Tag: anniversary
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M1911 100th Anniversary
In honor of yesterday’s anniversary of the U.S. Army officially adopting the 1911 pistol exactly 100 years ago: Hickok45 takes a look at some different 1911s: Makes me sort of wish I didn’t sell my Springfield Loaded 1911-A1. Note that I said “sort of”. It’s probably good I got rid of it when I did…
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Pearl Harbor – 69 Years Ago Today
Aerial view of Battleship Row in the opening moments of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7th, 1941. (U.S. Navy) Full photoset – HERE Remember.
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Military Parade In North Korea
The parade is part of celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Workers’ Party of Korea. More photos – HERE What an incredible display of power and weaponry. Those guys look pretty organized and disciplined. I wonder how they would be on the battlefield? They should put all that to good use and…
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Happy 25th Birthday Mario – In Spent Casings
Still one of my top favorite game franchises of all time. More about Mario over the last 25 years – HERE
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Preparing For Victory Day
Never before in history have active-duty American troops been invited to march in the Victory Day parade, according to the United States military. The occasion is the 65th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, a date that carries an almost sacred meaning in Russia. Ukrainian and Russian sailors wearing in…
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More Pictures From The Vietnam War
On April 30th, the 35th anniversary of the Vietnam war I posted an article with links to a few picture sets. Big Picture (one of my favorite photo blogs) came out with their set today (a week late slackers!), here is a sample: OH NOES trigger discipline. :P Full set – HERE