.@USMAN84kg: "You've got 14 losses in your career… You're sitting there because I chose you."
@GamebredFighter: "You said it, man. Don't lose to this guy."
Watch full #UFC261 press conference: https://t.co/NSf2UpGb90
This day in 1945, Allied Operation Herring, the last World War II airborne combat drop in Europe.
Italian and British paratroopers successfully created havoc in the German rearguard and disrupted their retreat in the valley of the Po river in northern Italy. #WW2
Tale of Two Flags
Experience one of our Nation’s most iconic moments, the flag-raising atop Mount Suribachi, as described by one of the Marines who captured it during the Battle of Iwo Jima 76-years-ago today.
📺 Full story: https://t.co/N0XP7FoxAf
Color footage of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, filmed by Sgt. Genaust 76 years ago on this day.
Bill Genaust was reportedly killed in action 9 days later, his remains have not been recovered. #WW2
Footage of D-Day, Iwo Jima. US Marines storm the Japanese-controlled island under heavy enemy fire.
By the evening of day 1, 30,000 Marines had landed. About 40,000 more would follow, the beginning of a bloody 36-day battle. #WW2
This day in 1941, a newly issued Typhoon fighter of No. 56 Squadron RAF crashed near East Harling, killing pilot J. F. Deck.
Investigations revealed that he had suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning, leading to the entire Typhoon fleet being grounded for modifications. #WW2
Nah homie. In cuba you couldn’t say anything bad about Castro. Turn on the tv here and you can’t find a good thing they say about trump. If he’s suppressing the media he’s doing a terrible job at that. Wake up
This day in 1939, Heinkel demonstrated the first jet aircraft He 178 to the Reich Air Ministry, but the officials were not impressed.
Ernst Heinkel was disappointed by the lack of interest. The ministry was already developing its own jets, a fact unknown to Heinkel. #WW2