THE DOOLITTLE AIR RAID ON TOKYO

Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942

From Shangri-La to Tokyo: The Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942 | Article | The United States Army

1942 - Doolittle's Raid > Air Force Historical Support Division > Fact Sheets

On April 18, 1942, 16 American B-25 bombers, launched from
the aircraft carrier USS Hornet 650 miles east of Japan and
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
James H. Doolittle,
attacked the Japanese mainland.

The now-famous Tokyo Raid did little real damage to Japan
(wartime Premier Hideki Tojo was inspecting military bases
during the raid; one B-25 came so close, Tojo could see the
pilot, though the American bomber never fired a shot)—but
it did hurt the Japanese government’s prestige.

Believing the air raid had been launched from Midway Island,
approval was given to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s plans for
an attack on Midway—which would also damage Japanese
“prestige.” Doolittle eventually received the Medal of Honor.

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LT. COL. JIMMY DOOLITTLE (left) WITH TOKYO RAIDERS.

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REMEMBERING PASTOR CHARLES STANLEY

Prominent Atlanta Pastor Charles Stanley names successor
Charles Frazier Stanley Jr.
(September 25, 1932 – April 18, 2023)         
        

Charles Stanley was senior pastor of First Baptist Church
in
Atlanta for 49 years and took on emeritus status in 2020.

He founded and was president of In Touch Ministries which
widely broadcasts his sermons through television and radio.

Stanley also served two one-year terms as president of the
Southern Baptist Convention
, from 1984 to 1986.

Charles Stanley died at his home in Atlanta at age 90. No
cause of death was released.

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THE GREAT SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE

The 1906 Great San Francisco Earthquake

On April 18, 1906, at 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close
to 8.0 on the Richter scale struck
San Francisco, California, killing
an estimated 3,000 people as it topples numerous buildings.

The quake was caused by a slip of the San Andreas Fault over a
segment about 275 miles long, and shock waves could be felt from southern Oregon down to Los Angeles.

San Francisco’s brick buildings and wooden Victorian structures
were especially devastated. Fires immediately broke out and–
because broken water mains prevented firefighters from stopping
them–firestorms soon developed citywide.

At 7 a.m., U.S. Army troops from Fort Mason reported to the Hall
of Justice, and San Francisco Mayor E.E. Schmitz called for the enforcement of a dusk-to-dawn curfew and authorized soldiers
to shoot to kill anyone found looting.

Meanwhile, in the face of significant aftershocks, firefighters and
U.S. troops fought desperately to control the ongoing fire, often dynamiting whole city blocks to create firewalls.

By April 23, most fires were extinguished, and authorities
commenced the task of rebuilding the devastated metropolis.

It was estimated that some 3,000 people died as a result of the
Great San Francisco Earthquake and the devastating fires it
inflicted upon the city. Almost 30,000 buildings were destroyed,
including most of the city’s homes and nearly all the central
business district.

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ENTERTAINMENT ICON DIED ON THIS DAY

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Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012)

On April 18, 2012, Dick Clark, the TV personality and producer
best known for hosting “American Bandstand,” an influential
music-and-dance show that aired nationally from 1957 to 1989
and helped bring rock `n’ roll into the mainstream in the late
1950s, died of a heart attack at age 82 in Santa Monica, California.

The clean-cut, youthful-looking Clark, dubbed “America’s Oldest Teenager,” also was the longtime host of the annual telecast
“New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” and headed an entertainment empire
that developed game shows, awards shows, talk shows, made-
for-TV movies and other programs.

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