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On this date in 1825, Texas was admitted to the Union as the 28th State. Happy 180th! https://www.texasalmanac.com/articles/joint-resolution-for-the-admission-of-the-state-of-texas-into-the-union

The 82d should have air landed Sheridans for Urgent Fury on Grenada. The Cubans had BTR-60s (I think). But mainly accurate fire from their main guns would have been preferable to taking out the gun emplacements in Richmond Hill Prison rather than calling in A-7 Corsairs resulting in collateral...

I note the article states it can carry 14 personnel. I suspect that number will go down if you're talking about combat equipped infantry in contrast to the generic personnel.

You're right. Here is the physics the author missed. The author confuses conservation of momentum with Newton's third law, the "action-reaction" law. When I pull the trigger I will get the same force coming back at me, but here's the rub. Newton's second law then comes into effect: Force =...

As a kid I read a paperback covering the adventures of the Skate. IIRC, there were a series of young people's books covering many history topics. Skate was one of them.

I don't have vast knowledge of naval tactics. All that I mentioned is in the history books. That, and I have been afloat on an amphibious assault ship - as have you I imagine.

Who is going to enforce it?

First, the term battleship in this case as someone pointed out, is having a bigger ship with more load carrying capacity for missiles, guns, or whatever we need. As to your point, it was much larger than having them parked in a couple of nice neat rows. It was pointed out to the hierarchy that...

All about taxes IMO. He would pay less in the US since this is his state/country of hire to make movies. If he had the same assets and salary in Canada he'd be paying through the nose I bet.

Speaking of citizenship, no dual citizenship. Pick a lane and stay with it. James Cameron (who is a serial plagiarizer - JMO) announced he became a New Zealand citizen after living there for 13 years. Fine, now if you want to come here and make a movie then get a visa. Oh and no guns. I...

Unfortunately, and despite the mob's influence, shipments were not uninterrupted. When the 2d Armored Division arrived in the port of NY to embark for Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, the longshoremen walked off the piers. Soldiers had to load the equipment and vehicles. Still...

In my experience I would check in to it rather than wait until the vehicle starts running stodgy. I had to take two of mine in over the years to get reflashed. This goes back to the 2008 time frame and later. Another thing is vehicles remember your driving habits and if you do a lot of stop...

Ted Kotcheff is an underappreciated director esp when it comes to Uncommon Valor, which in my opinion is vastly underrated. When other studios produced "pop" POW rescue movies, Kotcheff hired Gene Hackman and an excellent supporting cast. A very emotional ending.

I don't have Paramount plus but I watch clips on YouTube occasionally and they have the famous monologue about renewable energy. I love Kayla Wallace as Rebecca; kinda reminds me of Kay Lenz who I had a crush on eons ago.

From the year I graduated from HS.

Correction to part 1. The USS New York was BB-34 not 35. The Texas was BB-35. Even though the Texas had its keel laid first, the New York was the first ship of the two ship class.

Thanks for the article. My wife's stepdad nailed a Japanese sub off of Guadalcanal with a Kingfisher.

SA is blue. When we first moved there it was pink, then purple and now blue. In fact, the big cities you mentioned is why Texas is not really red. I'd say purple. When it comes to gun rights the state has a cultural history of being pro-gun, but not legally. That didn't happen until the...

You know, there are real photos of Bondi out there instead of AI crap.

Yeah, this will go nowhere or be stymied in the state education agency even in TX. The majority of teachers in our rural school lean left and so is the superintendent. There are only three teachers I am sure about who are conservative and we are all male. The females - no. They'll drop dead...