Major Charles Sweeney Uses The Magic Wand
Aug. 9, 1945 – The Nagasaki Drop
On the morning of Aug. 9, 1945, aircraft commander Major Charles W. Sweeney was about to make history. His mission was to drop the second atomic weapon on Japan and end World War II. On that dreadful day around noon, the bomb called “Fat Man” successfully detonated [...]

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Man Thinks He Knows The Day Of Creation

Science has changed the way we live and think. Careful observations and measurements are made of the physical world that we know. After analysis, we can only form an opinion of what we believe, based on our findings.
There are a few questions one might ask: Just how old [...]

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The only existing film images of Anne Frank

 ANNE FRANK (June 12, 1929 – March 1945) / July 22 1941
The Bride in Room 39 lived next door to Anne in Room 37
July 22 1941. The girl next door is getting married. Anne Frank is leaning out of the window of her house in Amsterdam to get a [...]

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The World’s First Cast Iron Bridge
The Iron Bridge crosses the River Severn in rural East Shropshire, England. In 1779, the world’s first cast iron bridge was built in a place called Coalbrookdale. The bridge would help to create an economic impact on the area.
Coalbrookdale is considered to be the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, where “coal [...]

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The Only German Submarine In The U.S.
The U-505 is one of six U-boats that were captured by Allied forces during WWII, and one of four large German WWII U-boats that survive as museum ships.
In May of 1944, an anti-sub task force (Guaudacanal) was deployed 150 miles off the coast of Rio De Oro, Africa. The [...]

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Taking Action To Strengthen Small Businesses
Taking Action to Strengthen Small Businesses
Remarks by the President on the Economy
J.S. Logistics
St. Louis, Missouri
Begin 11:13 A.M. CST – End 11:45 A.M. CST
On January 22, 2003, President George W. Bush traveled to St. Louis to discuss how his plan for jobs and economic growth would benefit small business owners. [...]

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First National Flag Used In The American Revolution
As the Declaration Of Independence was being signed on July 4, 1776, surprisingly enough there was no official flag.
The “Grand Union Flag” was the first unofficial national flag. This flag very much resembled the flag of a company; called “The East India Company”. It is ironic that this [...]

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Please Press 1 For English
Theodore Roosevelt, our 26th president, wrote a letter to the American Defense Society in 1919:
     “In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated to an exact equality with everyone [...]

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Galileo Galilei: The Father Of Astronomy
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) is a very prominent name that you may of heard of in Science class.
Galileo is most memorable in the field of Astronomy, although he did play other roles in science. He played a major role in the Science Revolution.
Galileo’s major achievements include: improving the telescope, making very [...]

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The Man That Started The Science Revolution
It was Nicolaus Copernicus  (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) that challenged the intellectuals of the day. Copernicus started the Scientific Revolution, when he formed the heliocentric hypothesis.
The universities taught that, the universe as they knew it, was centered around the earth. Of course, now we know that Copernicus’s theory [...]

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