This Day in History

[Montegriffo]

Better late than never

[pineapplemike]

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2018/12/06 ... rl-harbor/

A light rain fell at Pearl Harbor Friday morning as some 1,500 people gathered for a solemn annual tradition: To mark the anniversary of the Japanese attack on the Pacific Fleet.
...
“We hope they never forget,” he said. “All the kids should come out here to see for themselves what happened.”

And that refrain is all the more poignant this year given not only who was at the Pearl Harbor ceremony, but by who wasn’t there: No one who survived the bombing of the USS Arizona battleship was in the audience.

That’s a first — all five of the survivors weren’t healthy enough to travel — and a stark reminder that World War II veterans aren’t getting any younger.

[C-Mag]

The Oklahoma being salvaged, the Arizona and the Oklahoma were the only ships not put back into service


The West Virginia was raised, drained, and sent to Puget Sound for a refit, then re-entered the war, eventually sailing into Tokyo Harbor


The US naval salavage effort after the attack was incredible.

[C-Mag]

Mollasses Tsunai Anniversary
100 years ago, Boston’s North End neighborhood had a sticky mess on its hands — quite literally.
Tuesday marks the centennial of the Great Molasses Flood of 1919. It sounds funny, but this deadly tragedy was no laughing matter.

The Purity Distilling Company had a facility in the North End. When molasses is fermented, it puts the kick in alcoholic beverages such as rum and the “umph” in ethanol. Purity’s plant included a large tank for storing molasses. It worked well — until Jan. 15, 1919...…………..

Just past noon, rat-a-tat-tats like machine gunfire rang out. Then, the ground shook. There was a loud roar, followed by a long rumble.

The “gunfire” was actually the sound of the giant tank’s metal rivets popping loose, sending it crashing to the ground and unleashing more than 2.3 million gallons (about 14,000 tons) of molasses.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opin ... n-disaster

[Fife]

January 28, 1986: I was in my room at the freshman dorm in-between classes watching on my 13" B/W. I remember it like it was today. Where were you?

[C-Mag]

I was in college too. Had a classic 80's rental house just off campus that a bunch of rough characters rented together. I was in another room and one of my roommates called me in when it blew.


gallows humor that came from that............

What color were Christa McCulloughs eyes ?

[Hastur]

I was in college too. Had a classic 80's rental house just off campus that a bunch of rough characters rented together. I was in another room and one of my roommates called me in when it blew.


gallows humor that came from that............

What color were Christa McCulloughs eyes ?

Blew.

One blew this way and the other blew that way.



Why does everyone in Florida drink Coke?

[C-Mag]

NO idea on the coke question

[Speaker to Animals]

Because Latin America are predominantly Coke drinkers.

Outside the US, Coke versus Pepsi is a tribal and racial division.

Years ago, it spilled over in tbe US with Jews drinking Pepsi and Arabs drinking Coke. I am not sure that applies anymore, though.

It might have been the other way around, with Coke for Jews. I cannot keep up with the Israel conflict anymore.

[Fife]

I'm going across the street to Buckets O Shit