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February 22, 2021
Battle of Kumsong
The Battle of Kumsong (Chinese: 金城战役) was one of the last battles of the Korean War.
During ceasefire negotiations, the United Nations, Chinese and North Korean forces were unable to agree on the issue of prisoner repatriation.
Refusing to sign the armistice, South Korean President Syngman Rhee released 27,000 North Korean prisoners who had refused repatriation to the North.
Outraged by the POW release, Chinese and North Korean commands launched the last large-scale offensive of the war at the Kumsong salient. (Salient = a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle).
Forces.netNine ROK and U.S. divisions were required to block and counterattack the Chinese advance.
Penetrating approximately 6 miles south, the Chinese proclaimed victory as their last counteroffensive flattened out the salient.
Flattening the Kumsong
salient
WikipediaMain source: Battle of Kumsong – Wikipedia
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February 18, 2021
See the USA in your Chevrolet
1953 Chevrolet Corvette – Wikimedia Commons
In 1953, General Motors released the first model of the Chevrolet Corvette —a sports car named after the small, maneuverable warship.
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Over the years, the Corvette has become widely known as America’s Sports Car, synonymous with freedom and adventure.
In 1960 the TV show Route 66 featured two young men traveling across the United States in a Chevrolet Corvette convertible.
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February 15, 2021
Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor Commands 8th Army
In February 1953, Lt. General Maxwell Taylor assumed command of the Eighth United States Army during the final combat operations of the Korean War.
WikipediaFrom 1955 to 1959, he was the Army Chief of Staff, succeeding his former mentor, Matthew B. Ridgway. During his tenure, Taylor attempted to guide the service into the age of nuclear weapons by restructuring the infantry division.
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February 11, 2021
Last Year of The Korean War
During 1953, fighting on the ground during the Korean War evolved into a war of attrition.
The war in the air, however continued with MIG-15 vs F-86 Sabre Jet dogfights and a massive US bombing campaign North Korea.
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February 8, 2021
I Like Ike
In November 1952. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower won a landslide victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson, ending a string of Democratic Party wins that stretched back to Franklin Roosevelt’s victory over Herbert Hoover in 1932.
In his 1962 farewell address Eisenhower warned of the danger of a “military-industrial complex.”
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February 4, 2021
Mr Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head was invented by George Lerner in 1949 and first manufactured and distributed by Hasbro in 1952. The first toy advertised on television, Mr. Potato Head has remained in production since its debut.
Although the toy was originally produced as separate plastic parts with pushpins that could be stuck into a real potato or other vegetable, complaints regarding rotting vegetables and new government safety regulations, resulted in the production of a plastic potato body in 1964.
Source: Wikipedia
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February 1, 2021
BATTLE OF TRIANGLE HILL
The Battle of Triangle Hill (上甘岭战役) was a protracted military engagement during the Korean War that pitted two United Nations infantry divisions and the US Air Force, against elements of the 12 and 15th Corps of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army (PVA).
The battle was part of UN attempts to gain control of “The Iron Triangle“, and took place from 14 October to 25 November 1952.
WikipediaDespite superiority in artillery and aircraft, after 42 days of escalating UN casualties, the attack was called off and PVA forces regained their original positions.
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January 28, 2021
3D Movies
Many consider the “golden era” of 3D to be late 1952 with the release of the first color stereoscopic feature, Bwana Devil. The film was projected dual-strip, with Polaroid filters. Viewers used disposable anaglyph glasses made of cardboard.
Although panned by critics, Bwana Devil was nevertheless highly successful with audiences due to the novelty of the technique, which increased Hollywood interest in 3D during a period of declining box-office admissions.
Because 3D features utilized two projectors, the capacity limit of film being loaded onto each projector (~ 6,000 feet) was an hour’s worth of film. Therefore an intermission was necessary for every feature-length film. Intermission points were often written into the script at a major plot point.
Source: Wikipedia
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January 25, 2021
Battle of Old Baldy
The Battle of Old Baldy refers to a series of five engagements for Hill 266 in west-central Korea. They occurred over a period of 10 months in 1952–1953, though there was also vicious fighting both before and after these engagements.
Main Source: Wikipedia
The constant fighting for control of Old Baldy was typical of the savage, see-saw battles waged in the summer and fall of 1952.
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January 21, 2021
The Guiding Light
The Guiding Light was broadcast on NBC, then CBS radio from 1937-1956 and on CBS TV from 1952-2009.
The original NBC radio series (broadcast in 15-minute episodes) was based on the personal experiences of writers Emmons Carlson and Irna Phillips who found spiritual comfort in the radio sermons of Chicago preacher Preston Bradley, founder of the People’s Church. The series was transferred to CBS Radio in 1947.
Over the years, Guiding Light had many different cast members and plot sequences and different writers that developed complex story lines.
Airing for 72 years on radio and television, Guiding Light was America’s longest running soap opera.
Source: Wikipedia
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