This day in history October 12, 2010

[oakranger]

1942 - During World War II, Attorney General Francis Biddle announced that Italian nationals in the United States would no longer be considered enemy aliens.

1915 - British nurse executed in WWI

1862 - Confederate cavalry leader General J.E.B. Stuart crossed the Potomac River after looting Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

1870 - Confederate General Robert Edward Lee died at his home in Lexington, Virginia.

1810 - The origin of Oktoberfest

[saggs]

1997- John Denver dies from lawndarting a LongEZ into Monterey Bay. 

[oakranger]

1997- John Denver dies from lawndarting a LongEZ into Monterey Bay. 

"lawndarting" was he flying a P-38.  jk

Yea, remember when he pass away, sad. 

[Melvin]

Oct. 12-13, the U.S.S. Enterprise launched strikes against Formosa.

[Melvin]

   Bill Halsey and Pete Mitscher had planned long and carefully for October 12. On that day they both intended to disprove forever the military theory that sea-based air power must operate outside of the reach of land-based air, limiting itself to attacks on relatively isolated land targets and opposing surface forces.

Borrowed from the book, "The Big E".

Authored by Cmndr. Edward P. Stafford (USN)

I recommend you read it.

<S> Melvin

[Scherf]

Epic Mosquito sortie by two Mosquitos of 418 Squadron in 1944. Hunsdon - St. Dizier - Budojovice / Nemecky Brod - Iesi - Husndon.

Eighteen enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged on the ground.

[lowZX14]

1981 - I was born