#1937 - died August 21

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The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream

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Florence Sally Horner

October 22, 2023

Florence "Sally" Horner was born on April 18, 1937 in Camden, New Jersey to Russell and Ella Horner. Sally's father took his own life when Sally was only 5 years old, and Ella raised her daughter as a single mother with the help of Sally's older half sister, Susan.

Sally was in the 5th grade at Northeast Elementary School and was an honours student.

In March 1948, Sally, who was 10 years old at the time tried to steal a notebook from a local store as a dare by some of her classmates. However, Sally was caught by a man named Frank La Salle. Frank had told Sally he was an FBI agent, and threatened to send her to a reform school unless she reported to him.

On June 15, 1948, Frank La Salle abducted 11 year old Sally. He told her to tell Ella that he was the father of two of her friends at school and she was invited on a week long vacation to Atlantic City.

Originally, the plan was to have Sally write her mother letters to let her know their vacation was going to last longer than expected, but on July 31, 1948, the last letter was received by Ella. Ella contacted the police, who found out the sender address for the letters was in Atlantic City.

On August 4, 1948, investigators found the home empty, besides two packed suitcases and a studio photo of Sally sitting on a swing. Ella told investigators that Sally and Frank were also travelling with a "Mrs. Robinson" who according to Frank was a 25 year old secretary. She left them after they arrived in Atlantic City supposedly.

Over the next 21 months, Frank and Sally moved through multiple US states under different names, with Frank claiming Sally was his daughter. Throughout this time, Frank would rape Sally repeatedly.

The pair first stayed in Baltimore, Maryland, where Sally went to Catholic grammar school under the name "Madeleine La Plante." Frank would always carry a handgun on him to stop Sally from trying to escape.

In April 1949, Frank and Sally were living in Dallas, Texas, and Sally was going by the name "Florence Planette." It was here that Sally ended up telling a friend her secret. Sally also confided in a neighbour, Ruth Janisch, who was becoming suspicious of Frank.

Ruth thought Frank had an extremely possessive attitude toward his supposed daughter. Ruth did not know that Frank also regularly molested her 5 year old daughter while Sally was at school.

In March 1950, Ruth and her husband moved to San Jose, California, to find work, encouraging Frank. to do the same so she could still have contact with Sally.

Eventually, Ruth was able to get Sally to tell her the truth about Frank, and Ruth got Sally to phone her family from Ruth's house. Sally attempted to call Ella but the line disconnected, as Ella had recently lost her job and was not able to pay her phone bill. Sally then called her sister Susan and was able to get in contact and tell her to get the FBI on it.

On March 22, 1950, Frank was arrested but continued to say Sally was his daughter. Authorities in New Jersey were able to confirm that Sally's real father had died 7 years previously. On April 1, 1950, Sally was reunited with her mother. Frank was sentenced to 30-35 years in Trenton State Prison on April 3.

Frank La Salle was 51 years old. at the time he abducted Sally. He was a known sex offender and went by several aliases. It is unclear where exactly he was born or even his date of birth. Most commonly the names used for his parents were Frank and Nora, and he was most likely from Chicago or Indianapolis. The most frequent date of birth he gave was May 27, between 1890-1901.

He had an extensive criminal record, beginning in June 1938. In 1944, Frank was convicted for the molestation and sexual assault of 5 underage girls in 1943. He was getting illegally married under false names and had many charges against him. He was released on January 15, 1948, only 6 months before he abducted Sally Horner.

Sally's story ends tragically, as on August 18, 1952, she died in a car accident near Woodbine, New Jersey due to breaking her neck in the crash. She was only 15 years old. Frank had actually sent a bouquet of flowers to Sally's funeral from prison, but they were not displayed.

Frank La Salle died on March 22, 1966, exactly 16 years to the date of when he was arrested for the abduction of Sally Horner. He was 69 years old.

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OTD in 1901, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was born in Montagu House, London ✨️

Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott was born on Christmas Day 1901 as the third daughter and fifth child of John Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman, daughter of the 4th Earl of Bradford.

Lady Alice married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, on 6 February 1935 in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace. A much more elaborate wedding was originally planned at Westminster Abbey but after the bride-to-be's father died of cancer on 19 October 1935, and due to the King's failing health, it was decided that the wedding should be reduced to a more private one. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester later had two children, Prince William and Prince Richard of Gloucester.

The new Duchess of Gloucester had many activities, one of which was the launch of HMS Gloucester on 19 October 1937. From 1945 to 1947, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester lived in Canberra, where the Duke served as Governor General of Australia.

In 1972, she lost her eldest son, Prince William, who died at the age of 30 in a plane crash while participating in an amateur air show competition. Her husband, the Duke of Gloucester, died on 10 June 1974 at the age of 74.

On 21 August 2003, Princess Alice surpassed the Queen Mother's record as the oldest person in the history of the British royal family by reaching the age of 101 years 238 days. On 20 September 2003, at the age of 101 years and 269 days, she was certified by Guinness World Records as the longest-lived royal of all time, surpassing Leonilla, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.

Princess Alice died on 29 October 2004 in her sleep at Kensington Palace, aged 102 years and 309 days. She was buried next to her husband, Prince Henry, and eldest son, Prince William, at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore.

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Norma Jeane to Marilyn Monroe 1926 - 1962. (Scroll down for 1926 - 1962)💋

1926

June 1: Birth at Los Angeles General Hospital.

June 13: Taken to live with the foster family, the Bolenders.

1933💋

Fall: Mother Gladys Baker takes Norma Jeane to live with her.

1934💋

February: Gladys Baker taken to an institution.

1935💋

June 1: Grace McKee becomes legal guardian.

September 13: Norma Jeane is left at the orphanage.

1937💋

June 26: Grace McKee takes her away from the orphanage.

1938💋

November: Goes to live with 'Aunt' Ana Lower.

1942💋

June 19: Marries James E. Dougherty.

1944💋

April: Norma Jeane starts work at the Radio Plane Munitions Factory.

1946💋

April: First National Magazine cover, in 'Family Circle'.

June 26: Photographed by David Conover for 'Yank' magazine.

July 19: First Screen-Test, for 20th Century Fox.

July 23: First Six Months studio contract, renewed in January.

July 29: First mention in a Hollywood gossip Column (Hedda Hopper).

August 2: Norma Jeane Dougherty applies to join the 'Blue Book Modeling Agency'.

September 13: Divorce granted from James E. Dougherty.

1947💋

August 25: Fox Contract not renewed for a second time.

1948💋

February: Marilyn befriends mogul Joseph M. Schenck.

March 9: Contract with Columbia Pictures.

September 8: Dropped by Columbia.

December 31: Meets agent Johnny Hyde, who indicates himself to promote her.

1949💋

May 27: Poses for photographer Tom Kelley - the nude Calendar shots.

July 24: First interview with Earl Wilson.

August 15: Starts shooting 'A Ticket To Tomahawk'.

October: Sings contract with MGM for the breakthrough role in 'The Asphalt Jungle'.

1950💋

January 5: Starts shooting 'The Fireball'.

April: Lands small but perfectly formed part in 'All About Eve'.

December 18: Johnny Hyde dies.

1951💋

March 29: Presents an Oscar at the Academy Awards ceremony.

April 18: Shooting starts on 'Love Nest'.

May 11: Latest six months contract and Fox converted to seven-year deal.

September 8: First full length national magazine feature in 'Colliers'.

1952💋

March: Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio go out on a first date.

March 13: Nude calendar story broken to public.

April 7: First 'Life' cover snapped by Phillipe Halsman.

June 1: On her birthday leans she is to be Lorelei Lee in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'.

August 31: Live radio debut.

September 2: Grand marshal at the Miss America pageant.

1953💋

January, 21: She becomes a star when 'Niagara' is released.

January, 26: Marilyn and Jane Russell put their hand and feet prints in wet cement. At Graumann's Chinese Theater.

September, 13: TV debut at the 'Jack Benny Show'.

November, 4: Premier of 'How To Marry a Millionaire'.

December 15: Doesn't appear for shooting of 'The Girl in Pink Tights'.

1954💋

January, 4: Suspended by Fox.

January, 14: Marriage with Joe Dimaggio in San Francisco.

February, 2: They arrive at Tokyo Airport.

February, 16: Marilyn gives 10 concert's for the American soldiers in Korea.

September, 15: The shooting for the blowing skirt scene, included in the movie 'The Seven Year Itch'.

October, 5: Marilyn divorces Joe DiMaggio.

November, 6: Hollywood party in honor of Marilyn.

1955💋

January, 7: Press conference for 'Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc.'.

January, 15: Marilyn moves to the East coast, she is also suspended by Fox.

February: She met Lee Strasberg, and joins 'The Actor Studio'.

March, 31: She appears on a pink elephant on a benefit evening in 'Madison Square Garden'.

April, 8: Live in TV program of 'Person2Person' with Edward R. Murrow.

June, 1: Premier of 'The Seven Year Itch'.

1956💋

January, 4: A new contract between Fox and MM Productions.

February, 9: Marilyn and Sir Laurence Olivier announce that they will work together in 'The Sleeping Prince'.

June, 29: She marries Arthur Miller.

July, 14: She travels to London to begin with the shooting of 'The Prince And The Showgirl'.

August: Her first miscarriage.

October, 29: She meets Queen Elizabeth.

1957💋

June, 13: Premier of 'TPATS'.

August, 1: Another miscarriage.

1958💋

August, 4: The shooting of 'Some Like It Hot' begins, until November.

December, 17: Another miscarriage.

1959💋

March, 29: Premier of 'Some Like It Hot'.

1960💋

March, 8: Golden Globe award for 'Best Actress in a Comedy', in 'Some Like It Hot'.

June, 18: The shooting of 'The Misfits' begins.

August, 26: Marilyn is admitted in the hospital, some say in was a suicide attempt.

November, 11: Marilyn announce she divorces Arthur Miller.

November, 16: Clark Gable (who worked with in 'The Misfits') died of an heart attack.

1961💋

January, 20: Divorce of Arthur Miller.

January, 31: Premier 'The Misfits'.

February, 7: She is admitted to the 'Payne Whitney Clinic' in New York.

February, 11: She is admitted to 'Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center'.

October: Meets Robert Kennedy.

November: Meets John. F. Kennedy.

1962💋

February: Moves back to Los Angeles, in Brentwood.

March, 5: She get's a Gold Globe Award for 'World Film Favorite'.

April, 23: Shooting begins for 'Something's Got To Give'.

May, 19: Sings 'Happy Birthday' to JFK in 'Madison Square Garden'.

June, 1: Last workday at Fox.

June, 7: fired by Fox.

June, 23: Rehired by Fox.

July, 20: Admitted to the 'Cedars of Lebanon Hospital'.

August, 3: She appears on the cover of 'Life'.

August, 4: The last day Marilyn Monroe was alive.

August, 5: Marilyn Monroe is found dead in bed, autopsy reveals suicide. (possible)

August, 8: Funeral in 'Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery' 🙏💐🌸⚘️💐🌸⚘️

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WERNER FRANZ

22 May 1922 - 13 August 2014

LZ 129 HINDENBURG

            Werner Franz, 14, was the cabin boy aboard the Hindenburg whose role it was to serve the officers and crew onboard.

            The Hindenburg crashed on 6 May 1937 whilst it was approaching the Naval Air Station in New Jersey, US. At 7:21 pm a pair of landing lines were dropped from the ship and grabbed by those on land. At 7:25 pm, the Hindenburg burst into flames and dropped to the ground. There were 36 passengers on board, only 13 passengers survived. There were 61 crew members onboard, however only 22 survived, including Franz.

            Franz later became an ice roller skate coach and some of his pupils became Olympic winners. Franz died aged 92 in Germany.

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Joshua Gibson (December 21, 1911 – January 20, 1947) was a Negro league baseball catcher. Baseball historians consider him to be among the very best power hitters and catchers in the history of any league, including MLB. He became the second Negro League player to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was born in Buena Vista, Georgia to Mark and Nancy Gibson and had a younger brother, fellow Negro leaguer Jerry, and sister. He married Helen Mason (1929-1930). In the summer of 1930, he was picked up by the Memphis Red Sox for a game in Scranton. Despite going 2 for 4, Red Sox manager Candy Jim Taylor was not impressed by Gibson and said afterward that he would never be a catcher. He was then recruited by Cumberland Posey, owner of the Homestead Grays, which were the preeminent Negro league team in Pittsburgh; he debuted with the Grays on July 31, 1930. On August 11, his wife, pregnant with twins, went into premature labor and died while giving birth to a twin son, Josh Gibson Jr., and a daughter, Helen, named after her mother. Helen's parents raised the children. He played for the Homestead Grays from 1930 to 1931, moved to the Pittsburgh Crawfords from 1932 to 1936, and returned to the Grays from 1937 to 1939 and 1942 to 1946. In 1937, he played for Ciudad Trujillo in Trujillo's Dominican League, and from 1940 to 1941, he played in the Mexican League for Rojos del Águila de Veracruz. He served as the first manager of the Santurce Crabbers, one of the most historic franchises of the Puerto Rico Baseball League. He was known as the "black Babe Ruth". Some fans at the time saw both Ruth and his play called Ruth "the white Josh Gibson". He never played in the major leagues because of the unwritten"gentleman's agreement" that prevented non-white players from participating. His son, Josh Gibson, Jr., played baseball for the Homestead Grays. His son was instrumental in the forming of the Josh Gibson Foundation. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CmbiQEDrQ1p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Our beloved father, Wayne Edward Booker, Sr. died in his home surrounded by his three children on August 21, 2023 at the age of 85.

He was born in Peoria,IL in December 1937. His family moved to Fort Wayne, IN where Wayne played the trombone in the H.S. band. Wayne and his late wife Rachel Carolyn first met and bonded over their mutual appreciation for Christian ministry and church choirs at Bob Jones University and continued to share this love throughout their marriage of 50 years.

Wayne and Carolyn ministered together in several churches across four different states modeling, discipling, hosting, encouraging many in gospel ministry over their years together.

He leaves behind three children: Ed (Jennifer) Booker of Indianapolis, IN, Susan Booker of Woodstock, GA, Michael (Kristy) Booker of St. Louis, MO. He was also blessed with seven grandchildren: Stacy Robinson, Stephen Booker, Joshua Booker, Caleb Booker, Jonny Booker, Isaac Booker, Kenzie Booker.. Finally, two great-grandchildren: Jude Booker and Miles Robinson – and two more great-grandchildren on the way.

Wayne was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years Rachel Carolyn Booker.

The funeral will be held at Lebanon Baptist Church, Roswell, GA on Saturday, August 26th at 11AM. It will be preceded by a visitation at Lebanon at 10AM. All friends and family are welcome.

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On this date in "real " music history…🙄🙄🙄

August 8th

2022 - Olivia Newton-John

British-born Australian singer, actress and activist Olivia Newton-John died from cancer at her home in the Santa Ynez Valley of California, at the age of 73. In 1978, Newton-John starred in the musical film Grease, which became the highest-grossing musical film ever at the time and whose soundtrack remains one of the world's best-selling albums of all time. She scored the 1978 UK & US No.1 single with John Travolta, 'You're The One That I Want', and the 1981 US No.1 & UK solo No.7 single 'Physical'. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included five No.1 hits. Newton-John, who battled breast cancer three times, was an advocate for breast cancer research.

2017 - Glen Campbell

American singer, guitarist, songwriter, television host, and actor Glen Campbell died in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 81. He became a patient at an Alzheimer's long-term care and treatment facility in 2014. Campbell released more than 70 studio albums and sold 45 million records worldwide. His hits include: 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix', 'Wichita Lineman', 'Galveston' and 'Rhinestone Cowboy'. His guitar playing can be heard on ‘Strangers in the Night’ by Frank Sinatra, ‘You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'‘ by The Righteous Brothers and ‘I'm a Believer’ by The Monkees.

1996 - Kiss

Kiss appeared at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio on their 192 date Alive World Tour. During this show a fan threw his fake leg on stage, which all the members signed and handed back to him.

1992 - James Hetfield

A riot broke out during a Guns N' Roses and Metallica gig at Montreal stadium when Metallica's show was cut short after singer James Hetfield was injured by pyrotechnics. Guns N' Roses took the stage but frontman Axl Rose claimed that his throat hurt, causing the band to leave the stage early. The cancellation led to a riot by the audience who overturned cars, smashed windows, looted local stores and set fires.

1986 - Crosby, Stills and Nash

David Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash was released from prison after serving three years for drug and weapons possession. His conviction would be overturned by a Texas appeals court in November 1987.

1981 - MTV

MTV broadcast its first stereo concert with REO Speedwagon who performed in Denver, Colorado, having just released the album Hi Infidelity and the hit singles, ‘Keep On Loving You,’ ‘Take It On the Run’ and ‘Don’t Let Him Go.’

1980 - Plasmatics

The Greater London Council banned The Plasmatics from blowing a car up on stage during their UK live debut at London's Hammersmith Odeon.

1970 - Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin bought a headstone for the grave of her greatest influence Bessie Smith at the Mount Lawn Cemetery in Philadelphia. Blues singer Smith died in 1937 after being refused admission to a whites only hospital.

1969 - The Beatles

The photo session for the cover of The Beatles Abbey Road album took place on the crossing outside Abbey Road studios. Photographer Iain McMillan, balanced on a step-ladder in the middle of the road took six shots of John, Ringo, Paul, and George walking across the zebra crossing while a policeman held up the traffic. The band then returned to the studio and recorded overdubs on ‘The End’, ‘I Want You (She's So Heavy)’ and ‘Oh! Darling’.

1964 - Ringo Starr

The single by The Young World Singers called 'Ringo For President' was released in the US. Such was The Beatles drummer appeal that fans launched a “Ringo for President” campaign in the midst of the Johnson/Goldwater race. A well-organized contingent – most of whose members were below the voting age of 21 – banded together to enter the drummer as a third-party write-in candidate for Commander in Chief.

1960 - Ray Peterson

Decca Records scrapped 25,000 copies of Ray Peterson's 'Tell Laura I Lover Her' because they felt the song, which recounts the last thoughts of a teenager dying from a car accident, was "too tasteless and vulgar". A cover version by Ricky Valance, went to No.1 on the UK chart a month later.

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Designed by Sir Sydney Camm the Hurricane would provide the Royal Air Force with its first monoplane fighter and play a pivotal role for Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. Flown by a number of 'aces', including Douglas Bader, the type would spend twelve years in RAF service in a variety of roles. Discover 25 Hawker Hurricane facts from its designer to the last example built in 1944.

Designed by Sir Sydney Camm

Born on the 5th August 1893 in Windsor, Berkshire, in 1923 Sydney Camm began working at Hawker, two years later he was Hawker's chief designer. As well as the Hurricane he would also be involved in the design of a number of other well known aircraft, such as the Hawker Fury, Hawker Typhoon and Hawker Tempest. Sydney Camm died, at the age of 72, on the 12th March 1966.

Biplane Lineage

Based on the Hawker Fury biplane, early designs of a monoplane aircraft powered by a 1,000-hp Rolls-Royce PV.12, later known as the Merlin, were originally known as the Fury monoplane before being developed into the Hurricane.

First Flight

The Hurricane prototype (K5083) made its maiden flight on the 6th November 1935 at Brooklands with Hawker test pilot George Bulman flying the 1,025-hp Rolls-Royce 'C' engine powered aircraft, minus its armament of eight machine-guns.

Entry into Service

When the first four Hurricanes entered service on the 15th December 1937 with No. 111 Squadron based at RAF Northolt, it was the first Royal Air Force aircraft with eight machine-guns and the first to fly faster than 300 mph.

First Radar Interception of the Second World War

When a flight of No. 46 Squadron Hurricanes were scrambled from RAF Digby to intercept nine Heinkel He 115s, shooting down six, on the 21st October 1939, it would be the first successful interception using radar by Fighter Command during the Second World War (1939 – 1945).

Hurricane Prototype (K5083) © ww2images.com

First Aerial Victory on the Western Front

Flying from Vassincourt, France, on the 30th October 1939, Pilot Officer Peter Mould of No. 1 Squadron shot down a Dornier Do 17P, which would be the first German aircraft shot down over the Western Front during the Second World War.

First RAF Ace

Flying Officer Edgar Kain, known as Cobber Kain, who flew the Hurricane with No. 73 Squadron became the first Royal Air Force ace of the Second World War when he shot down his fifth aircraft in March 1940. He would shoot down a further 12 aircraft before he died in a flying accident on the 7th June 1940 aged 21.

Fighter Command's Only Victoria Cross

Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson would be the only Fighter Command pilot to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War. This was for his actions on the 16th August 1940 when, despite his Hurricane Mk I (P3576) being damaged by Messerschmitt Bf 109s, he shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 110 before bailing out.

Flown by Douglas Bader

Squadron Leader of No. 242 Squadron during the Battle of Britain Douglas Bader flew the Hurricane Mk I, during this period he is credited with 11 aircraft destroyed, 4 damaged and 1 probable.

Sir Keith Park's Personal Aircraft

During the Battle of Britain Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park who commanded 11 Group, Fighter Command would often visit airfields under his command in his own Hawker Hurricane Mk I (P3854) OK-1.

Hurricane Mk I (P3428) © ww2images.com

Top Scoring Battle of Britain Squadron

Equipped with the type it was No. 303 Squadron that would be the highest scoring squadron during the battle claiming 126 aircraft. This achievement was all the more remarkable as the squadron didn't become operational until the 31st August 1940.

Hero of the Battle of Britain

During the battle Hurricanes flew around 35,000 operational sorties and would shoot down over 50% of all German aircraft claimed, more than other aircraft, including the Supermarine Spitfire , and ground defences put together.

Parasite Fighter

To help with attacking Luftwaffe aircraft at night, Hurricanes would work alongside Douglas A-20 Havocs with a Turbinlite searchlight installed in the nose of the aircraft and fitted with Airborne Interception radar. This would see the A-20 Havoc illuminate the enemy aircraft allowing the Hurricane to attack it.

Alternative Engines

With the Rolls-Royce Merlin in high demand two proposals were suggested that saw alternative engines considered for the Hurricane. The first was the Napier Dagger engine during 1940, with 1941 seeing a proposal for a Bristol Hercules powered Hawker Hurricane. Neither of these would progress further than the drawing board. A Rolls-Royce Griffon powered Hurricane was also considered but went no further with the Hawker Typhoon being preferred.

Naval Hurricane

Known as the Sea Hurricane, the Mk IA, nicknamed Hurricats, served aboard catapult aircraft merchantmen ships. A rocket propelled catapult would launch the aircraft when needed, but as there was nowhere to land back on the CAM ship, the pilot would have to bale out or ditch in the sea and await rescue. It was the Sea Hurricane Mk IB that was the first variant that could be used aboard an aircraft carrier, it would be the Fleet Air Arm's first single-seat carrier fighter. It would also serve aboard merchant aircraft carriers and catapult aircraft merchantmen ships.

Sea Hurricane (AE962) © ww2images.com

“Dodo” Hurricane

A rather unusual modification saw a written off Hurricane Mk I fitted with a third wheel under the nose and a seat either side of the cockpit, one for a second pupil and the other for an instructor. It was then painted in stripes. The idea behind this unusual Hurricane was to improve the taxying skills of new pilots.

Slip-Wing Hurricane

One of the most unusual ideas tested on the Hurricane during the Second World War must have been the slip-wing. Known as the Hillson FH.40 Slip-wing Hurricane, this saw a Mk I (L1884) fitted with a top wing. This made the aircraft look like a Hurricane biplane but the extra top wing, which could hold extra fuel and help with lift on take-off, could be discarded when no longer required.

First Use of Air-to-Ground Rockets

It was the Hurricane Mk IV which would be the first aircraft to use air-to-ground rocket projectiles on operations when they were used on the 2nd September 1943.

Laminar Flow Wing Test Bed

Hurricane Mk IIB (Z3687), painted in an all white colour scheme, would be used during 1944 and 1945 to test a laminar flow wing designed by Armstrong Whitworth.

Hurricane Users

The type would see service with 25 air forces around the world. During the Second World War twelve were used by Romania, who used the Hurricane during 'Operation Barbarossa' in support of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Aside from the Royal Air Force one of the biggest users of the Hurricane was the Soviet Union who received 2,952 examples.

Hillson FH.40 Slip-wing Hurricane © ww2images.com

Japanese Hurricane

Hurricane Mk IIC (BE208) of No. 232 Squadron, Singapore flown by Squadron Leader Richard Brooker had force landed at its airfield and ended up in a ditch, the pilot was unhurt, and when the airfield was abandoned as a result of the Japanese advance the aircraft was captured. After repairs it was tested by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service.

Last Hurricane Squadron

12 years service with the Royal Air Force came to an end with No. 6 Squadron. They would perform the last operational sortie of the type on the 13th January 1947 and were the last to have their Hurricanes, which were Mk IVs, replaced. This was two days later on the 15th January 1947 when they received the Hawker Tempest.

Elsie MacGill

When the Canadian Car and Foundry Company hired Elsie as their Chief Aeronautical Engineer in 1942 she became the first women to be employed in such a role and would oversee the construction of Hurricanes at the factory. Elsie would design a number of modifications to ensure the aircraft could still be used during cold conditions. Her work with the type earned Elsie the nickname 'Queen of the Hurricanes'.

'The Last of the Many'

The last example ever built was a Mk IIC (PZ865) at Hawker Aircraft's satellite factory at Langley, Buckinghamshire and would be kept by Hawker and would not see active service in the Second World War. It flew in the King's Cup on the 17th June 1950 in the hands of RAF ace Group Captain Peter Townsend and finished second. It would appear in the Battle of Britain (1969) film before being handed over to the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on the 29th March 1972 and is still flying today.

Total Built

During the Hurricanes seven year production run between 1937 and 1944 a total of 13,132 were built in the UK by a number of different companies and 1,451 were built in Canada by the Canadian Car and Foundry Company. This brought total production of the aircraft to 14,583.

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2022: Books

January 1. Silent Parade (沈黙のパレード) (2018) Keigo Higashino 2. A Nun in the Closet (1975) Dorothy Gilman 3. The Maid (2022) Nita Prose 4. Rock Paper Scissors (2021) Alice Feeney 5. It's in His Kiss (2005) Julia Quinn February 6. The Chuckling Fingers (1941) Mabel Seeley 7. Untimely Death (He Should Have Died Hereafter) (1958) Cyril Hare+  8. No Exit (2019) Taylor Adams 9. Apprehend Me No Flowers (2020) Diane Vallere 10. Rules of Murder (2013) Julianna Deering + 11. The Lady's Mine (2022) Francine Rivers 12. Bats in the Belfry (1937) E.C.R. Lorac March 13. The Four Graces (1946) D.E. Stevenson 14. The Kill of it All (2022) Diane Vallere  15. The Spy Who Loved Me (1962) Ian Fleming 16. The Paris Apartment (2022) Lucy Foley 17. Nine Lives (2022) Peter Swanson April 18. The Nutmeg Tree (1937) Margery Sharp 19. A Time of Love and Tartan (2017) Alexander McCall Smith 20. Four Aunties and a Wedding (2022) Jesse Q. Sutanto ^ 21. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled (2000) Dorothy Gilman ^ May 22. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (2021) Elle Cosimano 23. All Creatures Great and Small (1970/1972) James Herriot 24. On the Way to the Wedding (2006) Julia Quinn ^ June 25. The Resting Place (Arvtagaren) (2020) Camilla Sten 26. Confessions (告白) (2008) Kanae Minato 27. Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (2022) Elle Cosimano ^ 28. The Woman in the Library (2022) Sulari Gentill  29. Under Lock & Skeleton Key (2022) Gigi Pandian  30. Under Currents (2019) Nora Roberts 31. The House Across the Lake (2022) Riley Sager July 32. Miss Butterworth & the Mad Baron (2022) Julia Quinn, Violet Charles 33. Rose Cottage (1997) Mary Stewart * 34. Death in the Stocks (1935) Georgette Heyer + 35. The Swimming Pool (1952) Mary Roberts Rinehart + 36. Octopussy & the Living Daylights (1966) Ian Fleming ^ 37. The Science of Murder (Murder Isn't Easy: The Forensics of Agatha Christie) (2021) Carla Valentine August 38. The Peppermint Tea Chronicles (2019) Alexander McCall Smith 39. Spiders From Mars (2020) Diane Vallere ^ 40. Nightwork (2022) Nora Roberts 41. Parker Pyne Investigates (1934) Agatha Christie * 42. Murder Underground (1934) Mavis Doriel Hay 43. A Promise of Ankles (2020) Alexander McCall Smith 44. Till Death Do Us Part (1944) John Dickson Carr September 45. The It Girl (2022) Ruth Ware  46. A Flicker in the Dark (2022) Stacy Willingham 47. Solace Island (2017) Meg Tilly 48. Love in the Time of Bertie (2021) Alexander McCall Smith ^ 49. The Ink Black Heart (2022) Robert Galbraith ^ October 50. The Midwich Cuckoos (1957) John Wyndham 51. The Bullet That Missed (2022) Richard Osman ^ 52. A Song of Comfortable Chairs (2022) Alexander McCall Smith ^ November 53. Love Me or Grieve Me (2022) Diane Vallere ^ 54. The Couple at the Table (2022) Sophie Hannah  55. The Twist of a Knife (2022) Anthony Horowitz ^ 56. Kurashi at Home (2022) Marie Kondō December 57. Mystery in White (1937) J. Jefferson Farjeon 58. Murder for Christmas (1949) Francis Duncan 59. The Christmas Card Crime & Other Stories (2018) Martin Edwards (Editor) + read what I already own challenge ^ finished or caught-up in series * re-reads

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The Trapper Keeper. Invented by the now late E. Bryant Crutchfield (February 5, 1937 — August 21, 2022), it’s the legacy he left behind when he died at the age of 85.. 📔🏫

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Franz Stigler - WWII German Air Force Ace, Hero, and Catholic.

B-17 pilot, Charles Brown, was a 21-year-old West Virginia farm boy on his first combat mission. His bomber had been shot to pieces by swarming fighters, and his plane was alone, struggling to stay in the skies above Germany. Half his crew was wounded, and the tail gunner was dead, his blood frozen in icicles over the machine guns. He glanced outside his cockpit and froze. He blinked hard and looked again, hoping it was just a mirage. But his co-pilot stared at the same horrible vision. "My God, this is a nightmare," the co-pilot said. "He's going to destroy us," the pilot agreed.

The men were looking at a gray German Messerschmitt fighter hovering just three feet off their wingtip. It was five days before Christmas 1943, and the fighter had closed in on their crippled American B-17 bomber for the kill.

But the men had no way of knowing that the man flying that plane, Franz Stigler, came from a vocally anti-Nazi family. On top of that, Stigler was Catholic and had spent time studying to be a priest before the war. Stigler had not wanted to join the Fighter Corps and initially signed up only to train other pilots. But after his beloved brother, August, also a pilot, died in the war, Stigler finally agreed to go to the front, anger and resentment driving him.

August's wife had kept a copy of the Vatican's letter to German Catholics, "With Burning Concern," which Franz found in his brother's room. Read from every Catholic pulpit in Germany on Palm Sunday, 1937, its authors, Pope Pius XI and Munich Cardinal von Faulhaber, excoriated The Party as an evil, racist religion led by "an insane and arrogant prophet." Possessing a copy of that letter was a criminal offense.

Stigler wasn't just any fighter pilot. He was an ace. One more kill and he would win The Knight's Cross, Germany's highest award for valor.

As Stigler's fighter rose to meet the bomber, he decided to attack it from behind. He climbed behind the sputtering bomber, squinted into his gun sight and placed his hand on the trigger. He was about to fire when he hesitated. Stigler was baffled. No one in the bomber fired at him.

He looked closer at the tail gunner. He was still, his white fleece collar soaked with blood. Stigler craned his neck to examine the rest of the bomber. Its skin had been peeled away by shells, its guns knocked out. One propeller wasn't turning. Smoke trailed from another engine. He could see men huddled inside the shattered plane tending the wounds of other crewmen.

Then he nudged his plane alongside the bomber's wings and locked eyes with the pilot whose eyes were wide with shock and horror.

Stigler pressed his hand over the rosary he kept in his flight jacket. He eased his index finger off the trigger. He couldn't shoot. It would be murder.

Stigler wasn't just motivated by vengeance that day. He also lived by a code. He could trace his family's ancestry to 16th century knights. He had once studied to be a priest. A German pilot who spared the enemy, though, risked death in Nazi Germany. If someone reported him, he would be executed.

Alone with the crippled bomber, Stigler changed his mission. He nodded at the American pilot and began flying in formation so German anti-aircraft gunners on the ground wouldn't shoot down the slow-moving bomber. (The Luftwaffe had B-17s of its own, shot down and rebuilt for secret missions and training.) Stigler escorted the bomber over the North Sea and took one last look at the American pilot. Then he saluted him, peeled his fighter away and returned to Germany .

"Good luck," Stigler said to himself. "You're in God's hands now..." Franz Stigler didn't think the big B-17 could make it back to England and wondered for years what happened to the American pilot and crew he encountered in combat.

Stigler had lost his brother, his friends and his country. He was virtually exiled by his countrymen after the war. There were 28,000 pilots who fought for the German air force. Only 1,200 survived.

Decades after the war the two pilots found each other, and became dear friends and fishing buddies. In a book Stigler gave to Brown after their reunion he wrote:

"In 1940, I lost my only brother as a night fighter. On the 20th of December, 4 days before Christmas, I had the chance to save a B-17 from her destruction, a plane so badly damaged it was a wonder that she was still flying. The pilot, Charlie Brown, is for me as precious as my brother was.

Thanks Charlie.

Your Brother, Franz"

[branw3lls]

fairchild timeline ʚɞ

all cannon dates i’ve compiled solely to organize my headcannons lol

1855- may 11th- charlotte mary fairchild born to granville fairchild and unnamed mother in london

1856-march 6th- henry jocelyn branwell  born to buford fairchild and unnamed mother (in possibly yorkshire?) 

1855-1857?- charlotte’s mother dies prior to vampires, scones, and edmond herondale (not confirmed) 

1857- charlotte (age 2) living in institute when edmund herondale is exiled

1870- charlotte and henry first meet as teenagers at a christmas ball

1872/1873 (?*)-  charlotte marries henry branwell (ages 16/17 and 15/16) 

1872 (?*) - granville fairchild is killed by the demon stheno while at cyprus institute (*some inconsistency here -1872 date given in codex but clockwork princess has him alive in 1873 flashback when jem and will meet. he is supposed to have died before the first accords were signed. charlotte and henry are also only engaged in that same 1873 flashback) 

1872- end of summer, the first accords are signed

1872- charlotte and henry made heads of london institute

1873- will herondale comes to the london institute 

1873-jem carstairs comes to london institute

1872-1878?- buford branwell dies sometime after their engagement and before events of clockwork angel (henry’s mother is also dead by this point)

events of clockwork angel (april-july 1878) (charlotte 22, henry 22)

1878-july/august-charlotte pregnant with charles

events of clockwork prince (july-august) (charlotte 23)

events of clockwork princess (october-december)

1878- first portal is built by henry and magnus bane

1878- charlotte elected consul

1879- april- charles fairchild born in london 

1879/1980- fairchilds move out of institute to consul’s house in grosvenors square sometime before wessa wedding in march 1980 

~1882-1884- fairchilds move main residence from london to the guard in alicante, idris

1886- matthew fairchild is born in idris (charlotte 31)

1888- charlotte re-elected as consul for 2nd term (age 33)

1888- whitechapel murders

1892/1893- charles possibly starts at the academy 

1894- greater demon stheno is found in scotland and dispatched back to the void by a group of english shadowhunters

1898- charlotte re-elected as consul for 3rd term (age 43)

1899- matthew (age 13) attends shadowhunter academy

1900- matthew is expelled from the academy 

1900- fairchilds relocate to london full time

1900- matthew (age 14) and james herondale parabatai ceremony 

1901- january 22nd- charlotte is pregnant/ miscarries (age 45)

1901- charles (age 21) sent to france to be interim head of paris institute for a year

1902-third iteration of the accords

1903-events of the last hours (charlotte 48, henry 47, charles 24,  matthew 17)

1908- charlotte’s 3rd consul term ends- hypothetically 

1910-henry (age 58) writes memoir a whoops and a bang

1914-?? henry begins long collaboration with iron sisters

1937- elderly charlotte (age 82) with “sons and daughters” is present at will’s death, henry (possibly deceased?? would be age 81)

[jedivoodoochile]

Norma Jeane to Marilyn Monroe 1926 - 1962 (Scroll down from 1926 - 1962)💋

1926

June 1: Birth at Los Angeles General Hospital.

June 13: Taken to live with the foster family, the Bolenders.

1933

Fall: Mother Gladys Baker takes Norma Jeane to live with her.

1934

February: Gladys Baker taken to an institution.

1935

June 1: Grace McKee becomes legal guardian.

September 13: Norma Jeane is left at the orphanage.

1937

June 26: Grace McKee takes her away from the orphanage.

1938

November: Goes to live with 'Aunt' Ana Lower.

1942

June 19: Marries James E. Dougherty.

1944

April: Norma Jeane starts work at the Radio Plane Munitions Factory.

1946

April: First National Magazine cover, in 'Family Circle'.

June 26: Photographed by David Conover for 'Yank' magazine.

July 19: First Screen-Test, for 20th Century Fox.

July 23: First Six Months studio contract, renewed in January.

July 29: First mention in a Hollywood gossip Column (Hedda Hopper).

August 2: Norma Jeane Dougherty applies to join the 'Blue Book Modeling Agency'.

September 13: Divorce granted from James E. Dougherty.

1947

August 25: Fox Contract not renewed for a second time.

1948

February: Marilyn befriends mogul Joseph M. Schenck.

March 9: Contract with Columbia Pictures.

September 8: Dropped by Columbia.

December 31: Meets agent Johnny Hyde, who indicates himself to promote her.

1949

May 27: Poses for photographer Tom Kelley - the nude Calendar shots.

July 24: First interview with Earl Wilson.

August 15: Starts shooting 'A Ticket To Tomahawk'.

October: Sings contract with MGM for the breakthrough role in 'The Asphalt Jungle'.

1950

January 5: Starts shooting 'The Fireball'.

April: Lands small but perfectly formed part in 'All About Eve'.

December 18: Johnny Hyde dies.

1951

March 29: Presents an Oscar at the Academy Awards ceremony.

April 18: Shooting starts on 'Love Nest'.

May 11: Latest six months contract and Fox converted to seven-year deal.

September 8: First full length national magazine feature in 'Colliers'.

1952

March: Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio go out on a first date.

March 13: Nude calendar story broken to public.

April 7: First 'Life' cover snapped by Phillipe Halsman.

June 1: On her birthday leans she is to be Lorelei Lee in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'.

August 31: Live radio debut.

September 2: Grand marshal at the Miss America pageant.

1953

January, 21: She becomes a star when 'Niagara' is released.

January, 26: Marilyn and Jane Russell put their hand and feet prints in wet cement. At Graumann's Chinese Theater.

September, 13: TV debut at the 'Jack Benny Show'.

November, 4: Premier of 'How To Marry a Millionaire'.

December 15: Doesn't appear for shooting of 'The Girl in Pink Tights'.

1954

January, 4: Suspended by Fox.

January, 14: Marriage with Joe Dimaggio in San Francisco.

February, 2: They arrive at Tokyo Airport.

February, 16: Marilyn gives 10 concert's for the American soldiers in Korea.

September, 15: The shooting for the blowing skirt scene, included in the movie 'The Seven Year Itch'.

October, 5: Marilyn divorces Joe DiMaggio.

November, 6: Hollywood party in honor of Marilyn.

1955

January, 7: Press conference for 'Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc.'.

January, 15: Marilyn moves to the East coast, she is also suspended by Fox.

February: She met Lee Strasberg, and joins 'The Actor Studio'.

March, 31: She appears on a pink elephant on a benefit evening in 'Madison Square Garden'.

April, 8: Live in TV program of 'Person2Person' with Edward R. Murrow.

June, 1: Premier of 'The Seven Year Itch'.

1956

January, 4: A new contract between Fox and MM Productions.

February, 9: Marilyn and Sir Laurence Olivier announce that they will work together in 'The Sleeping Prince'.

June, 29: She marries Arthur Miller.

July, 14: She travels to London to begin with the shooting of 'The Prince And The Showgirl'.

August: Her first miscarriage.

October, 29: She meets Queen Elizabeth.

1957

June, 13: Premier of 'TPATS'.

August, 1: Another miscarriage.

1958

August, 4: The shooting of 'Some Like It Hot' begins, until November.

December, 17: Another miscarriage.

1959

March, 29: Premier of 'Some Like It Hot'.

1960

March, 8: Golden Globe award for 'Best Actress in a Comedy', in 'Some Like It Hot'.

June, 18: The shooting of 'The Misfits' begins.

August, 26: Marilyn is admitted in the hospital, some say in was a suicide attempt.

November, 11: Marilyn announce she divorces Arthur Miller.

November, 16: Clark Gable (who worked with in 'The Misfits') died of an heart attack.

1961

January, 20: Divorce of Arthur Miller.

January, 31: Premier 'The Misfits'.

February, 7: She is admitted to the 'Payne Whitney Clinic' in New York.

February, 11: She is admitted to 'Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center'.

October: Meets Robert Kennedy.

November: Meets John. F. Kennedy.

1962

February: Moves back to Los Angeles, in Brentwood.

March, 5: She get's a Gold Globe Award for 'World Film Favorite'.

April, 23: Shooting begins for 'Something's Got To Give'.

May, 19: Sings 'Happy Birthday' to JFK in 'Madison Square Garden'.

June, 1: Last workday at Fox.

June, 7: fired by Fox.

June, 23: Rehired by Fox.

July, 20: Admitted to the 'Cedars of Lebanon Hospital'.

August, 3: She appears on the cover of 'Life'.

August, 4: The last day Marilyn Monroe was alive.

August, 5: Marilyn Monroe is found dead in bed, autopsy reveals suicide. (possible)

August, 8: Funeral in 'Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery'

[intriguingpeoplebyangelafloyd]

WERNER FRANZ

WERNER FRANZ

22 May 1922 - 13 August 2014

LZ 129 HINDENBURG

            Werner Franz, 14, was the cabin boy aboard the Hindenburg whose role it was to serve the officers and crew onboard.

            The Hindenburg crashed on 6 May 1937 whilst it was approaching the Naval Air Station in New Jersey, US. At 7:21 pm a pair of landing lines were dropped from the ship and grabbed by those on land. At 7:25 pm, the Hindenburg burst into flames and dropped to the ground. There were 36 passengers on board, only 13 passengers survived. There were 61 crew members onboard, however only 22 survived, including Franz.

            Franz later became an ice roller skate coach and some of his pupils became Olympic winners. Franz died aged 92 in Germany.

#wernerfranz #hindenburg #LZ129Hindenburg

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Commonwealth’s First President

Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina commonly known as Manuel L. Quezon was born in the district of El Principe, province of Aurora, on August 19, 1878. Died on August 1, 1944, at Saranac Lake, New York, United States of America. He was a Filipino statesman, independence movement leader, and the very first president of the Philippine Commonwealth, which was founded under US tutelage in 1935.

Quezon was the son of a schoolteacher and a modest landowner of Tagalog heritage on the island of Luzon. His parents, Lucio Quezon and Maria Dolores Molina were of Spanish origin. 

Quezon married his first cousin, Aurora Aragon. They were fortunate to have four children. His great-grandson Manuel L. Manolo Quezon III served in the cabinet of the Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino administration. Manuel was a law student at the University of Santo Tomas at the time of the Philippine war against the Americans. As a result, he was obliged to discontinue his studies and work as Emilio Aguinaldo's camp aide. He rose from a low rank to become Major of the army.

Quezon was jailed and then freed during the American occupation. He earned his legal degree from the University of Santo Tomas and finished fourth in the law test in 1903. He went into politics after serving as a soldier. He rose through the ranks of the Philippine government, serving as a councilor, governor, and senator. He was friendly to Americans because he thought that this was the only way for the Philippines to gain freedom.

Quezon was named resident representative for the Philippines in 1909, with the freedom to talk but not participate in the United States. House of Representatives; throughout his time in Washington, D.C., he advocated vehemently for the U.s to give sovereignty as soon as possible. Quezon was instrumental in winning Congress' adoption of the Jones Act in 1916, having vowed freedom for the Filipinos without specifying a date when it would take full effect. The legislation granted the Country full independence and established a parliamentary system national parliament modeled after the United States. Congress. Quezon resigned as commissioner and returned to Manila in 1916 to be elected to the newly constituted Philippine Senate, which he later presided over until 1935.

As president, he was an outspoken advocate for the rights of the Filipino people, particularly peasants. He also battled for women's right to vote in elections, which he won. He also recommended that Tagalog/Filipino be designated as the national language. As a result, he is known as the Father of the National Language. In the Philippines, he also created the Partido Nacionalista. It is the oldest political party not just in the Philippines, but also in South Asia as a whole.

Under President Manuel L. Quezon's and the United States' admission in 1934, According to Foreign Secretary Paul V. McNutt, Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution found safety in the Philippines before Filipinos and Jews alike felt the impact of the Second World War. On August 21, 1937, President Quezon issued Proclamation No. 173 in response to opponents of his open-door immigration policy. He urged all Filipinos to accept the refugees and tasked the authorities with assisting them. This was the motivation for President Quezon to issue Commonwealth Act 613, subsequently known as the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940.

Manuel pushed for the approval of the Tydings–McDuffie Act (1934), which allowed for said Filipinos' true independence ten years after the formation of democracy and the installation of a Commonwealth administration that might serve as the predecessor to an independent state. On September 17, 1935, Manuel was voted Into the office of the newly formed Commonwealth. As head of state, he rearranged the archipelagos' military protection (with the assistance of U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur as his special adviser), addressed the massive issue of landless farmers inside the rural areas who then started working as renters on large properties, encouraged the peace agreement and advancement of the vast southern island of Mindanao, and fought graft and corruption in government. In a suburb of Manila, a new federal capital, eventually known as Quezon City, was established.

In 1941, Manuel was re-elected president. When World War II (WWII) broke out, Quezon fled the Philippines and moved to America when Japan attacked and occupied the Philippines in 1942. He was diagnosed with TB, which led to his death at the age of 66. His ashes were interred at Manila's North Cemetery before being relocated inside the Quezon Memorial Circle monument.

Biography by Sisha De Borja Mones

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