[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Course description, prerequisites and tuition information is available at the bottom of Homer’s profile. Also visit our general discussion thread.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Papua, New Guinea, 1942
The Solomons: Guadalcanal and Florida, 1942
Southwest Russia, 1942: Soviet Winter Offensive, Operations, 19 November-12 December 1942
North Africa, 1941: Pursuit to Tunisia, November 1942-February 1943
Tunisia 1942: The Race for Tunisia-Situation 1 January 1943, and Operations Since 17 November 1942
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941: Status of Forces and Allied Theater Boundaries, 2 July 1942
India-Burma, 1942: Allied Lines of Communication, 1942-1943

[CougarGA7]

• Churchill informs the Chiefs of Staff that they should makes plans to attack the French coast either on the Channel or the Bay of Biscay on 12 July 1943.

[CougarGA7]

BBC - Winston Churchill on Victory in North Africa

CBS - World News Today

[colorado tanker]

The Cocoanut Grove fire was one of the worst in U.S. history. The main entrance was a revolving door that the crowd jammed. Other doors were locked to keep patrons from leaving without paying. Unlocked doors opened in rather than out.

The good that came out of this disaster was the reform of fire and building codes all over the country and a renewed emphasis on enforcement. That included doors opening out instead of in and multiple exits. Locked doors must open to the outside by crash bars. Some say the lover boy was a soldier.

The legend about how the fire started is that some lover untwisted a light bulb so he could smooch his girl in a dark corner. A busboy lit a match so he could see where to replace the bulb, after which fire was seen on a fake palm tree.