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Exactly 100 years ago, President Warren Gamaliel Harding escaped the sweltering summer weather and increasingly dark political climate of Washington, D.C. to embark upon a lengthy cross-country trip through parts of the American West still relatively unaccustomed to frequent visits by the nation’s Chief Executive. Billed as a “Voyage of Understanding”, Harding’s trip was seen as a prelude to his potential campaign for re-election the following year, and an opportunity to put some literal and figurative distance between the President and the rumors of rampant corruption swirling around some of Harding’s friends and closest aides from Ohio, as well as several Cabinet members — rumors eventually proven to be true, resulting in indictments, convictions, prison sentences, and even suicides. As President Harding prepared for his Western tour, he could feel the heat as the scandals plaguing his Administration began to reach a boiling point. Speaking privately to the famous journalist and editor William Allen White, Harding said of the Presidency, “My God, this is a hell of a job! I have no trouble with my enemies…But my damn friends, they’re the ones that keep me walking the floor nights.”

Harding’s planned 15,000-mile Voyage of Understanding began on June 20, 1923. Traveling aboard the private Pullman railroad car Superb, the 57-year-old President left Washington, D.C. accompanied by First Lady Florence Harding, Speaker of the House of Representatives Frederick H. Gillett, new Interior Secretary Hubert Work, and a large retinue of aides, friends and their families, doctors, Secret Service agents, and members of the press. Work had become Secretary of the Interior a few months earlier when the previous Secretary, Albert B. Fall, became the “fall guy” for the Teapot Dome scandal. For his role in the scandal, Fall was later convicted of accepting bribes — the first former Cabinet member in American history to serve time in prison for crimes committed while in office. At later points along the journey, Harding’s party was also joined by Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace (father of future Vice President Henry A. Wallace) and Secretary of Commerce (and future President) Herbert Hoover.

The last week of June 1923 was spent traveling through the Mountain West — Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Yellowstone National Park. The beginning of July saw the Presidential party in the Northwest and celebrating Independence Day in Portland, Oregon before boarding the USS Henderson in Tacoma, Washington on July 5, 1923 to sail to Alaska. One of the expected highlights of the Voyage of Understanding was the northernmost leg of the trip, as Harding became the first incumbent President of the United States to visit Alaska and Canada. The Territory of Alaska had been purchased for the United States by Secretary of State William Seward in 1867 when Warren G. Harding was two years old, and at the time of Harding’s visit, Alaska was still 35 years from being admitted to the Union as the 49th state. But the President spent nearly the entire month of July traveling through the state, mixing public appearances with private recreation and sightseeing. On July 15, 1923, Harding hammered a golden spike in Nenana, Alaska to officially complete the Alaska Railroad. And ten days later, the President crossed into Canada, fishing on the Campbell River in British Columbia on July 25th and then making an official visit the following day in Vancouver, where he was greeted by one of the largest crowds of his voyage — estimated at over 40,000 people — and where he also squeezed in a round of golf at the exclusive Shaughnessy Golf Club.

The President returned to American soil on July 27th, arriving in Seattle and making several speeches in a busy six-hour period — first to Camp Fire Girls at Volunteer Park, then to nearly 30,000 Boy Scouts at Woodland Park, and finishing the day addressing over 30,000 people at what is now Husky Stadium at the University of Washington where he predicted statehood for Alaska, where he had spent most of the month. After making a brief appearance that evening at the Seattle Press Club, Harding boarded his train that night to travel to Portland, Oregon.

But something was not right. The President seemed to be exhausted, perhaps from the grueling trip through geography much wilder than Harding’s native Ohio or swampy Washington, D.C. Despite his exciting journey through Alaska and the energetic welcome provided by the Canadian people, Harding was clearly wiped out by the time he reached British Columbia. The President did head to the country club while in Vancouver, but he was so tired that after six holes of golf his foursome skipped directly to the eighteenth hole, seemingly completing the round without tipping off the press that Harding couldn’t play the entire course.

From the White House, nine days before embarking upon his Voyage of Understanding, Harding wrote a quick note to Solicitor General James M. Beck who had wished the President a safe journey on his upcoming trip. Thanking Beck, Harding wrote, “I shall try to remember not to overdo (it) in crossing the continent.” And, on June 14, 1923, six days before leaving, President Harding wrote a short letter to a young girl from Hartford, Connecticut named Vivian Little, who had recently sent the President a four-leaf clover as a good luck charm. “Thank you so much for the four-leaf clover which you were so good as to press and send to me,” the President wrote. “I hope it will bring me good luck and that it will bring you still more of the same.”

However, any luck that President Warren G. Harding still had seemed to be running out. Ill and exhausted after leaving Vancouver, Harding tried to rest aboard the USS Henderson as it sailed to Seattle in the early morning hours of July 27. At some point around 3 AM, Harding and the other passengers aboard the Henderson were jolted awake as the ship crashed into the USS Zeilin, an American destroyer accompanying the Presidential party while they traveled through the foggy Puget Sound. This was not the first mishap of the Voyage of Understanding. While traveling through Colorado early in the trip, three people from the President’s party had been killed in a car accident. And now, after a few weeks in Alaska where Harding was able to at least temporarily forget about his Administration’s many troubles, the President was not only sick and tired but two of his Navy’s ships had just smashed into each other almost as soon as he had returned to the continental United States. While the USS Zeilin was badly damaged in the collision, the USS Henderson was not and there were apparently no major injuries on either vessel. But when the President’s valet, Major Arthur Brooks, came to Harding’s stateroom aboard the Henderson to inform him that the captain was calling for all hands on deck, he found the depressed President lying on his bed with his face buried in his hands. “I hope the boat sinks,” President Harding quietly muttered.

It was just hours later that Harding made his whirlwind tour through Seattle, putting on a brave face at his public appearances, but clearly not feeling well. While he was never considered a brilliant orator like Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Harrison, or his immediate predecessor, Woodrow Wilson, Harding was a strong speaker and excellent communicator who had a unique ability to connect with audiences, but he was obviously — and unusually — halting and confused while speaking in Seattle on July 27th. As he boarded his train at Seattle’s King Street Station that night, Harding was examined by his doctor and by Interior Secretary Hubert Work, who had once been a physician, and they decided to cancel the next several days of planned activities. Instead of stopping in Portland and then visiting Yosemite National Park, the Presidential party was ordered to proceed directly to San Francisco where Harding could rest before giving a speech on the radio planned for July 31st which was expected to be heard by over 5 million people.

Despite the four-leaf clover that had been sent to him by Vivian Little before his Voyage of Understanding, Warren Gamaliel Harding’s luck seemed to be running out. And, as his train sped through Oregon en route to San Francisco’s Palace Hotel on July 28, 1923, President Harding was also running out of time.

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Singin' in the Rain (Full Song/Dance - '52) - Gene Kelly

Kelly was deferred from the draft in 1940 by the U.S. Selective Service System at the request of his employers. He took a leave of absence from his contract with MGM to join the navy in 1944.

He remained stateside as he served at the U.S. Naval Photographic Center in Washington, D.C., commissioned as lieutenant, junior grade. While there he wrote, directed and even starred in documentaries which depicted the reality of the military and the war’s impact on service members. In his most notable documentary, “Combat Fatigue Irritability,” he plays a fireman who struggles with PTSD after serving aboard USS Montana. (video below)

He was discharged from the Navy as a lieutenant junior grade in 1947.

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Combat Fatigue Irritability (US Navy, 1945)

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Times Change and We With Time

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First of all let me say, I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm going to roll with my crazy plot bunny. Also as a warning, my first foray into writing any kind of Star Trek, though I've watched a majority of all franchises.

This is a Christopher Pike / Reader story.

Lots of set up in this chapter, so bare with me.

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Q always drives home the point that time, is in fact, non-linear. So what happens when you realize that maybe a person's future, lies in the past?

'Times change and we change with them' - Latin Proverb

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Chapter One: So, That...Happened

Disclaimer | I am taking several liberties with Star Trek lore in order to mold the telling of this story. Mainly, Spock's disappearance when he went on the rescue mission to stop the destruction of Romulus's star system. We're going to negate the Kelvin timeline here and assume Spock surfaced and has been focusing on continued re-settling of the remaining Romulan inhabitants on Vashti.

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Stardate: 2402.3

OOOOO

The Enterprise-G was quite a formidable ship. Previously known as the USS Titan, she was rechristened after the events of near Borg annihilation just a few short years ago.

You were walking back to your quarters, smiling and nodding at several familiar faces on the way.

Having served in an unofficial capacity on the Enterprise-E, you knew there was no other feeling in the world than being on a starship.

And for once, you were grateful for the lull in activity. Not racing against all odds to save the galaxy, worrying about the crew and their safety. As thrilling as that may be for some, it's nice to get back to what Star Fleet was all about, exploring.

Technically, you were never enlisted in Star Fleet. But here you were, having spent a majority of your life with them, all whom you've grown to call family. Protecting them fiercely.

With a genius mind that rivaled most all humans, you reveled in problem solving, tackling the most enigmatic challenges.

However, this came at a great personal cost. There have been many long sleepless nights, you just wished you were normal.

They say humanity has bettered themselves over the centuries. And yes, you suppose that may be true, but there are still those out there who wish to do harm. You learned that early on in life. Orphaned at such a young age, your family sacrificed their lives to protect you. Your intelligence sparked interest in parties who would use your mind to create chaos and destruction. You had to run constantly, never staying in one city too long on Earth. Though, you found the state of Montana to be quite lovely. You thought, if ever you were to retire one day, it would be there.

OOOOO

Okay, so when you mentioned you "served" on the USS Enterprise, it may have been an exaggeration. You were 10 and snuck aboard before leaving space port. The only reason you were allowed to stay was because of one, Beverly Crusher. You like to think of her as the adoptive mom you never had.

But like everyone else close in your life, she had disappeared too. That is until she resurface with her son Jack. You weren't even angry she up and poofed out of existence for 20 years. There was only hurt and sadness. You were used to people abandoning you.

So after crying and lots of hugging, of course you understood, but the loss was still palpable over those two decades.

It's funny, during your time on the Enterprise-E, once you were old enough, you essentially became a Consultant to the Captain, which is what Jack's position on this ship currently is.

That kid. What a handful. And a shameless flirt, who does not seem to care that you are nearly a decade and a half older than he is. You mostly roll your eyes at him, but occasionally, he'll get a good laugh out of you.

Over the last 20 years or so since leaving the Enterprise-E in 2379, you had bounced around from ship to ship, consulting on various odd ball requests. Still never commissioned, but Star Fleet also understood why there was a reason to keep a low profile. Those terrorists that hunted you as a child, were still out there searching for you. So, keeping your name off any official databases was pretty handy.

Until - it wasn't.

OOOOO

Your communicator beeped just as you arrived at the front door to your quarters. Entering, you tap the communicator on your jacket.

"Go ahead."

A loud sigh can be heard over the comm line, "You ready to go? We're at the transporter pad, waiting to beam down."

"Hold your horses. I just need to grab my backpack and PADD Commander Musiker."

You may have responded a bit cheekily, but you don't often use your honorary rank.

"Sorry, ma'am."

Shaking your head and laughing, you gather the remaining items stuffing them in your backpack, "Raffi, just head down to the surface with the away team, I'll follow suit in a couple minutes."

"I can wait," a very distinct male voice piped in.

"Commander, I am definitely ordering you to take Ensign Crusher planet side, now."

You could hear the abrupt rounds of laughter floating through the comm system.

"Copy that. We're heading down."

Yeah. Today was going to be a good day.

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Away missions aren't generally something you venture out on too often. Just due to the nature of your position in Star Fleet, but you made a special request for this one.

A class M planet in the Beta Quadrant had been producing unusual anomalies since the Romulus sun went supernova. The readings were sparce and intermittent from the probe recently sent. So, to get a better understanding, command sent the Enterprise out to get more concrete findings. The data was so mystifying it even piqued Ambassador Spock's interest as well. He planned to meet you down on the planet near one of the anomalies.

But still, something seemed, off.

You beamed down within a reasonable amount of time from your last communication with Raffi. The team appeared to be setting up camp and already taking readings of the area, though you aren't sure why everyone is peering over the edge of a cliff.

Quietly approaching, you clear your throat from a fair distance behind the team, making your presence known.

Jack spins around.

"There she is. You've got to take a look at this."

He really does act like a happy golden retriever sometimes, and it is ridiculously infectious.

"Hi friends. What have we got?" You wave at everyone before leaning your head over the edge of the barren cliff. The area reminded you of the Grand Canyon. "Oh, uh - now that is trippy," your eyebrows nearly stretch all the way up to your hairline in surprise.

You weren't really sure what you were looking at. A flattened dark swirling mass of....distorting matter? You pull your backpack from around you and grab your tricorder. Giddy with excitement you attempt to get as close to the edge as possible.

"Easy there tiger, let's not fall off. We all know how clumsy you are," Raffi's voice carries nearby.

You huffed annoyed, but bite back any remarks, because - okay, you were a tad clumsy. But mostly it's because you're occupied with your head in a book or data and randomly bump into things as you walk.

Mumbling to yourself, "Seriously, what is this thing?"

"That is a temporal rift."

Your head snaps up, turning towards the newcomer.

"Spock!"

Smiling you, make your way over to greet one of your closest friends. It still shocks the hell out of you, to think you became friends with one of Star Fleet's most highly decorated.

You don't see each other very often in person anymore, but you both have a bi-monthly communication, catching up on what's going on in each other's lives. But honestly, you just enjoy listening to Spock reminisce about serving on the Enterprise. Lately, he had been sharing more and more stories about Captain Christopher Pike. And they were so good.

"You still accept hugs from friends?" Stopping short, you hold out your arms tentatively.

You know hugs aren't always his thing, but you've managed to wrangle one or two out him in the past.

"Perhaps not in front of the away team, Fleet Admiral."

Out of your peripheral, you see the team trying to look inconspicuous, as if they aren't eavesdropping on your conversation.

Sighing you drop your arms and walk closer to Spock. You jut your head over to a grouping of rocks a few meters from your friends.

"Ambassador Spock and I are going to have a quick chat. We won't go far."

You stuff your hands into pockets and gesture for him to follow.

"You know Spock, you don't have to call me Fleet Admiral."

Having fallen in step with you, his hands are steepled in front of him, "It is your rank, is it not?"

"Yes, but - it's just an honorary rank. And we're friends, you can call me by my name, you know?"

You peer up at him, knowingly.

"Indeed I do."

Chuckling to yourself, you hoist yourself onto one of the large boulders nearby.

"Okay. Time for the important questions. Why are you really here? As happy as I am to see you, this doesn't seem like something you would waste your energy on," you watch Spock stand next to you as he peers out over the vast canyon.

"You have always been incredibly perceptive for a human. You also carry with you an innate compassion for others and a will to never give up. So logic dictates, you would likely continue questioning my motives until I bare them to you."

"You would be correct," eyebrow raising in interest.

You heard a soft chuckle from the Vulcan. Spock dipped his head slightly before facing you once more.

"You remind me very much of a Captain I once served under."

Your eyeballs grew comically wide.

"What?" You drag out slowly. Narrowing your eyes, you continue "I'm assuming you aren't referring to James Kirk?"

"I am not. You may be centuries apart, but many of the endearing qualities I see in you are also the same ones reflected in Christopher Pike." Spock paused briefly, sighing quietly before continuing, "Had you have met, I believe you both would have found great value in one another."

Your jaw drops open slightly in shock.

Blinking rapidly, your brain is trying to discern what exactly Spock is implying. Great value in one another?

"Uh - thank you?" You say confusingly. Then a thought comes to mind and you perk up, "Is this why you keep telling me stories about him?"

"It is one reason, but not the only one."

You tilt your head to the side, "I'm not following. What other reason could there be?"

"Today will be the last day I see you, as I am now," Spock answers.

"That isn't exactly the response, I was hoping for. Why is today the last day I see you? Are you not well?" Alarm creeps into your voice, sounding a growing concern for your friend.

"You will understand in due time."

Standing, you rubbed a hand over your face in frustration.

"Could you not be so cryptic in your Vulcan-y ways?"

You were about to start in again, but a communicator went off.

It wasn't yours.

"Spock here," he taps on his badge.

"Ship's ready sir, just let us know when you're ready to beam back aboard," an officer's voice filtered through.

"Momentarily, Spock out."

"So, you aren't here for the mission," you reply, crossing your arms in front.

"No. I am not."

"Then why?"

"I came to say goodbye to an old friend," Spock replies softly.

Looking up at him, you notice now how somber his eyes are.

"I still don't understand."

Bobbing his head, Spock gives a look of contemplation, "I know.”

Suddenly, you're pulled into a hug.

You were grateful for the comfort, but terribly concerned. Spock normally doesn't initiate hugs, and this conversation has been very confounding to say the least.

But you trust Spock. If something were seriously amiss, he would tell you, wouldn't he?

Pulling back, you give him a fond questioning look.

Spock raised his hand to the Vulcan salute, "It has been the one of the greatest privileges of my life to have known you. You shall and always will be my friend."

"I - yes, Spock, same to you, as well," you were stumbling over yourself, stunned by his action and words.

"Live long and prosper," Spock fondly says, a small smile gracing his features.

You see him tap on his comm badge, "One to beam up, energize."

"Wha - ?"

Before you have time to responds, he's gone from your sight.

Why that sneaky Vulcan! How could just up and leave like that? Next communication session you plan on giving him an earful.

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You make your way back over to the away team, dusting off your jeans as you walk. Spinning around slowly, you check to make sure you got all the sand off you. You weren't a true field commissioned Star Fleet officer, so you tend to only wear your uniform when you absolutely have to.

"What was all that about?" Jack says, striding up to you.

"Your guess is as good as mine," you reply dazed.

"So, Ambassador Spock is not staying for the readouts, I take it?" Raffi sarcastically chimes in.

You look over and just shake your head exasperated.

"Vulcans, what are ya going to do?" You throw your hands up in the air.

You noticed other members of the crew had separated out in pairs to collect data. The plan was to only spend one day on the planet and then return the findings to Star Fleet command, with a recommendation on what to do about the anomalies and if they posed a danger to inhabitants.

Reaching for your tricorder again, you stopped short when you heard a shuffling from a section of the area North that hadn't been scouted.

"Commander do you hear that?"

Raffi straightened up, looking around. She holds up her hand, "Everyone quiet."

The shuffling noise was becoming more prominent, closer.

"Phasers out," the Commander replied.

Funny thing. You didn't have one on you. You should really be better prepared.

Craning your neck, you try to see if there's any danger, but there are boulders everywhere.

Raffi was starting to run security protocols with the crew when you saw them.

"Commander, left at 2 o'clock," you shout.

A small group of what looks to be raiders are making their way forward to advance on the team.

And they have weapons. Wonderful.

"Take cover," Jack shouted, grabbing you and darting for the nearest section of boulders to crouch down behind.

You hear a phaser go off and shouting from members of the away team, calling out positions.

Well, this turned ugly fast, you think.

You tighten the backpack strap across your chest in a nervous gesture.

Knowing you don't have a weapon to help your team, you hit your comm badge, "Enterprise, status - we are under fire. Repeat, we are under fire. Request immediate beam up."

No response.

You tap your badge again. Nothing.

Enemy fires grazes the top of the rock you're hiding next to. You look around and see the young Crusher, side stepping his way around to the outer rim - firing every so often, but you can hear the weapons discharging from either side at increased rates. It's only a matter of time before someone gets seriously injured.

Raffi is several feet in front of you around another set of rocks, taking cover and giving orders while keeping her own attackers at bay.

Peering up from over the boulder you're at, you notice a pair of raiders closing in on Jack, who has now isolated himself near the edge of the cliff. You never thought he was extremely reckless, but his mother would be furious if anything happened to him.

Distracted by another raider to his right, you see the ensign focus and hit his target, but he's failed to see the other two closing in on him.

You see one of the two fractioned raiders raise their weapon, ready to fire.

Without hesitation, you sprint from your hiding place and tackle Jack to the ground barely missing the shot fired.

"Are you insane Crusher?" You yell.

"I could say the same thing about you!"

"Can we not do this right now?"

More weapons discharge over the next several minutes. The exchange finally stops after seeing another attacker go down. The Commander is calling out for a perimeter sweep and ordering a Lieutenant to find a way to get in contact with the Enterprise.

Jack stands up and offers you a hand once the all clear is given.

"Thanks for that," he replied bashfully, gesturing to the area where he was saved.

Both of you head start to head over to Commander Musiker, walking along the cliff edge.

"Yeah, well your mother would murder me if something happened -"

Cutting off your snarky reply, you're thrown back by the force of something piercing your shoulder. You cry out in pain, stumbling backwards.

Okay, maybe this wasn't as great a day as you imagined.

Vaguely, you can hear both Raffi and Jack shouting, but your ears are ringing. You reach you towards Crusher with your good arm, but you lose your footing and the next thing you know you're falling in darkness.

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judgemark45 · 2 years

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Virginia-Class attack submarine USS Montana SSN-794 during sea trials.

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truscane · 7 months

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Commander Prince of Themyscira: Security Chief on the USS Justice (NCC-1960).

Thousands of years old, Amazons were the first space-faring race from the Planet Earth, setting up colonies on Venus, Europa, and Mars.

Diana, having made first contact with the Vulcans by returning their injured starship captain S’Tev, convinced the Vulcans not to reveal themselves to the Humans until the developed warp drive in Bozeman, Montana on Zephram Cochrane’s original flight.

Due to her diplomacy and centuries of space travel, Diana is the most skilled fighter in the Federation, knowing martial arts from thousands of species across the Alpha and Beta Quadrants.

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crazy56u · 1 year

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Somehow I have lucked out and got Monday off twice in a row, and seemingly to compensate for that, I have the sniffles. Battleship time.

And we open up on the S.S. Bad CGI.

"Holy ship!" #LetBenSayFuck2023

What the fuck is a "Phalanx"?

Oh fuck, Ben is going to go fucking deaf before the episode's out at this rate.

"What war is this?" The Cold War. Specifically, the tail end of it.

"It was a drill." So far.

Do you think Brandon Routh laughed when he found out how Legends of Tomorrow (abuptly) ended?

"Especially with the Chinese watching." Annnnd the episode is now banned in China.

"Our ship is about to be the centerpiece of an exercise, slash the plot of a Quantum Leap. I will continue speechifying while someone slinks off to talk to ghosts."

How is Ben having deja-vu of something he never experienced?

"You're on a battleship, so hopefully, it's not like that movie."

"We are the tip of the spear. That means the ship is sharp."

Let me guess: The USS Montana originally went down in a freak accident, killing Addison's dad.

"My head hurts." Get some Excendrin then, you're on the clock.

Oh fuck, they remembered they had to do the Congresswoman plot.

So, calling it: Ben doing this leap with Addison's dad somehow fixes the Congresswoman's life.

"You're in the Navy." And cue the Village People-

"May 2, 1989." Once again, why doesn't this show say the dates more often. That's literally my only substantial complaint about this show.

Oh, so, the Montana accidentally let the Tampa die.

Honestly, Brandon Routh was fucking lucky to dodge prison time.

"Who's to say it's not like Back to the Future?" Well, in one episode, Al immediately vanished after Ziggy said he was 100% likely to die in the gas chamber due to Sam fucking up, so, technically the show already is.

"Look, I know Sam Beckett once set up a rule about not changing history for personal gain, but Ben, I need you to fucking ignore that, we need to save my dad."

Okay, I half expected that sentence to end on "Light her up", and for the cannons to start up.

[I will never not be pissed that Legends of Tomorrow got rid of Brandon Routh; I quit watching the show after his last episode, the show needed him.]

The most upset Brandon Routh can be: A neutral glare.

"We're here, sir." That's fucking mean of the show to assume more than 5% of the audience can understand that map.

Wait, so the ship did acknowledge the distress signal origina- annnnnnnd the captain is the bad guy, he's the reason they ignored it.

"Look, I do not care what you say, we are not answering a so-called 'distress' signal, and if it turns out that ship is real and everyone dies because of me, I am throwing you under the fucking bus."

"It wasn't him..." Gee. YA THINK?

[Okay, is it me, or is the cameraman extra fidgety tonight? That was a random zoom-in on top of the shakeyness.]

"We really need to know what happened in 1989." Might as well. If you really think about it, in the grand scheme of things, 1989 was the point things started going down hill.

[Only, like, three people who follow me will understand/appreciate that line.]

Wow, I expected the episode to take longer for it to be revealed to the captain that the distress signal was real. Why is this episode going smooth?

"Thank you, Master Chief." Out of context, that line in a Quantum Leap episode sounds like a fucking shitpost.

Ah. So that's why the Tampa went down. The captain is fucking insane.

"Ben, say 'Yes sir,' and apologize." There's an alternate cut where Ben instead punched the guy.

The second the torpedo exploded, you can fucking tell the captain choked down the urge to laugh.

Meanwhile, at the docks, Magic and Friend are hanging out.

...does Magic saying "our ship" mean he's speaking generally, or does it mean he's actually on the Montana in 1989 as well?

That is a sad looking birthday cake.

"Do you wanna get kicked out of the Navy?" It's shaping up like how the episode ends, so...

"Ben, my dad never talked about his family." Boy, there's a lot of unanswered questions here...

Young Brandon Routh beat the shit out of a shitty dad, that is how you know he is the fucking GOAT.

"Why was he so cold growing up?" He got thrown under the bus, Addison...

Great, now the Montana's fucked!

[Unrelated to all of this, but I just pounded an entire roll of Creme Savers, during the first half of the episode, so my night's going alright.]

[Okay, I was searching for the name in my head all episode, but it now just hit me: The Captain looks like Robert Forrester.]

Welcome to Quantum Leap, what you thought was Battleship was actually Minesweeper, get fucked.

Just like everything in life, the real bad guy is the Weather Channel dropping the fucking ball.

"Wait, Ben's in a minefield, hot fucking damn, that's sick!"

Holy shit. This is Minesweeper...

They actually count by Mississippis in the Navy?

Okay, the Captain wants them to kill people, someone needs to lock him in a broom closet.

Brandon Routh, once again, the motherfucking GOAT.

At this point, I am actively willing someone to punch the Captain out, he is about to fucking cause World War III in 1989.

"Heeeeey Magic, how's your day going? We might be causing World War III..."

Captain, The William D. Porter refused to break radio silence during war games. It almost blew up FDR in the process.

Addison, just let Ben punch him.

BOOOOY of all the ways for Addison to learn her parents' marriage was shit...

"I won't pass on the darkness that I carry." Tooooooo fucking late, Brandon Routh.

Brandon Routh, fucking do a mutiny, you've earned it. Do a little mutiny?

"I'm going to ask you a really stupid question, would that distract you?"

[I literally only have this one tab opened on Firefox, why is it fucking lagging out now?]

SOMEONE FUCKING PUNCH OUT THE CAPTAIN ALREADY, FOR FUCK'S SAKE.

The captain's about to fire those torpedoes himself...

"Look, captain, you're a legend. Trust me, I know."

Why dopes it seem like Drake's about to commit suicide?

[Can you tell I have been pointedly deciding to not say the Captain's name until this moment?]

[Also, just got done with a second Creme Savers roll.]

[This fucking AirBNB commercial...]

Did I hear Ben right? Is he about to fucking give the ship an anti-mine shield?

I am honestly shocked that worked...

It is a dick move to have Brandon Routh pretend to be ignoring this speech right now, episode...

"Everything's going to be okay. I think my Ghost Future Daughter just assured me of that..."

OH FUCK, THEY REMEMBERED THE COWBOY EXISTED!

"You helped me save the Tampa. Eat shit, Ben. (leaps)"

And Ben winds up in People's Court.

Honestly, I still can't get over how that shit with the anti-mine shield worked, but that might just be me being a dumbass.

#quantum leap #spoilers #s.o.s.#legends of tomorrow #brandon routh #battleship #back to the future #minesweeper

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born-of-ravens-and-kings · 1 year

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On this, the fifth of April, thirty-nine years hence in Bozeman, Montana, Dr. Zephram Cochrane will with the aid of the crew of the USS Enterprise-E complete the first warp drive powered flight in human history and in the process cause mankind to come into contact with representatives of the Vulcan race.

Happy First Contact Day, everyone. Here's hoping it'll be worth the wait when it finally comes around.

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#star trek #star trek first contact #first contact day #Zephram Cochrane #Warp Drive #USS Enterprise-E #Youtube

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whumpster-fire · 2 years

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Recent Titles I Have Acquired

Honorary Alumnus of the University of Phoenix

International Man of Memes

Knight of the Clown Table

Ordained Minister of the Universal Life Church

Most Likely to be Personally and Specifically Condemned by the UN Security Council (as voted by my high school senior class by unheard of margins)

Employee of the Month (later revoked due to that motherfucker Jerry)

Second-Chair Air Violinist of the Wyola, Montana Philharmonic Orchestra

"Worst Pirate I’ve Ever Heard of” (awarded by Special Agent Hugh Cox of the Federal Bureau of Investigations’s Really Cool Crimes Division shortly after foiling my plot to illegally download the USS Constitution off of Limewire and use it to perform shore bombardment of Salt Lake City by making Great Salt Lake so shallow that I ran aground near Molly’s Nipple. Those Mormon landlubbers never would’ve seen it coming)

Honorary Alumnus of Subway Sandwich University

Warrior-Poet

Guinness World of Record, “Most consecutive clown egg designs rejected by the Clown Egg Registry”

Supreme Ruler of Danbury, Ct (disputed)

Senior Secretary to the Deputy Vice President of the “Received A Lifetime Ban From An Applebee’s In All 48 Contiguous States And the District Of Columbia” Club

Fresh Prince of Bel Aire (title inherited following previous holder’s disgrace and abdication)

Guinness World Record Holder, “Most Bones Broken During A Single Trampoline Stunt” (later revoked due to rules revision requiring that all bones broken belong to record holder)

Guinness World Record Holder, “Most Casualties and Collateral Damage Caused By A Single Trampoline Stunt” (record subsequently discontinued due to “encouraging poor moral character”)

"Best Pirate I’ve Ever Seen” (awarded by Special Agent Hugh Cox of the Federal Bureau of Investigations’s Really Cool Crimes Division shortly after successful shore bombardment of Milwaukee, Wisconsin using illegally downloaded armored cruiser USS Olympia)

President of Hell’s Angels Cedar Rapids, Iowa Chapter (title gained through single combat, subsequently abdicated after instituting rule limiting engine displacement to 50cc so that I can get some peace and goddamn quiet)

Cryptid “Some maniacally giggling vaguely humanoid being in Groucho Glasses,” last seen in Stroudsburg, PA, 2019

The Scourge of Syracuse

Guinness World Record Holder, “Noise Complaints Caused in Most Cities Within a 1-Hour Timespan” (record actually set during my famous 1973 “Carbon-Phenolic Ablative Ball Run” from St. Augustine to San Diego with a time of 1:57:23, but only recently officially recognized after previous record holder was retroactively disqualified for use of atomic weaponry. Record discontinued 2 weeks later at urging of Texas and Arizona state patrols for fear that future attempts would be made using same route). The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum has once again denied my application to display the record setting vehicle “SuckMyFuckingBallsCops Geraldine” unless they are granted permission to paint over and censor the name and the “obscene” (sic) nose art, which I will not stand for as it is a violation of my 1st Amendment rights.

Guinness World Record Holder, “Most Casualties from Single Errant Golf Shot,” set on August 28th, 2021 at the Sunnyside Country Club Golf Course in Fresno, CA, using a 5-iron from the tee box at the 13th Hole. Number of casualties was 45 at the time of Guinness discontinuing the record to discourage future attempts, but has since increased to 61 and may continue to increase as more victims are discovered.

Guinness World Record Holder, “Holder of Most Discontinued World Records”

The Defiler of Barstow (I am currently disputing this title with the National Barbarian Pillaging Association as city was already in defiled state long before my arrival)

Personally and Specifically Condemned by the UN Security Council for willdly successful shore bombardment of Puno, Peru and Copacabana, Bolivia using illegally downloaded HMS Trincomalee

Personally responsible for Copacabana, Bolivia now holding Guinness World Record for Highest Altitude City To Be Bombarded By Pirate Ship, unseating previous record holder of Tahoe City, California although city has so far not answered my requests to have statue erected next to commemorative plaque

Gold Member of my local public radio station. I have the thank you coffee mug to prove it.

#shitpost #high-effort shitposting #death tw #atrocities tw #crimes against humanity tw #golf mention #Barstow California mention cw #true stories #lists #piracy #i was bored

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lonestarbattleship · 3 months

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PCU MONTANA (SSN-794) conducts initial sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean.

Date: February 1, 2022

US Navy photo: 220201-O-NO101-150

#USS Montana (SSN-794)#USS Montana #Virginia Class #Attack Submarine #Submarine #Warship #Ship #United States Navy #U.S. Navy #US Navy #USN #Navy #Sea Trials #Atlantic Ocean #my post

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hallmark-movie-fanatics · 2 years

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Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Merry Movie Week - 2022

Thursday, June 23 6/5c: Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery 8/7c: A Christmas to Remember 10/9c: Time for You to Come Home for Christmas

Friday, June 24 12a/11c: A Christmas Melody 2a/1c: Every Time a Bell Rings 4a/3c: A Bride for Christmas 6a/5c: Looks Like Christmas 8a/7c: Swept Up by Christmas 10a/9c: Christmas at Graceland 12/11c: A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love 2/1c: One December Night 4/3c: The Perfect Christmas Present 6/5c: Christmas Tree Lane 8/7c: A Glenbrooke Christmas 10/9c: Small Town Christmas

Saturday, June 25 12a/11c: Deliver By Christmas 2a/1c: Unlocking Christmas 4a/3c: A Gift to Remember 6a/5c: Memories of Christmas 8a/7c: A Merry Christmas Match 10a/9c: Holly & Ivy 12/11c: Love You Like Christmas 2/1c: Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday 4/3c: Holiday Hearts 6/5c: Debbie Macomber’s A Mrs. Miracle Christmas 8/7c: Five More Minutes 10/9c: Christmas in My Heart

Sunday, June 26 12a/11c: Christmas On My Mind 2a/1c: Christmas for Keeps 4a/3c: The Christmas Note 6a/5c: Christmas in Angel Falls 8a/7c: Once Upon a Christmas Miracle 10a/9c: Last Vermont Christmas 12/11c: Christmas in Evergreen 2/1c: Christmas at Holly Lodge 4/3c: A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love 6/5c: The Christmas Promise 8/7c: Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas 10/9c: Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas

Monday, June 27 12a/11c: A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas 2a/1c: Holiday for Heroes 4a/3c: Operation Christmas 6a/5c: Romance at Reindeer Lodge 8a/7c: Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle 10a/9c: A Heavenly Christmas 12/11c: The Christmas Train 2/1c: Christmas With Holly 4/3c: Just in Time for Christmas 6/5c: Christmas at Grand Valley 8/7c: The Christmas Ring 10/9c: A Christmas Love Story

Tuesday, June 28 12a/11c: The Angel Tree 2a/1c: The Christmas Secret 4a/3c: A Christmas Duet 6a/5c: A Family Christmas Gift 8a/7c: Journey Back to Christmas 10a/9c: A Little Christmas Charm 12/11c: Rocky Mountain Christmas 2/1c: Project Christmas Wish 4/3c: Marry Me at Christmas 6/5c: A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love 8/7c: Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas 10/9: Cranberry Christmas

Wednesday, June 29 12a/11c: Finding Christmas 2a/1c: A Bramble House Christmas 4a/3c: A Christmas for the Books 6a/5c: Christmas Everlasting 8a/7c: Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 10a/9c: Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow 12/11c: Christmas in Love 2/1c: Two Turtle Doves 4/3c: Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane 6/5c: A Joyous Christmas 8/7c: The Christmas Doctor 10/9: Our Christmas Journey

Thursday, June 30 12a/11c: The Christmas Bow 2a/1c: A Homecoming for the Holidays 4a/3c: Christmas in Montana 6a/5c: A Veteran's Christmas 8a/7c: Christmas Bells are Ringing 10a/9c: Christmas Under the Stars 12/11c: Northern Lights of Christmas 2/1c: Christmas in My Heart 4/3c: A Gingerbread Romance 6/5c: Christmas Wonderland 8/7c: Hope at Christmas 10/9: USS Christmas

Friday, July 1 12a/11c: Family for Christmas 2a/1c: A Godwink Christmas 4a/3c: A Christmas Miracle

#merry movie week #hallmark movies & mysteries #schedule #hallmark movies

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The Abyss Movie review and analysis in film criticism course forum for advanced ESL students based on the English Immersion Program Source of image: Geek Tyrant The Abyss movie review In the science-fiction movie, The Abyss, In January 1994, the U.S. Ohio-class submarine USS Montana has an encounter with an unidentified submerged object and sinks near the Cayman Trough. With Soviet ships moving in to try to salvage the sub and a hurricane moving over the area, the U.S. government sends a SEAL team to Deep Core, a privately owned experimental underwater drilling platform near the Cayman Trough, to use it as a base of operations. The platform

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ufo-thetimesareripe · 2 months

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A long list of nuclear incidents involving UFOS and other incidents.

– **1945**: The first atomic bomb test at the Trinity site in New Mexico was allegedly witnessed by a UFO, according to a letter written by a former Army Air Force intelligence officer named Major Jesse Marcel¹.

– **1947**: A UFO reportedly crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, close to the 509th Bomb Group, which was the only unit in the world that possessed atomic bombs at the time¹.

– **1952**: UFOs were seen flying over Washington, D.C., triggering air defense alerts and jet scrambles. Some of the sightings occurred near the Atomic Energy Commission headquarters¹.

– **1967**: Several Minuteman nuclear missiles at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana became inoperable after UFOs were sighted nearby, according to former missile launch officers who later came forward².

– **1975**: A series of UFO intrusions at U.S. and Canadian air bases, some of which stored nuclear weapons, prompted investigations by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)¹.– **1945**: The first atomic bomb test at the Trinity site in New Mexico was allegedly witnessed by a UFO, according to a letter written by a former Army Air Force intelligence officer named Major Jesse Marcel¹.

– **1947**: A UFO reportedly crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, close to the 509th Bomb Group, which was the only unit in the world that possessed atomic bombs at the time¹.

– **1952**: UFOs were seen flying over Washington, D.C., triggering air defense alerts and jet scrambles. Some of the sightings occurred near the Atomic Energy Commission headquarters¹.

– **1975**: A series of UFO intrusions at U.S. and Canadian air bases, some of which stored nuclear weapons, prompted investigations by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)¹. landed in a nearby forest. The base was reportedly storing nuclear weapons in violation of a treaty with Britain¹.

– **1982**: A Soviet military base near Byelokoroviche, Ukraine, experienced a malfunction of its nuclear missiles after a UFO hovered over the launch control facility, according to former officers who later revealed their story³⁴.

– **2010**: Several Minuteman nuclear missiles at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming temporarily lost communication after a large cigar-shaped UFO was seen in the area, according to former missile launch officers who spoke to the press².

– **2015**: A UFO was detected by radar and seen by pilots near the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, off the coast of Florida. The incident was investigated by the Pentagon’s AATIP program².

– **1976**: Iranian Air Force pilots encountered a UFO over Tehran that jammed their instruments and weapons systems, preventing them from firing at it. The UFO also reportedly disabled the electrical systems of a nearby nuclear facility.

– **1989**: Belgian Air Force jets chased a triangular UFO that was seen by thousands of witnesses over Belgium. The UFO was detected by NATO radar and exhibited extraordinary maneuvers and speeds. The UFO was also sighted near a nuclear power plant in Tihange.

– **1990**: A large triangular UFO hovered over a nuclear weapons storage area at RAF Woodbridge in England, where the famous Rendlesham Forest incident occurred 10 years earlier. The UFO was seen by multiple witnesses, including the base commander, and was captured on film.– **1994**: A UFO flew over the restricted airspace of the Cap de la Hague nuclear power plant in France, triggering an alert and a jet scramble. The UFO was tracked by radar and witnessed by the pilots, who described it as a luminous sphere that changed colors and size.

– **2004**: The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group encountered a fleet of UFOs that were dubbed the “Tic Tac” objects, due to their shape and appearance. The UFOs demonstrated advanced capabilities, such as hypersonic speed, instantaneous acceleration, and cloaking. The UFOs were also seen near the San Clemente Island nuclear power plant.

– **2007**: A UFO was spotted near the Pelindaba nuclear research facility in South Africa, where highly enriched uranium was stored. The UFO was described as a bright green light that hovered and moved erratically. The incident coincided with a security breach at the facility, where intruders attempted to access the uranium vault.

– **2012**: A UFO hovered over the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden, causing a shutdown of one of the reactors. The UFO was witnessed by several employees and captured on video. The UFO was described as a large blue light that emitted a beam of light.

rendlesham AFB UK 1980s … nuclear storage facility

The Rendlesham Forest incident was a series of reported sightings of unexplained lights near Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, England, in December 1980, which became linked with UFO landings

also another good case but not nuclear related “raf cosford ufo” and try searching for “night of the triangles wales uk”

A recent SCUAP report had a Excel spreadsheet of cases between 1945-1975. There are nearly 600 cases on the spreadsheet.

SCU UAP Pattern Recognition Study 1945-1975 US Atomic Weapons Complex Data.xlsx

https://zenodo.org/record/7295958#.ZC4YzC_MLT_

The original study –

https://www.explorescu.org/post/uap-pattern-recognition-study-1945-1975-us-military-atomic-warfare-complexAccording to Jacques Vallée, there was a lesser known UFO crash (before Roswell) that happened within days after the Trinity 1st nuclear explosion in 1945 and he wrote a book (not a good one) about it: Trinity: The best kept secret

Indian Point nuclear power plant went into full lock down while a huge triangle hovered over it at close range in New York in 1980s.

1968: At Minot AFB, UFOs were observed by personnel on the ground and in the air (B-52) also tracked on radar, well-documented testimonies with radarscope photos from the B-52.

This was one of the great sightings, most people don’t know anything about it. There were multiple sightings, radar, the crew of the B-52 changes course and tried to get a closer look. There are reports the base was broken into and the lid of the missile silo was removed.

The Bluebook file – https://archive.org/details/1968-10-7170577-MinotAFB-NorthDakota/page/n27/mode/2up?view=theater

The radar images – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVZD29lmOQ4&t=42s

The base was broken into according to the official Bluebook report, but apparently Quintanilla believed that was just nothing very important – https://archive.org/details/1968-10-7170577-MinotAFB-NorthDakota/page/n93/mode/2up?view=theater

The lid removed from the silo, and the guards rendered unconscious – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOcXpGfij1A

1953: Kingman UFO crash after after nuclear test (operation Upshot Knothole)

1979: Soesterberg

In the early morning of February 3, 1979, a giant black triangular object flew over Soesterberg Air Base. At least twelve soldiers witnessed this bizarre spectacle.

One of the most interesting ones I couldn’t see here – is the “green fireball” sightings over Los Alamos nuclear lab aprox 1949. I read about them in Richard Dolan’s UFO’s and the National Security State Volume 1. I haven’t researched it in detail, but if memory serves they were witnessed by many of the atomic scientists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxTSW8PWTIE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_fireballs

https://www.history.com/news/ufos-green-fireballs-nuclear-facilities-new-mexico

https://www.outkick.com/air-force-missile-shoot-down-ufo-1960s-story/

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Events 2.21 (before 1950)

1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. 1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferdinand of Majorca and the forces of Matilda of Hainaut, ends in victory for Ferdinand. 1371 – Robert II becomes King of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty. 1495 – King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne. 1632 – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the dedicatee, receives the first printed copy of Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. 1651 – St. Peter's Flood: A storm surge floods the Frisian coast, drowning 15,000 people. 1744 – War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended. 1770 – British customs officer Ebenezer Richardson fires blindly into a crowd during a protest in North End, Boston, fatally wounding 11-year-old Christopher Seider; the first American fatality of the American Revolution 1797 – The last Invasion of Britain begins near Fishguard, Wales. 1819 – By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars. 1847 – Mexican–American War: The Battle of Buena Vista: Five thousand American troops defeat 15,000 Mexican troops. 1848 – The French Revolution of 1848, which would lead to the establishment of the French Second Republic, begins. 1856 – The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh. 1862 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861. 1872 – The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee. 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores. 1881 – Cleopatra's Needle, a 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian obelisk is erected in Central Park, New York. 1889 – President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states. 1899 – Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans. 1904 – The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908. 1909 – The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world. 1921 – After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia. 1942 – World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable. 1943 – World War II: Members of the White Rose resistance, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst are executed in Nazi Germany. 1944 – World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone.[ 1944 – World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Krivoi Rog. 1946 – The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.

#Events

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