that supported Patriot activities in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. Among the colonies, news of the attack led to rejection of British authority and the establishment of independent governments. It also led the Second Continental Congress to contest British Naval dominance by forming a Continental Navy. Both Mowat and his superior, Vice-Admiral Samuel Graves, who had ordered Mowat's expedition, suffered professionally as a consequence of the act.
1776 – At the Battle of Pelham Col. John Glover and the Marblehead regiment collided with British Forces in the Bronx. Sir William Howe, Commander-in-Chief of the British army, landed 4,000 English and Hessian troops near the stables on Pelham Parkway in an action which became the first permanent invasion of the American mainland in the American Revolution. Howe's objective was to outflank the American army by marching west across today's Bronx along the Boston Post Road. This would also cut off Washington's vital supply route from New England and enable the British to surround Washington and quickly end the rebellion. However, 600 seamen from the Boston area, led by Colonel John Glover, and fighting from behind Pelham Manor's stone walls put an end to Howe's plan and saved Washington's army. The main significance of the Battle of Pelham lay in the fact that it bought time for Washington to remove the American army from an extremely perilous position and to retreat to White Plains. It is for this reason that the Battle of Pelham has been called the battle that saved the American Revolution.
1812 – U.S. sloop of war Wasp captures HM brig Frolic. Folic had been separated from a convoy by a storm. While repairing damage, the Wasp came into view and was at first taken for a part of the convoy. On October 18th the "Wasp" moved toward the British ship. The "Frolic" hoisted Spanish colors, this keep the strange ship from pursuing the convoy. At 11:30 a.m. the two ships were sailing no more than 60 yards apart. The "Wasp" fired her port guns, and the "Frolic" fired her starboard guns. The British ship fired rapidly, delivering three broadsides to the American's two. Both crews cheered wildly as the battle became heated. The "Wasp" was landing more shot than the British ship. The ocean was very rough, the crew of the "Frolic" fired their cannon when they were on the crest of the waves. The Americans fired their guns on the lower part of the waves. But in spite of the weather both ships fire was well directed. At 11:36 a.m. the "Wasp's" maintop-mast was shot away and fell with it's yard. At 11:46 a.m. her mizzentop -gallant mast came down and by 11:52 every brace and most of her rigging had been shot away. The British ship however, had been severely damaged in her hull and lower masts. The "Wasp" gradually moved ahead and raked the "Frolic" with a devastating effect. The American ship fired again, this caused many casualties on the "Frolic". The ships came together, and after one failed attempt because of rough seas the Americans boarded the British ship. Not one Englishman was there to stop the crew of the "Wasp" from boarding. The man at the wheel was dazed but still at his post. Captain Whinyates and Lieutenant Wintle were wounded so severely that they could not stand without support. The crew of the "Frolic" could not fight any longer and Lieutenant Biddle lowered the flag at 12:15 just 43 minutes after the battle had started. The American ship had been damaged severely in her rigging but only two or three shots struck her hull. The American's had 5 killed and 5 wounded. The British had 30 killed and 60 wounded. The American ship "Wasp" had a crew of 135 and carried 9 guns. The British ship "Frolic" had a crew of 110 and carried 10 guns.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
THOMPSON, MAX
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company K, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Haaren, Germany, 18 October 1944. Entered service at: Prescott, Ariz. Birth: Bethel, N.C. G.O. No.: 47, 18 June 1945. Citation: On 18 October 1944, Company K, 18th Infantry, occupying a position on a hill near Haaren, Germany, was attacked by an enemy infantry battalion supported by tanks. The assault was preceded by an artillery concentration, lasting an hour, which inflicted heavy casualties on the company. While engaged in moving wounded men to cover, Sgt. Thompson observed that the enemy had overrun the positions of the 3d Platoon. He immediately attempted to stem the enemy's advance single-handedly. He manned an abandoned machinegun and fired on the enemy until a direct hit from a hostile tank destroyed the gun. Shaken and dazed, Sgt. Thompson picked up an automatic rifle and although alone against the enemy force which was pouring into the gap in our lines, he fired burst after burst, halting the leading elements of the attack and dispersing those following. Throwing aside his automatic rifle, which had jammed, he took up a rocket gun, fired on a light tank, setting it on fire. By evening the enemy had been driven from the greater part of the captured position but still held 3 pillboxes. Sgt. Thompson's squad was assigned the task of dislodging the enemy from these emplacements. Darkness having fallen and finding that fire of his squad was ineffective from a distance, Sgt. Thompson crawled forward alone to within 20 yards of 1 of the pillboxes and fired grenades into it. The Germans holding the emplacement concentrated their fire upon him. Though wounded, he held his position fearlessly, continued his grenade fire, and finally forced the enemy to abandon the blockhouse. Sgt. Thompson's courageous leadership inspired his men and materially contributed to the clearing of the enemy from his last remaining hold on this important hill position.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for October 18, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
18 October
1911: Capt George W. McKay, Michigan National Guard, was the first National Guardsman to qualify as a pilot. He received FAI pilot certificate number 67. (5) (21)
1918: Maj Charles Biddle, the 13th Pursuit Squadron's Commander, downed his eighth German fighter in a fierce dogfight over Verdun. (4)
1922: Brig Gen William "Billy" Mitchell used Lt Russell L. Maughan's Curtiss R-6 racing biplane, powered by a D-12 Curtiss Conqueror engine, to set a world speed record of 222.97 MPH over a one-kilometer course near Mount Clemens. (9)
1950: KOREAN WAR. An RB-29 crew spotted more than 75 fighters at Antung Airfield, China, just across the Yalu River from N. Korea. That intelligence suggested that Communist China might intervene in the war. (28)
1961: NASA fired a Scout rocket to an altitude of 4,261 miles in a study of the ionosphere. (24) The USAF announced that its H-43B Huskie rescue helicopter had ascended to 32,840 feet to set a world altitude record for light (Class E-1d) helicopters. (24)
1962: NASA launched Ranger V, a lunar probe, from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas-Agena B booster. A failure of the spacecraft's power system, however, made the planned television transmission of moon pictures impossible. The probe vehicle passed within 450 miles of the moon and entered a solar orbit. (24) CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS. The Air Force Reserves mobilized eight troop carrier wings and six aerial port squadrons for the Cuban Missile Crisis. (21)
1965: The 107 TFG, New York ANG, became the first tactical ANG unit to deploy to the Pacific for a joint-service exercise in peacetime. (16) (26)
1967: OSO IV, the 3,000th man-made item sent into space, returned data on solar effects on communications.
1977: A Program Management Directive redesignated the F-15A and F-15B as the F-15C and F-15D, respectively. (30)
1984: First B-1B flight completed at Palmdale. (12) Through 20 October, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center arranged search and rescue missions for 47 people during heavy snows, high winds, and low temperatures in Colorado and New Mexico. (16) (26)
1985: The first flight of an F-111 aircraft with the Mission Adaptive Wing took place at Edwards AFB. The wing had no flaps, slats, ailerons, or spoilers, but used internal hydraulic actuators to change its camber in flight. The wing also had a flexible composite covering to maintain a smooth surface. According to the Boeing Military Airplane Company, the wing produced a 25 to 30 percent increase in range and maneuverability to give the F-111 tighter sustained maneuvers for evasive action and survivability, increased fatigue life, better handling, and a more stable weapons platform. (USAF Photo)
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Birk (USAF) and Rogers Smith (NASA) manned the aircraft on the first flight. A T-38 chase plane flew nearby. The initial takeoff was made toward the dry lakebed at Edwards in case of an abort. To the satisfaction of all involved, the flight went flawlessly.
1995: Lockheed rolled out its first C-130J (Tail No. 5408).
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