2021年2月13日 · Beauregard dispatched aides—Col. James Chesnut, Col. James A. Chisholm, and Capt. Stephen D. Lee—to Fort Sumter on April 11 to issue the ultimatum. Anderson refused, although he reportedly commented, “I shall await the first shot, and if you do not batter us to pieces, we shall be starved out in a few days.”

2025年1月26日 · In the thread about How many houses have you lived in, I noticed a number of people talked about summer homes. And I was immediately interested. Tell us about them. Long term, short term, with relatives, whatever. Obviously there’s a difference between a summer home and a hotel room we stayed in once, but really I don’t want to be much more restrictive than …

2025年1月30日 · A regional jet collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday evening, according to DC Fire and EMS. The aircraft went down in the Potomac River vicinity of the airport. Officials said fireboats were on the scene. The Federal Aviation Administration said preliminary information indicates a PSA Airlines …

2024年4月30日 · That looks like what I mentioned above. His active time for his initial training was on the DD214. January to June 1965 which covered Basic Training and MOS school at Fort Leonard Wood to be a cook. Then he was transferred back to inactive duty with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

2021年8月23日 · Who is responsible for what local TV anchors, reporters, etc wear when on the air? Does the station keep a wardrobe? Do they have a wardrobe person who helps them dress? Or is it pretty much up to the “talent” to decide what they will wear on the air? Do they buy their own clothes? Do they get a wardrobe budget? The reason I ask is that we have a female …

2005年2月4日 · Right now I’m working in Ottumwa, IA-- hometown of Radar O’Reilly-- and it got me thinking about other hometowns of MASH characters. So I did a little searching to find out where the other characters were from, to see how many of the towns I’ve actually been to. Here’s a list of the characters and their hometowns So far, I’ve been to: Bloomington, IL (Henry …

2009年4月10日 · I know this might be a weird question, but as I understand it, black walnut is a very valuable wood, especially for carpenters and cabinet makers. I have a large number of the trees on my property and would like to get rid of them. They are dirty, very few plants can grow with them, and the nut pods are a pain to clean up every fall. Cutting them down is an easy …

2006年3月26日 · My friend got a $30 parking ticket for parking in a space reserved for vehicles over6ft8". His car still had temporary plates made by the previous owner (a car dealership). He now wonders if he can get away with not paying the ticket. I told him that if the previous owner gets the ticket, he can prove that he had sold the car by then and provide the authorities with …

2006年5月16日 · From my understanding, these were indeed gas-rationing designations to determine how much gas you got during W2, from Joe Citizen’s limited A-Card rationing (no special considerations, all citizens not involved in the war effort), B-Cards (essential to the war effort, e.g., servicemen), C-Card (very essential to the war effort, high ranking folks), E-Card …

2009年9月20日 · All corruptions from Latin castrum, meaning a fort. Hard to say whether any of them are older than any others, in that despite their modern names coming from the Romans, settlements were probably already there before that. Dorchester, for instance, was the home of the Durotriges tribe, one of the Celtic tribes predating the Romans.