Archive for April 18th, 2017

IT WAS RETALIATION ON THIS DAY IN 1942

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The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on Saturday, April 18, 1942,
was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other
locations on the island of Honshu during World War II, the first air strike to strike
the Japanese Home Islands. It demonstrated that Japan itself was vulnerable to
American air attack, served as retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor
on Sunday, December 7, 1941, and provided an important boost to
American morale. The raid was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James
"Jimmy"
Doolittle
(below) of the United States Army Air Forces.

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Mission commander Jimmy Doolittle (left front) with members
of his Tokyo Raiders. 

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Jimmy Doolittle in his North American B-25B

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On May 19, 1942, President Roosevelt bestows Congressional
Medal of Honor on Brigadier General James Doolittle for the
successful raid on Tokyo.

 

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James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle
(December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993)

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SONG RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1939

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Gene Autry’s "Back in the Saddle Again" became his signature song and 
his second gold record. The Members of the Western Writers of America 
chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

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Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998)

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A RECAP OF PAST WORLD NEWS

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It was on this day in 1906.

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It was on this day in 1955

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It occurred on this day in 1775.

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(Note) – The phrase "the British are coming" was attributed to Revere even
though it is unlikely he used the exact wording.

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