GhostDancer Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Tokugawa Ieyasu met Englishman William Adams 420 years ago today, May 12, 1600, in Osaka Castle. The 37-year-old Adams was the Pilot-Major of the Liefde, a Dutch ship of 300 tons with a crew of 110. The Liefde was one of five ships that had set out two years earlier in the hopes of reaching Japan to commence trading. Only Adams's ship reached the shores of Japan, the first to do so by the Pacific route. Ieyasu, through an interpreter asked the man about his country and if it was at war with any other nation. He asked about the King of England, about the foreigner's religion, about seafaring, navigation and trade. Besides the Englishman, of particular interest to Ieyasu were the ship’s 18 cannons and its cargo, listed as some 500 matchlocks, 300 chain shot, 50 hundredweight (approximately 2,540 kg) of gunpowder, and 5,000 cannonballs. Ieyasu ordered the ship be brought to Uraga, where he himself intended to inspect it. He especially wanted to see the cannon, as he had just secretly ordered some 15 of them from the famed smiths of Kunitomo village in Omi. These weapons and the gunpowder would be engaged at the Battle of Sekigahara, only 5 months away. Adams, who was to spend the rest of his life in Japan as a loyal servant of Ieyasu, was fortunate enough to find a patron in the man who would win the Battle of Sekigahara and become shogun. Adams was treated as a personal advisor to Ieyasu in a number of matters. Ieyasu made the man a hatamoto, a high ranking samurai with direct access to Ieyasu and the Shogun. Ieyasu even gave him a new name, Miura Anjin. Adam's story was borrowed upon heavily and re-imagined in the 1975 James Clavell novel, and 1980 TV mini series, Shogun. L. Marcus and Cancer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 "Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" Forty years ago today (quite close to exactly 40 years, noting the post time), on what started as a fine Sunday morning, Mt St Helens had its big lateral blast. Volcanologist David Johnston's radioed last words, as the pyroclastic flow was approaching his location, are the line above. Curmudgeon Harry R Truman, who had lived near the mountain for half a century, refused to evacuate. Like Johnston, his body has never been found. If he were still alive today, he's refuse to wear a mask, too. Pariah, Tom Cowan and GhostDancer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Today May 31st is the 50th anniversary of the Great Peruvian earthquake that killed 70,000 people https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-52839770 GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted June 2, 2020 Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 Shinichi Sekizawa, screenwriter for many of the classic Japanese monster films, born on this date (June 2nd) in 1921. GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDancer Posted June 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 Here's wishing the happiest of birthdays to THE SPIRIT, who made his comics debut on this date in 1940. From Wikipedia... "The Spirit is a fictional masked crime fighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner. He first appeared June 2, 1940 in "The Spirit Section", the colloquial name given to a 16-page Sunday supplement, distributed to 20 newspapers by the Register and Tribune Syndicate and reaching five million readers during the 1940s. From the 1960s to 1980s, a handful of new Eisner Spirit stories appeared in Harvey Comics and elsewhere, and Warren Publishing and Kitchen Sink Press variously reprinted the feature in black-and-white comics magazines and in color comic books. In the 1990s and 2000s, Kitchen Sink Press and DC Comics also published new Spirit stories by other writers and artists. "The Spirit chronicles the adventures of a masked vigilante who fights crime with the blessing of the city's police commissioner Dolan, an old friend. Despite the Spirit's origin as detective Denny Colt, his real identity was virtually unmentioned again, and for all intents and purposes he was simply "the Spirit". The stories range through a wide variety of styles, from straightforward crime drama and noir to lighthearted adventure, from mystery and horror to comedy and love stories, often with hybrid elements that twisted genre and reader expectations. "The feature was the lead item of a 16-page, tabloid-sized, newsprint comic book sold as part of eventually 20 Sunday newspapers with a combined circulation of as many as five million copies. "The Spirit Section", as it was colloquially called, premiered June 2, 1940, and continued until October 5, 1952. It generally included two other, four-page strips (initially Mr. Mystic and Lady Luck), plus filler material. Eisner worked as editor, but also wrote and drew most entries—generally, after the first few months, with such uncredited collaborators as writer Jules Feiffer and artists Jack Cole and Wally Wood, though with Eisner's singular vision for the character as a unifying factor." Eisner's incredible talent and vision notwithstanding, I think one element of the regard for the Spirit is often overlooked. It's simply this: Denny Colt was a good guy. Readers could and still can relate to him. In a sense, he's one of us, an everyman having the adventures we wish we could have, taking punches and always trying to do the right thing. So, here's to you, Denny and Will, with thanks for decades of wonderful comics. -Tony Isabella Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 June 6th is rather big for the American military 1918 The Battle of Belleau Wood. The marines suffer the worst single day casualties attempting to capture the wood at Chateau Thierry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Belleau_Wood 1942. The Battle of Midway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway 1944 The D-Day landings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 ... and, also US but not military, the assassination of Robert Kennedy by Sirhan Sirhan in the tumultuous year 1968. GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 7th June 1940 Tom Jones is born. He's 80 today GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDancer Posted June 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 Donald Duck first appeared [this day] in the 1934 cartoon The Wise Little Hen which was part of the Silly Symphonies series of theatrical cartoon shorts. The film's release date of June 9 is officially recognized by the Walt Disney Company as Donald's birthday despite a couple in-universe contradictions.Donald's appearance in the cartoon, as created by animator Dick Lundy, is similar to his modern look — the feather and beak colors are the same, as is the blue sailor shirt and hat — but his features are more elongated, his body plumper, and his feet smaller. Donald's personality is not developed either; in the short, he only fills the role of the unhelpful friend from the original story. -Wikipedia Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDancer Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 On or about this date in 1752, it is believed Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is electricity. This is the traditional date; the exact date is unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 1215 King John put his seal to the Magna Carta 1381 Wat Tyler is killed ending the Peasants Revolt 1896 The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills over 22,000 people 1919 Alcock and Brown complete the first non stop transAtlantic flight when they land in Cork in Ireland. GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 June 17th 1940. RMS Lancastria is sunk by German bombers which was being used as a troop ship to evacuate British soldiers from France. The death toll over 3,000 makes it the worst British maritime disaster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lancastria 1972 And five people are arrested trying to bug the Democratic National Committee in the Wayergate building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 80th anniversary of Charles De Gaulle's radio broadcast from London which is cited as the start of the French Resistance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_of_18_June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 80th anniversary of Operation Collar the first British commando raid in World War 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Collar_(commando_raid) GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 July 2nd 1298 Battle of Gollheim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Göllheim July 2nd 1644 Battle of Marston Moor (English Civil War) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marston_Moor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 July 3rd 1940 Attack on Mers-el-Kebir as the Royal Navy try to destroy French warships to stop the Germans using them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Mers-el-Kébir July 3rd 1970 The Falls Curfew in Northern Ireland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falls_Curfew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 July 4th 1976 The Raid on Entebbe took place https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Entebbe Also America celebrated its Bicentennial in 1976 A number of battles were either fought or concluded 362 BC Battle of Mantinea 1187 Battle of Hattin 1253 Battle of West Capelle 1610 Battle of Klushino 1863 Battle of Helena and Siege of Vicksburg 1903 Philippine-American War is concluded 1918 Battle of Hamal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hamel 1942 Siege of Sevastapol ends 1943 Battle of Kursk 1950 70th anniversary of the first broadcast of Radio Free Europe 1960 60th anniversary of the 50 star American flag 1987 Klaus Barbie is convicted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 July 13th 1260 Battle of Durbe where the Teutonic Knights and the Livonian Order are defeated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Durbe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 July 14th 1881 Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 The Battle of Stony Point with Continental forces lead by Brigadier General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, which sounds pretty bad ass. I mean, no one would be afraid of Mild Anthony Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 This morning at 5:29 AM marked the 75th anniversary of the Trinity test, the first atomic bomb explosion, at White Sands in New Mexico, culmination of the efforts of the Manhattan Project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 July 17th 1203 The Fourth Crusade takes Constantinople. 1429 Charles VII crowned King of France in Reims cathedral 1453 Battle of Castillon. End of the Hundred Years war. England only has Calais https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Castillon 1782 Peter II former emperor of Russia is murdered 1794 16 nuns are killed during the Reign of Terror in France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs_of_Compiègne 1918 The Tsar and his family and retainers are murdered 1955 Disneyland is opened in Anaheim 1996 TWA Flight 800 explodes killing all on board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 July 22nd 2017 Chris Froome effectively wins the Tour de France on the Time Trial as his rivals cannot overtake him or match him. July 22nd 2012 Bradley Wiggins becomes the first British rider to win the Tour de France as the Tour ends with Mark Cavendish winming the sprint final in Paris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 July 23rd 1943 The Rayleigh Bath Chair murder occurred https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh_bath_chair_murder July 23rd 2016 Chris Froome wins his third Tour de France as the race ends in Paris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 24 July 1847: The Mormon pioneers entered the valley of the Great Salt Lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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