Would FDR have used the atom bomb?
Secretary of War Henry Stimson specifically said in "The Decision to Use the Bomb” (February 1947) Harper Magazine:One of the more humorous relies said: "Yes but he would have dropped it on Eleanor."
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One of the more humorous relies said: "Yes but he would have dropped it on Eleanor."
Independence Day: 14 Cool Behind-The-Scenes Facts You May Not Know
"On this day, in an alternate 1996, an alien force invaded Earth, leveled its major cities, and put humanity’s back against the wall. At least that’s what happened in director Roland Emmerich’s summer blockbuster landmark Independence Day, a movie that to this day still defines the pop culture impact the ‘90s had on filmmaking. Some may say that this happening was an inexplicable accident, but if you dig deep enough into the behind-the-scenes facts surrounding the film’s production, you can see just why its appeal has endured through over 20 years. Today, we celebrate this sci-fi classic that would not go quietly into history, as we present to you some cool facts you may or may not have known about the day we fought back." READ MORE
The French Navy Ship Insere and the Statue of Liberty
The copper statue, “Liberty Enlightening the World,” designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, was loaded into the French navy transport ship Insere as 350 individual pieces, packaged in more than 200 crates. The Insere is often referred to as a frigate, but arrived in New York serving as a cargo vessel, without guns aboard. The ship was a propeller driven steam ship with three masts, around 215 feet long with 30 feet of beam. Here is how the New York Times reported her arrival in an article dated June 18, 1885.
“A pilot boat sailing around in search of one of the big transatlantic steamers, about 10 miles off Sandy Hook Lightship, on Tuesday night, ran close under the bows of an odd-looking, bark rigger propeller, with her hull painted white, and a high funnel between the main and the mizzen masts. The man on lookout shouted down the companionway to the pilots that he thought it was a tramp. The vessel was hailed and a voice answered, “What ship?”
“Isere, from Rouen” came back though the darkness, in broken English.
“It’s all right,” said Pilot Henderson, getting into a small boat and heading for the vessel; “she’s got that big Liberty aboard.”
The ship, which appears to have arrived on June 16th, could not cross the harbor bar because a gale blew up, so she anchored offshore. The voyage had been rough at times. Again, from the NY Times:
Capt. De Saune … said that the Insere had been tossed about in rough weather between Rouen and Fayal. To make bad matters worse, the coal gave out and she had to make sail. After leaving Fayal the weather was lovely and the steamer made rapid time.
The colossal statue weighs 220 tons, and is packed away below decks in 212 boxes, some of them 20 feet long. It took 17 days to stow them away so as to prevent shifting when the vessel rolled and tossed in the tremendous billows. The work was well done, for Lieut. Amet said that not a box moved from its place, though in the early part of the voyage there was ample provocation. READ MORE
"Insere" primarily refers to a conjugated form of the French verb insérer, meaning "to insert". It can also be the imperative form of "insere" in Old English or early Modern English, derived from the Latin insere, meaning "to graft on" or "to plant". The ship named Insere was a French propeller-driven steam ship.
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Sixty years ago this month ...
July 30, 1965
Lyndon Johnson signs Medicare bill into law at the Truman presidential library. Harry Truman (age 81) becomes the first person to receive a Medicare card. Truman was the first president to publicly advocate for a national health insurance program.
July 30, 1965
Lyndon Johnson signs Medicare bill into law at the Truman presidential library. Harry Truman (age 81) becomes the first person to receive a Medicare card. Truman was the first president to publicly advocate for a national health insurance program.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States largely because he was a rail-splitter.
"At the time he was elected, he had not split a rail for nearly thirty years. His rail-splitting had been done when he was a young man; at a time when there was no way for him to know it would one day help make him President."
"There is abundant proof that Lincoln had a dream he might one day become president, but there is no way he could have known that splitting logs would have any bearing upon his election."
"Lincoln’s splitting of rails, and his subsequent election to the presidency, may be used to illustrate any number of themes, but the lesson which comes through most clearly is that the faithful doing of trivial duties in childhood or adulthood may have an important bearing upon later events of greater significance." READ MORE
"At the time he was elected, he had not split a rail for nearly thirty years. His rail-splitting had been done when he was a young man; at a time when there was no way for him to know it would one day help make him President."
"There is abundant proof that Lincoln had a dream he might one day become president, but there is no way he could have known that splitting logs would have any bearing upon his election."
"Lincoln’s splitting of rails, and his subsequent election to the presidency, may be used to illustrate any number of themes, but the lesson which comes through most clearly is that the faithful doing of trivial duties in childhood or adulthood may have an important bearing upon later events of greater significance." READ MORE
How Tycoons Created the Dinosaur
The story of dinosaurs is also the story of capitalism.By Lukas Rieppel - October 20, 2021
WHEN DINOSAURS RULED: Fearing a backlash to their corporate might, America’s industrial tycoons became avid philanthropists to uplift and educate working people, establishing universities, art galleries, and natural history museums, with their prized possessions, dinosaurs.Everett Historical / Shutterstock
"The dinosaur is a chimera. Some parts of this complex assemblage are the result of biological evolution. But others are products of human ingenuity, constructed by artists, scientists, and technicians in a laborious process that stretches from the dig site to the naturalist’s study and the museum’s preparation lab."
"The mounted skeletons that have become such a staple of natural history museums most closely resemble mixed media sculptures, having been cobbled together from a large number of disparate elements that include plaster, steel, and paint, in addition to fossilized bone. When standing before one of these towering creatures, such as the T. rex skeleton named Sue in Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, it is surprisingly difficult to distinguish which features are ancient and which ones are modern, where prehistory ends and imagination begins." READ MORE
"The eyes of that species of extinct giants, whose bones fill the mounds of America, have gazed on Niagara, as ours do now." --Abraham Lincoln, 1848
Context: It was common knowledge in the United States in the 1800s that there were burial mounds at numerous sites containing the bones of giant humans, and even Abraham Lincoln mentioned this once in a speech given at Niagara Falls.
In 1848, #AbrahamLincoln gave a speech at Niagara Falls in which he stated, “The eyes of that species of extinct #giants, whose bones fill the mounds of #America, have gazed on #Niagara, as ours do now.” Many researchers believe Lincoln was speaking literally about a race of #ancientgiants, possibly connected to the #biblical #Nephilim.
Throughout the 19th century, reports of giant #skeletons—measuring 7 to 10 feet tall—were common in newspapers like the #NewYorkTimes and #ScientificAmerican. These remains were often uncovered in #burialmounds across the #Ohio and #MississippiRiver Valleys and were sometimes accompanied by elaborate #artifacts. This aligned with biblical references from #Genesis and the #BookofEnoch, which describe a race of giants born from the union of divine beings and human women.
#Lincoln, deeply familiar with scripture and #American #history, likely knew about these discoveries. His reference to “#extinct giants” was not metaphorical; it reflected the popular understanding of his time. #NativeAmerican traditions, such as the Paiute legends of the red-haired Si-Te-Cah giants, also support the existence of such beings in North American prehistory.
Early #Smithsonian expeditions documented large skeletons as well, but later interpretations began to dismiss these findings. Many researchers argue this shift was due to the rise of academic models that excluded nonconventional histories. Lincoln’s statement remains a powerful clue that the idea of literal giants once living in America was taken seriously during his era—and possibly based on real discoveries.
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At Raab, this powerful story became tangible in the form of a signed note of Carter’s. Written only two years after his major discovery, Carter’s reply to an autograph collector includes his handwritten quotation of a message from one of the 5,000 priceless antiquities excavated from the tomb site. It is the only Carter quotation with such direct reference to Tut’s Tomb that we have ever seen.
In a Rare Note, Archaeologist Howard Carter, Discoverer of Tut’s Tomb, Shares a Quotation from the Famous Lotus Chalice
Although the Egyptian “boy king” died nearly 3,000 years ago, the story of King Tutankhamun’s life and death has fascinated generations of people all over the world, resulting in thousands of articles, books, films, and museum exhibitions. Howard Carter’s discovery of Tut’s tomb in 1922–the foremost archaeological discovery of the age–stoked the fervor and continues to resonate in our culture.At Raab, this powerful story became tangible in the form of a signed note of Carter’s. Written only two years after his major discovery, Carter’s reply to an autograph collector includes his handwritten quotation of a message from one of the 5,000 priceless antiquities excavated from the tomb site. It is the only Carter quotation with such direct reference to Tut’s Tomb that we have ever seen.
The Lotus Chalice’s Inscription
One of the artifacts Carter found upon entering Tutankhamun’s tomb was the Lotus Chalice, also known as the King’s Wishing Cup. Carved from a single piece of alabaster in the form of a fully bloomed white lotus with buds on either side, the vessel bears an inscription in hieroglyphs that signifies rebirth and the attainment of eternal life: