On September 6, 1915, a prototype tank nicknamed Little Willie
rolled off the assembly line in England. Little Willie was far
from an overnight success. It weighed 14 tons, got stuck in
trenches and crawled over rough terrain at only two miles per
hour. However, improvements were made to the original
prototype and tanks eventually transformed military
battlefields.
Little Willie as it looks today.
Bronson joined the U.S.Army Air Forces in
1943 and fought in World War II.
”Death Wish” (1974)
Charles Bronson (Charles Dennis Buchinsky)
(November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003)
Bronson died at age 81 on August 30, 2003, at Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Although pneumonia and Alzheimer’s disease have been
cited as his cause of death, neither appears on his death
certificate, which cites "respiratory failure", "metastatic
lung cancer", with, secondarily, "chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease" and "congestive cardiomyopathy"
as the causes of death.
After more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris was liberated
by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry
Division. German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von
Choltitz, commander of the German garrison, defied an order by
Adolf Hitler to blow up Paris’ landmarks and burn the city to the
ground before its liberation. Choltitz signed a formal surrender
that afternoon, and on August 26, Free French General Charles
de Gaulle led a joyous liberation march down the Champs
d’Elysees.
Dietrich Hugo Hermann von Choltitz
(9 November 1894 – 5 November 1966)
The Geneva Convention of 1864 for the Amelioration of the
Condition of the Wounded and Sick of Armies in the Field
was adopted by 12 nations meeting in Geneva.
The agreement, advocated by Swiss humanitarian Jean-Henri
Dunant, called for nonpartisan care to the sick and wounded
in times of war and provided for the neutrality of medical
personnel. It also proposed the use of an international emblem
to mark medical personnel and supplies.
In honor of Dunant’s nationality, a red cross on a white
background—the Swiss flag in reverse—was chosen. The
organization became known as the International Committee
of the Red Cross. In 1901, Dunant was awarded the first
Nobel Peace Prize.
Henry Dunant (born Jean-Henri Dunant)
(8 May 1828 – 30 October 1910)
Starring Christopher George, Gary Raymond and
Lawrence P. Casey.
The ABC television series aired between 1966 and
1968.
