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It is finally Friday. Here are today's history briefs: famous births, Civil War, WWI, WWII, famous deaths, Cuba, and several other intriguing things from today's past. Enjoy the day RPers
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Thanks for sharing significant events of April 7 Maj Marty Hogan. For the most significant are:
1862: Battle of Shiloh. Maj Gen Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates under CSA Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee which had begun the previous day. The two day battle at Shiloh produced more than 23,000 casualties and was the bloodiest battle in American history up to that time.
1939: Italy invaded Albania and following Hitler's model with Austria and the Sudetenland, the Duce Mussolini annexed illegally Albania within a week.
1945: the sinking of the enormous Japanese battleship Yamato which required 19 aerial torpedoes to accomplish. That sinking enabled the US navy to dominate the Japanese navy in the fight for the Japanese homeland beginning with Okinawa.
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
LTC Stephen C. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Christopher Mueller Capt Tom Brown Capt Seid Waddell CW5 Charlie Poulton SFC William Farrell SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright SP5 Robert Ruck CPL Eric Escasio SPC Margaret Higgins
1862: Battle of Shiloh. Maj Gen Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates under CSA Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee which had begun the previous day. The two day battle at Shiloh produced more than 23,000 casualties and was the bloodiest battle in American history up to that time.
1939: Italy invaded Albania and following Hitler's model with Austria and the Sudetenland, the Duce Mussolini annexed illegally Albania within a week.
1945: the sinking of the enormous Japanese battleship Yamato which required 19 aerial torpedoes to accomplish. That sinking enabled the US navy to dominate the Japanese navy in the fight for the Japanese homeland beginning with Okinawa.
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
LTC Stephen C. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Christopher Mueller Capt Tom Brown Capt Seid Waddell CW5 Charlie Poulton SFC William Farrell SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright SP5 Robert Ruck CPL Eric Escasio SPC Margaret Higgins
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SP5 Robert Ruck
Thanks for the interesting history lesson. I'm glad I joined RP. It saves me a bundle of money Because I'm getting an advanced education without spending a dime. You history guys are great.
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LTC Stephen F.
SP5 Robert Ruck - you are welcome my friend. I am way behind on my Civil War posts and hope to begin posting again soon.
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Thank you, my 2nd Great Grandfather was at the "Battle of Shiloh" and was injured there.
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