January 24, 1965

[NutmegCT]

The bulldog left us, after saving our world.

Interesting that his father died on the same date in 1895.

 

[Basil]

Good moving co-starring him: Ike!

 

[NutmegCT]

Eisenhower and Churchill both *very* high on my admiration list!

 

[Basil]

Eisenhower and Churchill both *very* high on my admiration list!

Ditto

 

[Steve]

"In the dark days and darker nights when England stood alone — and most men save Englishmen despaired of England's life — he mobilized the English language and sent it into battle."

John F. Kennedy

 

[Sherlock]

Apparently it is also the 100th anniversary of the world's first aerial bomb raid, during the Great War... Germans using Zeppelin's dropped bombs over England killing two people... Will try to find a link, I heard about it on the news tonight...

Found a link - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/michael-freemantle/london-blitz-britain_b_6404002.html

 

[TRMark]

Who can forget the Zeppelin scenes from Howard Hugh's movie Hells Angels.