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by superadmin | Aug 3, 2021 | #History #WWII #DistanceLearning #Education #BOWFINandBEYOND
Sailors man anti-aircraft guns during World War II on the USS Hornet. (U.S. Navy)Before the Second World War, there were two broad categories of fuses: impact and timed.Impact fuses are only detonated when they impacted or “touched” something, whereas timed fuses had...
by superadmin | Feb 26, 2021 | #History #WWII #DistanceLearning #Education #BOWFINandBEYOND
Women repair the Star-Spangled Banner on a set of makeshift tables in the room in the Castle then known as the chapel (now the Commons) in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building. Smithsonian Institution ArchivesWAR BACKGROUNDAmerican’s were angry with...
by superadmin | Jul 25, 2020 | #History #WWII #DistanceLearning #Education #BOWFINandBEYOND
“The Continentals,” an 1875 painting by Frank Blackwell Mayer. Library of Congress photo.In 1782 Gen. George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit to recognize heroic acts by his troops. The requirements for earning the badge were a lot different from today’s...
