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Richard Ira Bong was a United States Army Air Forces Major and Medal of Honor recipient, and one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and top flying ace during the second world war. Bong was credited with shooting down...
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August 6th 1945 - The 393d Bombardment Squadron B-29 Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, took off from North Field airbase on Tinian for the primary target, Hiroshima, and with Kokura and Nagasaki as mission alternatives. The Enola...
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Under the shroud of extreme secrecy, the USS Indianapolis received orders to proceed to Tinian island, carrying parts and the enriched uranium for "The Gadget" aka, the atomic bomb, Little Boy. The Indianapolis departed San Francisco on 16 July 1945...
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As Apollo 11's Command module "Columbia" circled in lunar orbit, and the Lunar Lander "Eagle" sat on the surface of Mare Tranquillitatis on July 20th, 1969, a secret document was placed on the Oval Office desk. It was a contingency...
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The Catatumbo Lightning (Spanish Relámpago del Catatumbo) is an atmospheric phenomenon in Venezuela. It occurs only over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo. The frequent, powerful flashes of lightning over this relatively small area...
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