First flight of the first jet, the He-178.
Hadrian’s(bloody) Wall , Great Wall of China
Pings have to go into the To: field of a response to the main post.
And today’s is a good one! Love the border history.
Wow.
Didn’t know about the Battle of Nogales, and I grew up next door. Great Uncle was with Pershing as a Lt. going after Villa in Deming.
The current fence is one of the most stark contrasts on Earth: on one side, the modern world of Arizona, a state of the United States. On the other, a Third World tableau of shantys and 18th century buildings...which were actually built in the 20th. It’s jarring...
First flight of the first jet, the He-178.
Aug 27 - Long Island/Brooklyn Heights
Short shrift to an important aspect of this battle (and they could’ve saved the aftermath for “this date in history” over the next couple days).
300 Marylanders were turned back from retreat to cover the retreat of the entire army to Brooklyn Heights. They held off German and Scottish Highlander units as well as the standard Redcoats, including at least 3 bayonet charges. In the end, only 9 survived to return to the main army.
Notable not only for the face of it, but a) these men just arrived within days for the first time ever to be involved in the RevWar b) MD units were deliberately equipped and trained at their home base whereas others were not, and their efforts prove it was pretty good. They would basically be the professionals in the whole war.
Pinglish