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@GreatLange Please. Sonic's always been "Bugs Bunny that goes Fast". Super Sonic and the Chaos Emeralds in the original games was just DBZ getting the same treatment Looney Tunes gave to Superman in 1943, not a serious attempt at shonen.
This night in 1943, the first British H2S radar-assisted attack of the war.
Stirling and Halifax bombers of the Pathfinder force used H2S to drop flares on a target in Hamburg. 100 Lancasters following the Pathfinders used the flares as the target for their bombsights. #WW2
#OTD in 1943, the Battle of the North Cape was fought.
An Allied task force led by Vice Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser in HMS Duke of York attacked and sank the Nazi German battleship Scharnhorst off Norway.
This battle was the penultimate battle between battleships in naval history.
Interesting also to see how much (or how little) amateurs knew about the actual designs. Here you can see that, by 1943, the existence of the Akutan Zero was well-acknowledged (wow) - but civilian experts were still struggling to get a good idea of what a Ki-43 looked like..! 4/6
In Dec. 1943, after 30 days at sea, BB55 headed to Efate in the New Hebrides for rest & relaxation. Chaplain Everett Wuebbens arranged a burlesque show for the men. The highlight was the crew members dressed in drag.
More from this heartwarming story: https://t.co/jpWRmu2nbK
Mao in Yanan, NW of China, 1943, by Chinese photographer Wu Yinxian.
Did you know?
When Beatrix died on 22 December 1943, she left 14 farms and 4000 acres of land to the National Trust, along with her flocks of Herdwick sheep. This was her gift to the nation, to leave behind a countryside for all to enjoy.
Still happy Jewish Children ...
"Curious Children", 1918
by Moshe Rynecki (Yiddish: משה רינצקי Mosheh Rynetski; 1881 Miedzyrzec Podlaski – In early 1943, Moshe was deported to Majdanek concentration camp, where he died.
" SIMCHAT TORAH "
Moshe Rynecki (Yiddish: משה רינצקי Mosheh Rynetski; 1881 Miedzyrzec Podlaski – In early 1943, Moshe was deported to Majdanek concentration camp, where he died.
On this date in 1943, original #SaturdayNightLive cast member #ChevyChase was born in Lower Manhattan, New York.
Commandez votre signe chinois: https://t.co/3ny1f4p3UD
Vous êtes #chèvre si vous êtes nés en 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003 ou 2015, année chinoise.
#goodies #draw #dessin #dessins #drawing #ink #art #illustration #carte #signechinois #ulule #artiste #digitalart
Vista da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro tirada da Ilha das Cobras, Q59656943, Brasiliana Itaú Collection https://t.co/bMjEpf4YBs #wikidata #digitalart #print (Palette: #WarholCow) 🖌🎨
On this day in 1943, Allied air forces begin a long-running campaign to disrupt Germany's V-1 and V-2 missile programs. By the following year, Operation Crossbow will take priority over all other air operations in Europe.
On this day in 1943, a Japanese destroyer slams into PT Boat 109. The American vessel's 26-yr-old skipper, John F Kennedy, keeps the surviving crewmen alive following the ramming. The tale of heroism will later propel the young officer into politics. See: https://t.co/aWZ3m2PRPp
On this day in 1943, Allied bombers begin eight days of round-the-clock raids against the city of Hamburg. By the time it's over, more than 40,000 civilians will be dead. The British will later call it "Germany's Hiroshima."
#GGAD #gelbus #grindeldore #FantasticBeasts
At a winter morning in 1943, Albus Dumbledore walked past one of his favourite London candy shops as usual. But then, he saw something unexpected.
Dumbledore looked back at once, but no one was there.
"Adding Insult to Injury" by Roy Grinnell
The 6th of May, 1943, near Tunis, Algeria. 1st. Lt. Jerry Collinsworth thumbs his nose at the pilot of a Fw190 he just shot down.
#ww2 #Paintings #Artwork #Aviationart #History #Airplane #Planes #warbird #WWII