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#OTD 2/1/1943, keel was laid for USS Bremerton (CA 130). Ship's name chosen following a bond selling competition btwn Bremerton's Puget Sound Navy Yard @PSNSandIMF and Mare Island Navy Yard in CA (@MareMuseum). Bremerton won! #WWII
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
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1943, a daring night torpedo plane attack disabled the freshly repaired USS Chicago. The parting blow of the Guadalcanal Campaign helped to mask the Japanese retreat from the "Starvation Island". The Chicago was abandoned the next day after more damage.
@pictoline Los amantes de #Auschwitz: David Wisnia tenía 17 años y Helen Spitzer 25, era 1943, prisioneros judíos privilegiados (él cantante y ella diseñadora) que sobrevivieron al campo de concentración nazi. Se reencontraron 72 años después (en 2016) para el último adiós en Manhattan, NY.
#onthisday in 1943, a rare cross-code was held between a #rugbyleague XV and a Union XV at Headingley. The game, played under union rules, was only made possible because the RFU had temporarily suspended its ban on professionalism during the War. #RFL125 @TheRFL
#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.
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."
on this day in 1943, the legendary christine mcvie was born💜