Well, I did it. I crashed and burned, augured in and bought the farm. I mucked about trying to get some work done on my current Traveller campaign and failed to get a blog entry done. Anyone surprised? I'm not. I had hoped to make it a little further through the The only things on my list for today would be;
In 1916 the battle of Gallipoli ended when the last Allied (United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, India, France and French West Africa) troops evacuated the Gallipoli peninsula. Brutal conditions and a brutally high casualty rate of 60% on both sides. Helluva way to fight a war guys.
In 1923 Juan de la Cierva made the first autogyro (a cross between an aeroplane and a helicopter) flight. Which is cool as I dig airplanes and aviation stuff. What, you didn't know that?See, more history lessons. Anyone surprised?
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