Vintage Memories That Make You Go AAH!
1956 - Following the World Bank’s decline to fund building the Aswan High Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalises the
Suez Canal sparking
After the UK and the United States withdrew their pledge to support the construction of the Aswan Dam due to Egyptian overtures towards the
Soviet Union, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the […]
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The Moncada Barracks is a military barracks in Santiago de Cuba, named after General Guillermon Moncada, a hero of the War of Independence. On July 26, 1953, the barracks was the site of an armed attack by a small group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro. This armed attack is widely accepted as the beginning […]
The Nixon Doctrine was put forth in a press conference in Guam on July 25, 1969 by Richard Nixon. He stated that the United States henceforth expected its allies to take care of their own military defense. The Doctrine argued for the pursuit of peace through a partnership with American allies.
In Nixon’s own words […]
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Operation Crossroads was a series of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the
United States in the summer of 1946. The series consisted of two detonations, each with a yield of 21 kilotons: ABLE detonated at an altitude of 520 feet (158 m) on 1 July 1946; BAKER detonated 90 feet (27 m) underwater on 25 […]
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On July 24, 1983, the Royals were playing the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. In the top of the ninth inning, Brett came up to bat against Goose Gossage, his old rival.
Brett hit a two-run homer to put the Royals up 5-4. After Brett rounded the bases, Yankees manager Billy Martin calmly walked out of […]
The Libyan-Egyptian War was a short border war between Libya and
Egypt in July 1977. Tensions between the two countries had increased during April and May 1977 as demonstrators attacked the embassies of both countries.
On 24 July 1977, the Libyans boldly tested the Egyptian air defense net, sending its planes in deeper than ever […]
Black July is the commonly used name for the pogroms starting in Sri Lanka on July 23, 1983. It is estimated that 1,000 Tamil people were killed, tens of thousands of houses were destroyed, and a wave of Sri Lankan Tamils left for other countries.
The riots occurred following a deadly ambush by the organization […]
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In 1945 Pétain was tried for collaboration (or treason), convicted and sentenced to death by firing squad
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain, generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain (Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, later Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l’État […]
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Operation Edelweiss (German: Edelweiß, named after the prominent German 1st Mountain Division) was a German plan to gain control over the Caucasus and capture the oil fields of
Baku during the Soviet-German War. The operation was authorised by Hitler on July 23, 1942. The main forces included the “A” Army Group (Wilhelm List), 1st Tank Army […]
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Wayne McLaren (12 September 1940 – 22 July 1992) was an American actor. In 1976, he did promotional work for the famous Marlboro cigarette advertising campaign as the “Marlboro Man”. He smoked a pack-and-a-half every day before developing lung cancer at the age of 49. Chemotherapy and the removal of one of his lungs […]
