September 2012 AHXARL Schedule
All races start 10:00 PM Eastern and 7:00 PM Pacific in SEA 1
This Day in History taken from onwar.com
Season 28 Race 04. Tuesday, 04 September, 2012. Races start 10:00 PM Eastern and 7:00 PM Pacific in SEA 1. Scheduled Host HB555.
This is the fourth race of a 12 week season. Still plenty of time to rack up some race points and try to qualify for the invitation only 68KO Cup Race, for which we give out three pretty nice trophies as seen on our ahevents page
http://ahevents.org/ahxar-standings.htmlIn the Solomon Islands... Friday, 04 September, 1942, At Guadalcanal, the Japanese receive additional reinforcements. Off the coast, two older American destroyers utilized as transports are sunk by Japanese destroyers. This Day in History taken from onwar.com
Season 28 Race 05. Tuesday, 11 September, 2012. Races start 10:00 PM Eastern and 7:00 PM Pacific in SEA 1. Scheduled Host RDRTrash.
In Occupied Japan... Tuesday, 11 September, 1945, General Hideki Tojo, former prime minister (October 1941 to July 1944), attempts suicide when American troops arrived at his house to arrest him, on General MacArthur's instructions, as a war criminal. Though shooting himself with a revolver below the heart, the wound is not fatal, and after blood transfusions and penicillin administration at the American hospital at Yokahama his condition improves. This Day in History taken from onwar.com
Season 28 Race 06. Tuesday, 18 September, 2012. Races start 10:00 PM Eastern and 7:00 PM Pacific in SEA 1. Scheduled Host BMathis.
In Occupied Poland... Monday, 18 September, 1944, American B-17 bombers drop 1284 containers of supplies to the embattled Polish Home Army (AK) in Warsaw. Only 228 fall on territory still controlled by the Poles. This is the only major supply drop, by the western Allies, allowed by the Soviets. The US planes land on Soviet territory after completing their mission. This Day in History taken from onwar.com
Season 28 Race 07. Tuesday, 25 September, 2012. Races start 10:00 PM Eastern and 7:00 PM Pacific in SEA 1. Scheduled Host JVNotch.
On the Western Front... Monday, 25 September, 1944, Operation Market Garden ends. The remnants of the British 1st Airborne Division are evacuated from the north bank of the Rhine. During the night, 2400 of the 10,000 men are removed. About 1100 have been killed and 6400 captured by German forces. A few are sheltered by Dutch families. Meanwhile, other elements of British 2nd Army capture Helmond and Deurne, a few miles east of Eindhoven. On the Channel coast, the Canadian 3rd Division (an element of Canadian 1st Army) attacks the German garrison trapped in Calais. This Day in History taken from onwar.com
