by tjb | Aug 10, 2023 | Author's Posts
Thresher Submarine * The USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. She was the U.S. Navy’s second submarine to be named after the thresher shark. On 10 April 1963, Thresher sank during...
by tjb | Aug 3, 2023 | Author's Posts
Sydney Opera House * The design for the Sydney Opera House won the architect an award! * The design could not be constructed! * The original plan had a 4 year timetable and a AU $7 million budget, but in the end it took $102 million and 14 years to complete. WHAT WERE...
by tjb | Jul 26, 2023 | Author's Posts
Liberty Ships * Liberty Ships were a class of cargo ships built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Though British in concept, the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction....
by tjb | Jul 18, 2023 | Author's Posts
Electric Blackout * The northeast blackout of 1965 was a significant disruption in the supply of electricity on Tuesday, November 9, 1965, affecting parts of Ontario in Canada and Connecticut…Delaware…Maryland…Massachusetts…New...
by tjb | Jul 12, 2023 | Author's Posts
THE SUPREME COURT…NOT SO SUPREME ! From Webster’s New World Dictionary…Third College Edition…supreme: (1) highest in rank, power, authority, etc.; dominant. TRUE. (2) highest in quality, achievement, performance, etc.; most excellent. FALSE....
