Browsing: Military

A Brief History On July 16, 1862, David Farragut was appointed a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, the first officer to hold that rank.  Being a 2 ocean nation, the US has needed a great 2 ocean Navy to protect the country and look after our interests.  Along the way, many great sailors and others have furthered the capabilities of the US Navy and added to its rich history.  Here we list 10 of those examples, of the hundreds or even thousands that could be listed (no significance to the order listed).  ( Note: Although the US Marine…

A Brief History On July 15, 1954, the first prototype of what became the Boeing 707 and US Air Force C-135 family of airplanes made its first flight.  Many airplanes have served a dual role well, moving cargo and people for civilian purposes or the same for the military.  Sometimes a military airplane might be an ideal test aircraft for scientific purposes, or as a weather observing plane.  Here we list 10 of these airplanes that have done double duty, and of course there are many more.   Digging Deeper 10. Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny.” The most widely produced North American airplane…

A Brief History This article present a chronological history of Jerusalem! Digging Deeper On Good Friday, somewhere around 33 A.D., Jesus of Nazareth, prophet to Islam and Judaism, the Christ and Savior to Christians, was crucified by the Romans in Jerusalem. Crucifixion was a particularly brutal and drawn out process of execution often reserved for “dangerous” criminals, ones that threatened the status quo.   On July 12, AD 70, the army of Titus Caesar Vespasianus, a Roman general that would later become Roman Emperor, finally attacked the walls of the city of Jerusalem after a 6 month siege, succeeding in taking the city…

A Brief History On July 15, 1815, Emperor Napoleon I of the French surrendered to the British aboard the HMS Bellerophon.  If you are unfamiliar with the name of the ship, it comes from the greatest Greek hero of ancient times (until Hercules).  Naming a ship after a mighty hero sure sounds better than naming one after some pencil necked politician.  The British have always found some pretty nifty names for their warships and so have the US Navy, at least sometimes.  Here we list 10 of the impressive, intimidating, just plain cool names for ships, and for each we…

A Brief History On July 13, 1863, New Yorkers angry about military conscription (draft) started 3 days of rioting that would go down in history as the worst US riot ever. Digging Deeper White New Yorkers, largely poor Irish immigrants, could not afford to buy their way out of the draft like rich people could.  Nor could they afford to pay someone else to take their place, and they cared little one way or another about the issue of African slavery.  African Americans were not subject to the draft, further inflaming rage against them. With the Emancipation Proclamation of January…