This day in History (2 Viewers)

[Rob]

I think he has come straight from the bar at the National Hotel ^&grin

Cheers

Martyn

^&grin^&grin:salute::

Cheers

Rob

 

[johnnybach]

23/11/1910 – Dr H.H. Crippen, American murderer executed in England

Hawley Harvey Crippen (September 11, 1862 – November 23, 1910), usually known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopathic physician and salesman hanged in Pentonville Prison, London, for the murder of his wife, Cora Henrietta Crippen. He was the first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless communication.

Any pictures jb :wink2:

Cheers

Martyn

How about this one? Kendall was the Skipper - and recognised old Crippsie - Couldn't find the radio Set - probably in a museum now!

Am I correct Sir! (oops - wrong film).

 

[GICOP]

How about this one? Kendall was the Skipper - and recognised old Crippsie - Couldn't find the radio Set - probably in a museum now!

Am I correct Sir! (oops - wrong film).

Nice one jb {bravo}}

Cheers

Martyn

 

[Mitch]

I think today was the first time Navajo code talkers were used in Tarawa. may be wrong battle from memory but, the date is correct
Mitch

 

[waynepoo]

On this day 24/11/1943..... Sgt T.C.Derrick, VC, DCM 2/48th Battalion, 9th Division A.I.F, is awarded the Victoria Cross at Sattelberg, New Guinea. Derrick, one of the great Australian soldiers of the Second World War, seized the summit of Sattelberg virtually single-handed, leading the way for the Australian occupation of the dominating feature.

 

[TomNT]

On this day 24th of November 1944, American B-29 Flying Fortresses flying from Saipan bomb Tokyo.

Tom

 

[GICOP]

For all BOARDWALK EMPIRE fans


24/11/1897 – Lucky Luciano, American gangster

WW2 connection

During World War II, the U.S. government struck a secret deal with the imprisoned Luciano. In 1942, the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence was concerned about German and Italian agents entering the United States through the New York waterfront. They also worried about sabotage in these facilities. Knowing that the Cosa Nostra controlled the waterfront, the Navy contacted Meyer Lansky about a deal with Luciano. To facilitate negotiations, the State of New York transferred Luciano from Clinton prison to Great Meadow Correctional Facility, which was much closer to New York City.

The Navy, the State of New York and Luciano eventually concluded a deal. In exchange for a commutation of his sentence, Luciano promised the complete assistance of his organization in providing intelligence to the Navy. Luciano ally Albert Anastasia, who controlled the docks, allegedly promised no dockworker strikes during war. In preparation for the 1943 allied invasion of Sicily, Luciano allegedly provided the U.S. military with mafia contacts in Sicily.

However, the value of Luciano's contribution to the war effort is highly debated. In 1947, the naval officer in charge of Operation Underworld discounted the value of Luciano's wartime aid. However a 1954 report ordered by Governor Dewey stated that Luciano provided many valuable services to Naval Intelligence. Another source states that Luciano allegedly said in later years that his contribution to the war effort had been a sham, designed purely to obtain his release from prison. The enemy threat to the docks, Luciano allegedly said, was manufactured by the sinking of the SS Normandie in New York harbor, supposedly directed by Anastasia's brother, Anthony Anastasio. However, the official investigation of the ship sinking found no evidence of sabotage. Luciano also allegedly said that he did little to help the Allies in Italy.

(From Wikipedia)

 

[waynepoo]

On this day 25/11/1899.....Battle of Graspan, South Africa...... Members of the New South Wales Lancers involved in the battle of Graspan, South Africa. This, one of a series of defeats by the British in the opening months of the Boer War, involved 29 members of the NSW Lancers the first Australian troops to arrive in South Africa.
Wayne.

 

[GICOP]

25/11/1703 – The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, reaches its peak intensity which it maintains through November 27. Winds gust up to 120 mph, and 9,000 people die

 

[waynepoo]

On this day 26/11/1943..... Fighting at Pabu Hill, New Guinea..... The 2/43rd Battalion, 9th Division, A.I.F repluses strong Japanese attacks on Pabu Hill, New Guinea. The 2/43rd Battalion held Pabu Hill, one of the outlying features near Sattelberg, against strong Japanese attacks.
Wayne.

 

[TomNT]

On this day the 26th of November 1941 the Japanese fleet departs from the Kuril Islands en route to its attack on Pearl Harbor.

Tom

 

[waynepoo]

On this day 27/11/1939.....Inauguration of the Empire Air Training Scheme.....Over 37,000 Australian airmen trained under the scheme, in Australia, Canada and Rhodesia, one of the Commonwealth's greatest achievements in wartime.

On this day 27/11/1941..... H.M.A.S Parramatta sunk.....H.M.A.S Parramatta was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean near Tobruk. The Parramatta was part of the navy's ''Tobruk ferry service'', whose destroyers and sloops kept the besieged port supplied.

 

[TomNT]

On this day the 27th of November 1942 the French fleet in Toulon is scuttled to keep it from Germany.

Tom

 

[Rob]

27th November 1941, Russia.

The Russian Winter arrives.

So convinced that they would sweep the Russians aside in short order that German troops had not been issued with winter clothing, the arrogance of the German High command would now be paid for by the ordinary German soldiers freezing to death in their thousands in a hopeless cause far from home for want of winter jackets and footwear.

 

[Mitch]

Brigadefuhrer Walter Stalhlecker commander of Einsatzgruppen A reports to Himmler and Heydrich that the Baltic states are now completely enemy free (a remarkably bland statement for what it represented). What has been described as the Baltic flashpoint of genocide ended. This sadly, was believed to be the origins of the total solution.
Mitch

 

[GICOP]

27/11/1934 – Bank robber Baby Face Nelson dies in a shoot-out with the FBI

 

[waynepoo]

On this day 28/11/1942.....Flight Sergeant R.H.Middleton, VC . R.A.A.F.....F/Serg R.H.Middleton, posted to No.149 Squadron, R.A.F, Bomber Command, is awarded the Victoria Cross after a raid on Turin, Italy. This was a posthumous award. Though terribly wounded, Middleton kept his damaged bomber flying, saving the lives of his crew at the cost of his own.
Wayne.

 

[waynepoo]

On this day 29/11/1950.....Korea, Teadong River crossing secured.....The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, secures the Teadong River ferry crossing, Korea. This was one of only two north-south roads availale for the US Eighth Army's retreat in the face of Chinese forces. 3RAR secured the crossing and protected it from Chinese and North Korean infiltrators.

 

[GICOP]

29/11/1864 – American Indian Wars: Sand Creek Massacre – Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory. The movie "SOLDIER BLUE" was loosely based on this event.

 

[johnnybach]

I seem to reall seeing a famous (some would say an infamous) painting of that outrage Martyn - so I looked it up and found it.

Later, said to be innaccurate - it does show vividly - part of the horrible story. jb