March 11
1942 - As Japanese forces continued to advance in the Pacific during World War II, General Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines for Australia, vowing: "I shall return."
Other than Teddy Roosevelt, I have read more about 'The General' than any other American figure, and am still amazed he didn’t commit suicide or throw himself into the front lines after being ordered out of the Philippines by FDR. Of course, it was a good thing for the American war effort, but I am very surprised he left Corregidor alive...He was a chivalrous man, and it had to kill him to leave his troops to the fate of their Japanese captors.
As it turned out, returning to the Philippines was unnecessary, but it was important to MacArthur...As C-in-C, Roosevelt should have forced MacArthur to skip the Philippines, but politically there was no way Roosevelt could have kept him from fulfilling his vow.
537 - Goths laid siege to Rome.
Ho, Hum...Germanic (Goth, Vandal, etc.) raids on Rome had become a normal occurrence long before this date, and the West Roman Empire as a political entity was long gone by this time anyway.
1861 - The Confederate States of America adopted its constitution: U.S. Civil War.
Thankfully our modern-day Liberal idiots weren't around at this time, because I don't think they would have stomached what it took to bring the South back into the Union...Sometimes war is the only answer.
1862 - President Lincoln confined George B. McClellan's command to the Army of the Potomac: U.S. Civil War.
He should have fired him for refusal to use his forces to destroy the Confederates...McClellan would have made a great Quartermaster, and may have even been a 'brilliant' strategist, but he didn't have the guts to put his plans into effect in a timely manner, nor the killer instincts to be a battlefield commander.
1918 - The first cases of the Spanish flu were reported in the U.S.
WWI was coming to an end, but the world was hardly done dying...In the U.S., alone, over 600,000 died from this flu. Tens of millions died worldwide.
1930 - William Howard Taft became the first President of the United States buried in the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Those who haven’t been there must go...Two of the most solemn days of my life were spent at Arlington, and few things have touched me more.
1935 - Hermann Goering officially created the Luftwaffe: the German Air Force.
Congratulations to the Fat Field Marshal...We should all be glad he was in charge of this unit, because his mistakes in the Battle of Britain were the undoing of the Luftwaffe, and also led Hitler to the decision of invading Russia since he couldn't invest Britain.
Oh by the way, Goering also botched the air offensive in the Soviet Union, as well.
1941 - The U.S. Congress passed the Lend-Lease Bill, enabling Britain to borrow money to buy additional food and arms: World War II.
How nice...The U.S. should have just entered the war, instead of waiting to be dragged in by the Japanese.
FDR's greatest flaw: He was a politician first, a statesman last...Luckily he was a great war leader once he committed to the fight.
1990 - The Lithuanian parliament voted to break away from the Soviet Union and restore the republic's independence.
This was a great year for ‘freedom,’ with the Soviets beginning to show signs of their downfall, which unknowingly began years before 1990.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT REAGAN!!
1993 - North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in a harsh rebuff of Western demands to open suspected nuclear weapons development sites for inspection.
As an incentive to play nice, Clinton gave them nuclear reactors...Uhhhhh?
1998 - The International Astronomical Union issued an alert, saying a mile-wide asteroid could zip very close to Earth on October 26th, 2028, possibly colliding with it. They said the asteroid, which had not been seen before, would pass as close as 30,000 miles to the Earth. Dr. Brian Marsden of the International Astronomical Union said: "Even if it were on a path to hit Earth, technology might be available by then capable of deflecting the asteroid." (But the next day, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said "there was no chance the asteroid will hit Earth.")
Lets pretend they knew for sure the asteroid WOULD hit Earth:
Do you think it would be a good idea to have everyone worry about it for the next 30-years? Of course not. They’d keep it quiet and try to find a way to destroy it.
So, is this what they realized the day after, or is it really not going to hit the Earth...The year 2028 may be very interesting.
Other than Teddy Roosevelt, I have read more about 'The General' than any other American figure, and am still amazed he didn’t commit suicide or throw himself into the front lines after being ordered out of the Philippines by FDR. Of course, it was a good thing for the American war effort, but I am very surprised he left Corregidor alive...He was a chivalrous man, and it had to kill him to leave his troops to the fate of their Japanese captors.
As it turned out, returning to the Philippines was unnecessary, but it was important to MacArthur...As C-in-C, Roosevelt should have forced MacArthur to skip the Philippines, but politically there was no way Roosevelt could have kept him from fulfilling his vow.
537 - Goths laid siege to Rome.
Ho, Hum...Germanic (Goth, Vandal, etc.) raids on Rome had become a normal occurrence long before this date, and the West Roman Empire as a political entity was long gone by this time anyway.
1861 - The Confederate States of America adopted its constitution: U.S. Civil War.
Thankfully our modern-day Liberal idiots weren't around at this time, because I don't think they would have stomached what it took to bring the South back into the Union...Sometimes war is the only answer.
1862 - President Lincoln confined George B. McClellan's command to the Army of the Potomac: U.S. Civil War.
He should have fired him for refusal to use his forces to destroy the Confederates...McClellan would have made a great Quartermaster, and may have even been a 'brilliant' strategist, but he didn't have the guts to put his plans into effect in a timely manner, nor the killer instincts to be a battlefield commander.
1918 - The first cases of the Spanish flu were reported in the U.S.
WWI was coming to an end, but the world was hardly done dying...In the U.S., alone, over 600,000 died from this flu. Tens of millions died worldwide.
1930 - William Howard Taft became the first President of the United States buried in the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Those who haven’t been there must go...Two of the most solemn days of my life were spent at Arlington, and few things have touched me more.
1935 - Hermann Goering officially created the Luftwaffe: the German Air Force.
Congratulations to the Fat Field Marshal...We should all be glad he was in charge of this unit, because his mistakes in the Battle of Britain were the undoing of the Luftwaffe, and also led Hitler to the decision of invading Russia since he couldn't invest Britain.
Oh by the way, Goering also botched the air offensive in the Soviet Union, as well.
1941 - The U.S. Congress passed the Lend-Lease Bill, enabling Britain to borrow money to buy additional food and arms: World War II.
How nice...The U.S. should have just entered the war, instead of waiting to be dragged in by the Japanese.
FDR's greatest flaw: He was a politician first, a statesman last...Luckily he was a great war leader once he committed to the fight.
1990 - The Lithuanian parliament voted to break away from the Soviet Union and restore the republic's independence.
This was a great year for ‘freedom,’ with the Soviets beginning to show signs of their downfall, which unknowingly began years before 1990.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT REAGAN!!
1993 - North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in a harsh rebuff of Western demands to open suspected nuclear weapons development sites for inspection.
As an incentive to play nice, Clinton gave them nuclear reactors...Uhhhhh?
1998 - The International Astronomical Union issued an alert, saying a mile-wide asteroid could zip very close to Earth on October 26th, 2028, possibly colliding with it. They said the asteroid, which had not been seen before, would pass as close as 30,000 miles to the Earth. Dr. Brian Marsden of the International Astronomical Union said: "Even if it were on a path to hit Earth, technology might be available by then capable of deflecting the asteroid." (But the next day, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said "there was no chance the asteroid will hit Earth.")
Lets pretend they knew for sure the asteroid WOULD hit Earth:
Do you think it would be a good idea to have everyone worry about it for the next 30-years? Of course not. They’d keep it quiet and try to find a way to destroy it.
So, is this what they realized the day after, or is it really not going to hit the Earth...The year 2028 may be very interesting.
Labels: Civil War, Disease, Germany, Goths, Japan, Korea, Lincoln, MacArthur, Nazis, Rome, Russia, Science, UK, US, WWI, WWII
posted by Poison Pero @ Sunday, March 10, 2019
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