Posted on 08/24/2017 7:40:55 AM PDT by fugazi
1814: The British Army routs the Americans in the Battle of Bladensburg, then marches into Washington, D.C. in what is considered "the greatest disgrace ever dealt to American arms." Gen. Robert Ross' exhausted troops - several died during the battle from exhaustion after long marches - avenge the American destruction of Port Dover (in present-day Ontario) in May by setting fire to the Presidential Mansion (now called the White House), Capitol Building, and numerous other government and military facilities.
However, the British only hold Washington for one day before a massive storm blows through, severely damaging the British ships and causes the occupiers to abandon the area.
1912: The Navy's first electrically powered ship, USS Jupiter (AC-3) is launched. Ten years later, a flight deck is added to the 542-ft. vessel, and the renamed USS Langley becomes America's first aircraft carrier.
1942: Vice Adm. Frank J. Fletcher's Task Force 61 and a Japanese carrier division converge in the Solomon Islands as Japanese troops attempt to reinforce Guadalcanal. The Battle of the Eastern Solomons is fought entirely by aircraft; the Japanese inflict serious damage on USS Enterprise (CV-6), while the Americans sink several vessels, including the light carrier Ryujo.
Over Guadalcanal, Japanese warplanes clash with Army and Marine aircraft of the "Cactus Air Force," with Capt. Marion E. Carl in his F4F "Wildcat" scores four of the day's ten Allied victories , becoming the Marine Corps' first ace.
1945: Just two days after being discharged from the service, Chief Petty Officer Bob Feller returns to Cleveland and is honored by a parade before pitching in his first major league game since
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Feller was indeed a rare talent but remember the quality of MLB in 1945 was not great due to the war.
A friend of mine at that time held an executive position with the Dodgers. He was a dedicated Dodger and would occasionally say some jokingly disparaging things about the Indians and the American League in general. I shut him up once by agreeing that the Indians in no way could match the legendary status of the Dodgers. But we did on one or two occasions have a couple good pitchers. I asked "Have you ever heard of Bob Feller?" He said "Sure. He was an Indians player?" "Yeah. And we had one other. Let me see ... I think his name was Cy Something. Oh yeah, Cy Young. Ever heard of him?".
End of conversation.
British burn Washington
The corrupt media would be cheering and supporting the British.
No doubt, just as I am sure they would undermine the Trump administration if we were attacked by North Korea. Reminds me of a meme I saw where the airline passenger tweets “I hate the captain of this plane. I hope he crashes.”
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