Browsing: March 9

A Brief History Earlier today, we included an article on “The Deadliest Bombing Raid of All Time,” when on March 9, 1945, the Japanese capital of Tokyo was bombed with high explosive and fire bombs killing perhaps 100,000 people and laying waste to one of the world’s largest cities.  Here we have a list of 10 men who are famous or infamous in the field of military bombing from the air.  One is from a motion picture, the others are all quite real.  So, let us count down the top 10 famous/infamous bombers in military history… Digging Deeper 10. Giulio…

A Brief History On March 9, 1945, 324 B-29 bombers of the United States Army Air Force inflicted the deadliest and most destructive single bombing raid in history. Digging Deeper Digging deeper, we find Japan reeling from numerous defeats, with American forces having taken island bases within range of Japan for their giant B-29 bombers, the largest and most technically advanced American bombers of World War II. Previous bombing missions against mainland Japan from high altitude with conventional bombs had produced disappointing results.  General Curtis LeMay ordered that the massive bombers be stripped of most of their heavy defensive armament…

A Brief History On March 9, 1959, the world of toys was taken by storm in New York City with the introduction of the Barbie Doll by toy manufacturer Mattel at the American International Toy Fair. Digging Deeper Said to have been inspired by a German doll called Bild Lilli, it was a woman named Ruth Handler who invented Barbie after she noticed her own daughter playing with dolls in adult roles instead of holding them like a type of surrogate baby. At first, Barbie was marketed with either blonde or brown hair as a “teen-age fashion model” wearing a zebra pattern swimsuit.  From her birth on, the…