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Today marks the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. This is certainly not a celebration but a memorial for the lives lost then and those that followed. Today’s trivia quiz is related to the military and war.
- What was the only US battleship to be present at both the attack on Pearl Harbor, and at the D-Day invasion, on June 6, 1944? The U.S.S. Nevada.
- What was the name of the Japanese destroyer that sank PT-109, commanded by Lt. John F. Kennedy on August 2, 1943? The Amigiri.
- Who was issued ID number when the US military started issuing dog tags in 1918? General John J. Pershing.
- What is a military contractor referring to when talking about a “manually powered fastener-driving impact device? A hammer.
- Who was the first American congressman tpo don a uniform following the attack on Pearl Harbor? Lyndon B. Johnson in the Navy.
- What president ordered the integration of the armed forces? Harry S. Truman in 1948.
- What actress obtained a patent as a co-inventor of a radar-controlled system to direct torpedoes at moving ships? Hedy Lamarr.
- Why was actor Paul Newman disqualified from service in the Navy’s pilot-training program in WW II? His blue eyes were colorblind.
- What was the name of Japanese propagandist Tokyo Rose’s WW II radio show for US servicemen in the Pacific? It was Zero Hour.
- What entertainer sold more War Bonds than anyone else during WW II? Kate “God Bless America” Smith sold $600,000,000 worth.
LEST WE FORGET
It’s been said too many times that everyone is constantly looking for their fifteen minutes of fame. It probably explains the popularity of much of social media and especially Tik Tok. I’m not saying that it’s a good thing or a bad thing because who really cares what I think. True fame is achieved in other ways after you’ve proven yourself over a number of years or decades and the then almost certainly after your death. Here are a number of examples of delayed fame, for what it’s worth.
- Jonas Bronck, a Swedish settler, lends his name to a section of New York City called the Bronx.
- The dance called the Lindy Hop was named after famous American aviator Charles Lindbergh.
- One of Florida’s most populous cities, Jacksonville, was named for its former territorial governor, Andrew Jackson.
- Block Island in the state of Rhode Island was named for Dutch explorer Adrien Block.
- The Metrodome in Minneapolis is named for Hubert Humphrey, a famous Minnesota senator and presidential candidate.
- The city of Chicago has a natural history museum and a department store chain named for Marshall Field. It is the Field Museum of Natural History and the retail chain, Marshalls.
- Kentucky’s favorite son, Davy Crockett, has a national forest appropriately named for the legendary frontiersman.
- The city of Santa Anna, California, named their airport to honor the “Duke”, John Wayne.
- Cleveland Ohio’s best-known city park was named for one of the city’s best-known and richest residents, John D. Rockefeller.
- The Harvard School of Government in Boston was named for John Fitzgerald Kennedy, a Massachusetts-born president.
I’ve already established my fame hundreds and thousands of times all across this country and the world. Every time you say the words, “I’m going to the john”, you’ll be carrying on my legacy and fame forever.
FOR TRUE FAME, BEING DEAD HELPS