Archive for September 21st, 2022

GREAT NEW ENGLAND HURRICANE IN 1938

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Without warning, a powerful Category 3 hurricane slammed into
Long Island and southern New England, causing 600 deaths and devastating coastal cities and towns. Also called the Long Island Express, the Great New England Hurricane of 1938 was the most destructive storm to strike the region in the 20th century.

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AUTUMN BEGINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON

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1940s personal care magazine ad.

In 1840, the J.B. Williams Company in Glastonbury,
Connecticut
, manufactured soap under the name
Ivorine. Williams decided to focus on its shaving
soap and sold Ivorine to Procter & Gamble, which
later developed Ivory.


1800s

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BOMBER MADE ITS DEBUT ON THIS DAY ~

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On September 21, 1942, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress made its
debut flight in Seattle,
Washington. It was the largest bomber
used in the war by any nation.

The B-29 was conceived in 1939 by Gen. Hap Arnold, who was
afraid a German victory in Europe would mean the United States
would be devoid of bases on the eastern side of the Atlantic from
which to counterattack. A plane was needed that would travel
faster, farther, and higher than any then available, so Boeing set
to creating the four-engine heavy bomber.

The plane was extraordinary, able to carry loads almost equal to
its own weight at altitudes of 30,000 to 40,000 feet. It also sported
the first radar bombing system of any U.S. bomber.

General of the Air Force Hap Arnold.png
Henry Harley Arnold
(June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950)

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