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COVENTRY WRECKED IN WORST RAID ON ENGLAND, WITH 1,000 CASUALTIES (11/16/40)
Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library
| 11/16/40
| Raymond Daniell, G.E.R. Gedye, Edward Kennedy, C.L. Sulzberger, Camille Cianfarra
Posted on 11/16/2010 4:39:08 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: milhist; realtime; worldwarii
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To: henkster
Thank you for posting. The false Coventry story has taken on a life of its’ own.
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posted on
11/16/2010 7:33:34 PM PST
by
iowamark
To: Pharmboy
The story of those nails — they are medieval in date, handmade, and no-joke big in size, and the congregants were *inside* the church when the roof caved in during the bombing. Those nails rained down as they ducked for cover under pews and whatnot. And they fashioned a similar cross for their own cathedral.
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posted on
11/16/2010 7:34:29 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Iowa City, Nov. 15, 1940, Clinton Street in front of Old Capitol
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posted on
11/16/2010 7:49:29 PM PST
by
iowamark
To: CougarGA7; henkster
Back in the day, Radio Direction Finding was in its infancy and they weren't all that accurate. Churchill was so right in his "never have so many..." speech.
The Naval Intel boys in Hawaii were spot on figuring out what the Jap code meant for Midway. Rochefort and his crew were brilliant.
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posted on
11/16/2010 8:10:49 PM PST
by
Ax
(Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame!!)
To: CougarGA7
It is on the EP “A Winter Garden.”
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posted on
11/16/2010 8:25:03 PM PST
by
SamAdams76
(I am 18 days away from outliving Curly Howard)
To: iowamark
Iowa City, Nov. 15, 1940They had a conga line on the street the day before Iowa played ND? That's confidence!
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posted on
11/17/2010 5:09:15 AM PST
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: SamAdams76
I’ll have to go pick that up. I’m still old fashioned in that I get the album instead of just downloading the song. There are always songs that never get released as singles that are very good. Those wippersnappers don’t know what they are missing.
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posted on
11/17/2010 7:00:47 AM PST
by
CougarGA7
(It take a village to raise an idiot.)
To: SunkenCiv
Indeed...when I stood next to that cross I remember those nails looking more like spikes. Incredible...
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posted on
11/17/2010 8:06:26 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
To: Pharmboy
They also did that with a lot of other nails from there and presented them to various churches. All the ships named HMS Coventry have carried one. They actually went down to the Coventry sunk during the Falklands war and brought its cross back up to return to the cathedral.
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posted on
11/17/2010 8:13:18 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
To: TalonDJ
Wow...did not know that. Thanks for the info...
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posted on
11/17/2010 10:14:14 AM PST
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Pharmboy
(What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
You are right. The game was Saturday, Nov. 16, 1940.
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11/17/2010 10:27:34 AM PST
by
iowamark
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