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Title: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: Serenity on July 26, 2008, 08:22:23 PM
Does anyone know what date the U.S. Public first became aware of the Doolittle Raid? I cannot find any news articles first announcing it...
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: Geary420 on July 26, 2008, 08:24:55 PM
Can't say for certain but seeing as it was done more to boost morale and shock the Japs then inflict any sort of major damage I would think it was announced right away.
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: Serenity on July 26, 2008, 08:27:49 PM
Can't say for certain but seeing as it was done more to boost morale and shock the Japs then inflict any sort of major damage I would think it was announced right away.

Same here, but the only articles I can find are rememberances of the event from decades later.
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: Geary420 on July 26, 2008, 08:33:44 PM
Try and find someplace that has an archive of old newspapers, possibly the local library even on microfiche.  Start with the day after the raid and work up, as long as it got announced somewhat quickly it shouldn't be hard to find.  I would imagine that was front page news.
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: Serenity on July 26, 2008, 08:38:53 PM
Try and find someplace that has an archive of old newspapers, possibly the local library even on microfiche.  Start with the day after the raid and work up, as long as it got announced somewhat quickly it shouldn't be hard to find.  I would imagine that was front page news.

Yeah, I seem to recall stumbling on a headline somewhere in my life with something like

TOKYO BOMBED!

blaring on the front, but I don't recall where. I dont have time to hit a library, I was just hoping someone here might know, otherwise I will just have to leave that sentence out of my paper.
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: Geary420 on July 26, 2008, 08:45:22 PM
Your google skills are weak young padawan.  http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=Tokyo+bombed&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Search+Archives (http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=Tokyo+bombed&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Search+Archives)

It was announced the day of.
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: Serenity on July 26, 2008, 08:49:40 PM
Your google skills are weak young padawan.  http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=Tokyo+bombed&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Search+Archives (http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=Tokyo+bombed&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Search+Archives)

It was announced the day of.

Ya know, I never thought to use google news! lol. I was just using ordinary google. You rock Geary, thanks!
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: Geary420 on July 26, 2008, 08:57:13 PM
No problem homeslice.
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: CAP1 on July 26, 2008, 11:08:24 PM
Same here, but the only articles I can find are rememberances of the event from decades later.

you can't find them because they're being re-written. they just found new information proving that the airmen that were previously thought killed in the raid did in fact survive. they will be back up soon :noid :noid
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: Serenity on July 27, 2008, 12:32:08 AM
you can't find them because they're being re-written. they just found new information proving that the airmen that were previously thought killed in the raid did in fact survive. they will be back up soon :noid :noid

What?!? That makes no sense... Not coming from you anyway...
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: CAP1 on July 27, 2008, 11:52:28 AM
What?!? That makes no sense... Not coming from you anyway...

i was taking lead from the BOB thread where they've been discovering that the raf wasn't hurting as badly as they were, and remembering that the winners write the history.

and of course being completley sarcastic, and joking too!!! :rofl :rofl :rofl :D
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: texasmom on July 27, 2008, 12:59:27 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEWSPAPER-DOOLITTLE-RAID-APRIL-19-1942_W0QQitemZ230274106296QQihZ013QQcategoryZ280QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
This newspaper dated the 19th of Apr, 1942, found on ebay.
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: Serenity on July 27, 2008, 08:42:48 PM
i was taking lead from the BOB thread where they've been discovering that the raf wasn't hurting as badly as they were, and remembering that the winners write the history.

and of course being completley sarcastic, and joking too!!! :rofl :rofl :rofl :D

I was gonna say, that sounded like (No offense) Boroda's "Americans rewrite history to make themselves look better" line.
Title: Re: Alright, google has failed me once again...
Post by: CAP1 on July 28, 2008, 08:30:00 AM
I was gonna say, that sounded like (No offense) Boroda's "Americans rewrite history to make themselves look better" line.

 :D

kinda like's happening with the brits to make them feel more self suffecient during the war? :D :noid