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THE MEMPHIS BELLE FLIES LAST MISSION

The Memphis Belle flying back to the US after its 25th mission over Germany during the Second World War in 1943
The Memphis Belle flying back to the US after its 25th
mission over Germany.

The Memphis Belle: American Icon > National Museum of the United States Air  Force™ > Display

On May 17, 1943, the crew of the Memphis Belle, one of a group
of American bombers based in Britain, became one of the first
B-17 crews to complete 25 missions over Europe and return to
the United States.

The Memphis Belle performed its 25th and last mission, in a
bombing raid against Lorient, a German submarine base.

Lt General Jacob Devers shakes hands with one of the crew of the Memphis Belle before she flew back to the US in 1943
Lt General Jacob Devers (center) shakes hands with one of
the crew of the Memphis Belle before she flew back to the
US in 1943.

Visitors gather for a private viewing of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 'Flying Fortress,' at the National Museum of the US Air Force on Wednesday. The Memphis Belle has spent the last dozen years or so undergoing a piece-by-piece rehabilitation, from the clear plastic nose cone down to the twin .50-caliber machine guns mounted in the tail   
Visitors gather for a private viewing of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 ‘Flying Fortress,’ at the National Museum of the
US Air Force 2018.

Visitors gather under open bomb-bay doors during a private viewing of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 'Flying Fortress'

The Memphis Belle was known for its risque nose paintings, which featured a pin-up girl, pictured, as well as its service record

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OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING WAS ON THIS DAY

'Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror': See the exclusive trailer for moving documentary

AP Was There: A truck bomb rips through a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995 – WSB-TV ...

Just after 9 a.m. on April 19, 1995, a massive truck bomb
exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The blast collapsed the north face of the nine-story building,
instantly killing more than 100 people and trapping dozens
more in the rubble.

Emergency crews raced to Oklahoma City from across the
country, and when the rescue effort finally ended two weeks
later the death toll stood at 168 people killed, including 19
young children who were in the building’s day-care center
at the time of the blast.

Oklahoma City Bombing

OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING Timothy McVeigh Militant Terrorist Attack 1995 Newspaper | eBay

Remembering the Past, Embracing the Future: Oklahoma City Bombing 30 Years On - Violet Underhill

The Oklahoma City Bombing at 20: Behind the Crime | TIME

A Somber, Moving Visit To The Oklahoma City National Memorial – Day 127 - Live Simple Now

Images of Oklahoma City bombing | News | enidnews.com

A Time For Everything: The Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

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THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING IN 2013

Explosions At 117th Boston MarathonBOSTON - APRIL 15: Two explosions went off near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Double coverage: How The Boston Globe used its dual sites to cover the marathon  bombing | Nieman Journalism Lab

At Boston Bombing, Strangers Ran Toward Chaos, Not Away From It

On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the
Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and wounding more
than 260 other people in attendance.

Four days later, after an intense manhunt that shut down the
Boston area, police captured one of the bombing suspects,
19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev; his older brother and fellow
suspect, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died following a
shootout with law enforcement earlier that same day.


This photo released by the FBI of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, left,
and his brother, Tamerlan, right.

Why Boston's Hospitals Were Ready | The New Yorker

How great leaders respond to crisis: Lessons from the Boston Marathon  bombings

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BOMBER ARRESTED ON THIS DAY IN 1996

Ted Kaczynski dead: Unabomber had eluded FBI for years - Los Angeles Times

At his small wilderness cabin near Lincoln, Montana (above),
Theodore John Kaczynski was arrested by FBI agents and
accused of being the Unabomber, the elusive terrorist blamed
for 16 mail bombs that killed three people and injured 23 during
an 18-year period.

Officials say 'Unabomber' Theodore Kaczynski has died in federal prison –  WFTV

Biography:Ted Kaczynski - HandWiki

April 4, 1996: A former Berkeley math professor who lived like a hermit in  a mountain shack was in jail today, suspected in the deadly Unabomber  attacks that have baffled authorities for

Ted Kaczynski: Biography, Unabomber, Mathematician
Theodore John Kaczynski  
(May 22, 1942 – June 10, 2023)

At 12:23 a.m. on June 10, 2023, Kaczynski was
found in his cell unresponsive with no pulse
after
hanging himself with a shoelace from a
handicap rail.

Photograph of Kaczynski's Bible

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Facts & Events That Happened Today In History - The Fact Site

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2 year-old Elvis Presley with his parents, 1937. (640x800) (colorized)  Original in the comments. : r/HistoryPorn
Elvis Presley at 2 years old with his
parents in the year 1937.

Singer/actor Elvis Aaron Presley,
known as the “King of Rock and Roll,”
was born in
Tupelo, Mississippi; his
family moved to
Memphis, Tennessee,
when he was 13.

His music career began there in 1954,
at
Sun Records with producer Sam
Phillips
, who wanted to bring the
sound of
African-American music to
a wider audience.

Elvis Presley | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The First Song Elvis Presley Ever Recorded Plus The Story Of His Time At  Sun Records. - YouTube
70th Anniversary of Elvis Presley' Sun Records Sessions CD

The Day Elvis Presley Died - TheShot

AI Elvis Brings King Of Rock And Roll Back To Life For Immersive Concert


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