A Brief History On September 1, 1939, US Army General George C. Marshall, Jr. was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Marshall would go on to lead the American military effort through World War II and later be appointed General of the Army, a 5 star rank created so that the United States military would have general officers equivalent to the European Allies’ Field Marshal rank. (It would not do to have a lesser rank American in charge of Allied Field Marshals.) Digging Deeper George Marshall was a highly competent officer and not one prone…
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A Brief History On September 11, 1998, Rounders, an American drama film about the underground world of high-stakes poker, opened to mixed reviews and earned only a modest box office. Nevertheless, with the poker boom in the early 2000s, the film later became a cult hit. Playing cards have been a form of entertainment for a huge number of years, with a simple deck offering a host of possibilities when it comes to gaming fun. In recent decades, the cards have particularly become synonymous with casinos and gambling, with one of the most popular games available in that arena being poker. In fact, the game…
A Brief History On September 30, 1915, the aviation world achieved a milestone of sorts when the first incident of a combat airplane being shot down by ground fire took place over Serbia. A flight of 3 German Farman 2 man airplanes attacked the Military Technical Institute in the Serbian town of Kragujevac, dropping 45 small bombs on the Serbians. Serbia had their own surprise waiting, with one of the world’s first anti-aircraft artillery units based on the ground defending that location. A lucky shot from a Serbian cannon achieved a direct hit on one of the Farmans and shot…
A Brief History On September 29, 1990, the prototype jet fighter plane designated YF-22 Raptor, built by a powerful consortium of American airplane manufacturers, Lockheed, Boeing, and General Dynamics, made its maiden flight. The F-22 stealth fighter program was designed to give our Air Force the finest and stealthiest fighter jet ever built, and of course, this complexity came at a price both in time and money. At the time of its first flight, the YF-22 was still known as the “Lightning II” in memory of the World War II workhorse, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Its name was officially changed…
A Brief History On September 28, 2018, the 4th Thursday in September, we celebrate National Brave Day. We take this opportunity to discuss what exactly is courage, bravery, valor, any of the synonyms for doing brave things or having the quality to act in the face of danger or highly distasteful consequences. We will discuss some ways to define bravery/courage, some brave people, and of course how to celebrate National Brave Day. Digging Deeper Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines “brave” as “having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage” in its…