Audie Murphy
- 1924: Born in Texashttp://www.audiemurphy.com/biograph.htm
- 1942: Enlists in the U.S. Armyhttp://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/historical_information/audie_murphy.html
- 1945: Receives the Congressional Medal of Honor and appears on the cover of Life magazinehttp://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/historical_information/audie_murphy.html
- 1948: Makes acting debut in Texas, Brooklyn & Heavenhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001559/
- 1949: Publishes autobiography To Hell and Backhttp://www.americainwwii.com/stories/audiemurphy.html
- 1951: Marries second wife, Pamela Archerhttp://www.americainwwii.com/stories/audiemurphy.html
- 1955: Portrays himself in the film adaptation of his autobiographyhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001559/
- 1968: Goes bankrupthttp://www.americainwwii.com/stories/audiemurphy.html
- 1971: Dies in plane crashhttp://www.americainwwii.com/stories/audiemurphy.html
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Howard Zinn Dead
- "When a nation issues ultimatums, it leaves no room for compromise and ensures that war will continue." http://www.notable-quotes.com/z/zinn_howard.html
- "There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/howard_zinn.html
- "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/howard_zinn.html
updated 2010-07-17 10:09:43
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Learn History: A Summary of D-Day
After Hitler began strengthening the German fortress at Normandy, Allied Forces conceived a plan to invade France by crossing the English Channel.http://www.britannica.com/dday/article-236171 Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as Supreme Allied Commander, chose June 6 as the date of attack.c The meaning of the "D" in "D-Day" is somewhat unclear. Some have speculated that the letter stands for "decisive" or "disembarkation", but the initial may be just be an abbreviation for "day".http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/sfeature/sf_info.html
According to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, the invasion on D-Day was the largest military attack ever carried out. More than 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes and 150,000 soldiers were involved in the operation.c Over 9,000 servicemen were killed or wounded during the invasion, but the remaining soldiers continued on to fight the Nazis.http://www.army.mil/d-day/10 months after the invasion of Normandy, the Germans lost control of Paris, beginning the decline of Hitler's reign.c A week after Hitler's suicide, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied Forces on May 7, 1945, which is commemorated as V-E Day.http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/7/newsid_3578000/3578325.stm
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B-17 Flying Fortress
The B-17 Flying Fortress was modified regularly over the course of its service life. Although the first model had five .50 caliber machine guns, the last model to reach mass production, the B-17G, had 13 guns strategically placed around its fuselage. The aircraft's armor, tail size, and fuel-tanks were also upgraded over time. http://www.aviation-history.com/boeing/b17.html
The B-17 dropped more bombs during World War II than any other aircraft involved in the conflict. The B-17 Flying Fortress was the first bomber to fly missions in both the European and Japanese theaters of war. Seventeen B-17 crewmen have received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the United States.https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Magazine%2520Documents/2006/February%25202006/0206classics.pdf&pli=1
updated 2010-11-02 00:07:08
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Normandy
Normandy is a province on the northern coast of France. It was the site of the Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944 during World War II.
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Moe Berg
In 15 major league seasons comprising 1,813 at-bats, Berg batted .243 with six career home runs and 206 career runs batted in.http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bergmo01.shtml His best statistical season came in 1928 with the Chicago White Sox, when he played in 106 games and had a .288 batting average while receiving two votes in balloting for the American League's Most Valuable Player.http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Berg_Moe.html Along with the White Sox, Berg would also play with the Brooklyn Robins, Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox.http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bergmo01.shtml
updated 2011-01-10 11:28:18
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Harry Truman
Truman, facing pressure at home from Zionists and Jewish leaders, was integral in the formation of a Jewish state in Israel. (Urban Jewish voters were an important and influential group of supporters for Truman). Truman had recommended that 250,000 Holocaust refugees be located to Israel, against the wishes of his Secretary of State, George Marshall. Truman officially recognized the State of Israel on May 14, 1948.
updated 2010-07-17 07:16:30
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Iwo Jima
The photo was not only memorialized by the memorial sculpting, but over the years has been used in countless way from appearing on postage stamps to American propaganda films. It is perhaps as identifiable an image of World War II as any in signifying the spirit and drive of the American soldiers and sailors during the war effort.
It has also been used in countless films and other entertainment medium. Perhaps it is best known for the best selling book written by John Bradley's son James, which was turned into the Clint Eastwood-directed 2006 film Flags of Our Fathers.
It also spurned maybe the most poignant image of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on New York City in 2001 when Bergen Record photographer Thomas E. Franklin snapped a photo of several firefighters raising an American flag amidst the rubble of debris that formerly was the World Trade Center.
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Hanoi
- Kieu Chinh: Actresshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0157905/
- Tiana Alexandra: Actresshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018837/
- Chi Le: Actresshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm2251728/
- Minh Hô Quang: Directorhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0702872/
- Vuong Duc: Directorhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0239690/
- Minh Quan: Singerhttp://www.htv.org.vn/hanoitv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=194:vietnamese-singer-to-attend-asean--3-concert-for-the-king&catid=81:events&Itemid=109
