An ‘unsinkable’ ship, largest of its time, filled with the rich and famous on it’s maiden voyage, strikes an iceberg in April and sinks with great loss of life.
Think I’m talking about #titanic ? You’d be wrong....
1/2. #strangehistory#coincidence
84 years ago today, John Basilone became a legend during the brutal night fighting on Guadalcanal. 🪖
🧵The real story behind that machine gun stand is even more extraordinary.