Christopher Columbus was a CRUSADER.
His discovery of the New World spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ further than ever before.
If that's not worth celebrating, NOTHING is.
HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!!!
Happy Columbus Day!
Did you know we get the modern word for "cannibal" from Christopher Columbus?
During his voyages in the West Indes, Columbus encountered a tribe called the Carib which he called the "Caniba". The Carib were a war like people who would frequently invade their neighboring tribes, kidnap the women and eat the men.
The Spanish, being a God fearing Christian people, were disgusted by the evil practice of cannibalism and quickly moved to squash the Carib, largely subjugating them by the end of the 16th century.
I think we can all agree that cannibalism has no place in the world and we owe Columbus a debt of gratitude for his role in bringing civilization to the new world.
I witnessed these two brutally murdered on video and they didnโt deserve it
Why are libs mad about a literal terrorist being executed on video when he absolutely deserves it?
Sgt. York's story is one of the most American stories you'll ever hear.
During a mission in WW1 he slipped behind enemy lines, killed 25 Germans and single handily convinced another 130 to surrender.
๐บ๐ธ Legendary American Ships ๐บ๐ธ
The USS Ranger (CV-4) ๐ฑ
Laid down in 1931, she was the first U.S. Navy ship designed and built from scratch as an aircraft carrier. Unlike the USS Lexington (CV-2) and USS Saratoga (CV-3), which were converted battlecruisers. The Ranger (CV-4) was the first of her kind, built from the keel up, she was designed for the flight deck.
She was stacked with an experimental, over-engineered exhaust system. Electric motors would rotate her six smoke stacks 90 degrees outward, laying them horizontal over the water, making a clear, smoke-free approach for landing aircraft. She remained the only U.S. carrier to ever sport these iconic folding stacks.
While she lacked the size and muscle to trade blows with the Japanese in the Pacific, her unique strengths made her exceptionally well-suited for the specific demands of the Atlantic Theater, where she became the backbone of Allied naval aviation in Europe and North Africa.
When her airpower was needed, she was the only flat top we had for the Germans. During Operation Torch (1942) she played a pivotal role in the Allied invasion of North Africa, launching nearly 500 combat sorties over three days to secure the skies over Casablanca.
Because she wasn't tied to a carrier task force, she became the ultimate flexible asset. Her air patrols successfully hunted down German U-boats, and escorted Allied supply convoys. Steaming alongside the British Fleet, her air group executed daring raids on German shipping along the icy coast of occupied Norway.
A school ship in her final days, her flight deck and stable operating areas made her the ultimate training platform. She qualified thousands of green aviators and pioneered the Navy's early night-fighting tactics, producing the best pilots in the world.
Not the frontline war of the Pacific, but no less important. By taking on the crucial support, transport, and training missions, she freed up time for her sisters to focus entirely on winning the war in the Pacific.
The USS Ranger (CV-4) was the ultimate pioneer of American naval aviation, a true legend built from the keel up to change the face of naval warfare. ๐บ๐ธ
Fun trivia:
The previous largest effort of denaturalization was the Mexican Repatriation from 1929-1939.
Started by the Hoover admin and continued by FDR somewhere between 1-2 million Mexicans were removed from the United States, with 60% being legal citizens.
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