August 3, 1914 ~ Germany Kick-starts the Great War
World War I, also known as the great war and “The war to end all wars” began as a regional crisis following the assassination of Austro-Hungarian heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
August 2, 1943 ~ JFK, PT-108, & the Coconut
1943 – World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.
August 1, 1944 ~ Patton’s Third Army Begins Normandy Breakout
August 1, 1944 – Seven weeks after D-Day, George S. Patton’s Third U.S. Army is unleashed from its holding pen in Normandy and simultaneously attacks the North, South, East, and West beginning its 281 days of operations against the Nazi menace.
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July 31 ~ Ming the Merciless vs. The Declaration of Independence
July 31 ~ What do Flash Gordon, Ming the Merciless, Abraham Lincoln and a signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina have in common? The Truth is Shocking!
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