Rad American Women A-Z: Resources
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
February 03, 2016
Rad American Women A-Z
I hope a lot of people use these as flash cards with their kids. Good stuff.
Rad American Women A-Z: Resources
Rad American Women A-Z: Resources
June 08, 2011
RFK Funeral Train.
Two amazing photos by Paul Fusco for sale over at 20x200 today.
20x200 - Print Information | RFK funeral train by Paul Fusco
BONUS LINK: Watch the NYT Magazine slideshow that has the whole series of photos, as well as narrative by the photographer.
20x200 - Print Information | RFK funeral train by Paul Fusco
BONUS LINK: Watch the NYT Magazine slideshow that has the whole series of photos, as well as narrative by the photographer.
August 26, 2010
August 06, 2010
Remembering Hiroshima and the hibakusha (survivors)
Today is the 65th anniversary of one of the most terrifying and tragic events in human history -- the bombing of Hiroshima (quickly followed by the bombing of Nagasaki).
Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt | Source : National Geographic (via)
At 11:00 a.m., August 6 (Washington D.C. time), radio stations began playing a prepared statement from President Truman, informing the American public that the United States had dropped an entirely new type of bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima -- an "atomic bomb." Truman warned that if Japan still refused to surrender unconditionally, as demanded by the Potsdam Declaration of July 26, the United States would attack additional targets with equally devastating results. Two days later, on August 8, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and attacked Japanese forces in Manchuria, ending American hopes that the war would end before Russian entry into the Pacific theater.
By August 9th, American aircraft were showering leaflets all over Japan informing its people that "We are in possession of the most destructive explosive ever devised by man. A single one of our newly developed atomic bombs is actually the equivalent in explosive power to what 2,000 of our giant B-29s can carry on a single mission. This awful fact is one for you to ponder and we solemnly assure you it is grimly accurate. We have just begun to to use this weapon against your homeland. If you still have any doubt, make inquiry as to what happened to Hiroshima when just one atomic bomb fell on that city."
Meanwhile, Tibbets's bomber group was simply waiting for the weather to clear in order to drop its next bomb, the plutonium weapon nicknamed "Fat Man" (right) that was destined for the city of Nagasaki. (source)
If you have time today, take some time to remember, learn about or ponder this event.
This one-hour documentary is available online:
More videos can be found here: Hiroshima - www.albca.com/aclis
I'm sending my love to the Japanese people from way over here in Milwaukee,
bb
Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt | Source : National Geographic (via)
At 11:00 a.m., August 6 (Washington D.C. time), radio stations began playing a prepared statement from President Truman, informing the American public that the United States had dropped an entirely new type of bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima -- an "atomic bomb." Truman warned that if Japan still refused to surrender unconditionally, as demanded by the Potsdam Declaration of July 26, the United States would attack additional targets with equally devastating results. Two days later, on August 8, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and attacked Japanese forces in Manchuria, ending American hopes that the war would end before Russian entry into the Pacific theater.
By August 9th, American aircraft were showering leaflets all over Japan informing its people that "We are in possession of the most destructive explosive ever devised by man. A single one of our newly developed atomic bombs is actually the equivalent in explosive power to what 2,000 of our giant B-29s can carry on a single mission. This awful fact is one for you to ponder and we solemnly assure you it is grimly accurate. We have just begun to to use this weapon against your homeland. If you still have any doubt, make inquiry as to what happened to Hiroshima when just one atomic bomb fell on that city."
Meanwhile, Tibbets's bomber group was simply waiting for the weather to clear in order to drop its next bomb, the plutonium weapon nicknamed "Fat Man" (right) that was destined for the city of Nagasaki. (source)
If you have time today, take some time to remember, learn about or ponder this event.
This one-hour documentary is available online:
More videos can be found here: Hiroshima - www.albca.com/aclis
I'm sending my love to the Japanese people from way over here in Milwaukee,
bb
May 22, 2008
Made me look.
In 2007, there's still a place called "Jim Crow Rd." It runs through a typical southern neighborhood, past a strip mall with a Curves franchise, a few gated McMansions, a small country store, and the white houses seen here.
The road crosses behind an Elementary school, right past the playground. One wonders if the kids there are still being taught what Jim Crow means, in Hall County, which adjoins Forsyth County, known for its infamous "sundown town" that existed well until the '80s.
Michael David Murphy Photography: Jim Crow Road
Buy it here at 20x200.
April 05, 2008
The real Winnie the Pooh lives in NYC.
Awww. I didn't realize that Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga and Tigger live at the NYPL now.
Check out the Fun Facts, if you're a Pooh fan.
Winnie the Pooh at The New York Public Library
(via Newyorkology)
Check out the Fun Facts, if you're a Pooh fan.
Winnie the Pooh at The New York Public Library
(via Newyorkology)
January 06, 2008
WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier
Fascinating. But I have a lot of catching up to do.
This blog is made up of transcripts of Harry Lamin's letters from the first World War. The letters will be posted exactly 90 years after they were written. To find out Harry's fate, follow the blog.
WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier
(via we make money not art)
This blog is made up of transcripts of Harry Lamin's letters from the first World War. The letters will be posted exactly 90 years after they were written. To find out Harry's fate, follow the blog.
WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier
(via we make money not art)
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