Author: Michael

Little noticed by most media, perhaps because of their unspectacular 83rd and 81st yearly anniversary dates, are two of the most important US and Allied wins in World War 2. The outcomes of both battles changed that war’s trajectory to materially favor ultimate Allied victories, both having 80th anniversaries in 2025 … May 8 for victory over Hitler’s Germany, and August 15 (September 2 for surrender signing), for victory over Japan. Below are recaps of each early-June battle.

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What if Americans’ daily mail could be delivered not by postal truck but by a cruise missile? On June 8, 1959, the U.S. Navy had a submarine try just that. It kind of worked.
66 years ago today the U.S. Navy tested out a concept previously known as “rocket mail,” only in this case they used a relatively new Regulus 1 cruise missile. 
The idea of “rocket mail” was first theorized in 1810 by German author Heinrich von Kleist.

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President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to California on Saturday. The move, which is detailed in a presidential memorandum, cites “numerous incidents of violence and disorder have recently occurred and threaten to continue” in response to operations by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The first National Guard soldiers began arriving into Los Angeles County early Sunday morning.

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L Todd Wood talks with ‘Alex’ from Kyiv on the situation on the ground in Ukraine.
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