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Cyrano

(15,046 posts) Fri Jul 5, 2019, 02:30 PM Jul 2019

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Wonderful that we destroyed Britain's airfields during The Revolution

Must have slept through that part of my history classes. Damn, who knows what else I missed. Can someone fill me in?

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Wonderful that we destroyed Britain's airfields during The Revolution (Original Post) Cyrano Jul 2019 OP

The title of this thread alone... UncleTomsEvilBrother Jul 2019 #1

No doubt that led to our victory. Without control of the airspace, England MineralMan Jul 2019 #2

Personally, I think we'd all be better off if cloudbase Jul 2019 #3

Leave Sherman alone. He couldn't find the airport. But his tanks did great. Cyrano Jul 2019 #4

Yeah, that's true. cloudbase Jul 2019 #5

I guess the Wright brothers and that airplane in the Smithsonian museum are fakes kimbutgar Jul 2019 #6

And much more than flight took place during the Revolution Cyrano Jul 2019 #8

British Airways had to cancel all flights to the colonies Zambero Jul 2019 #7

And that 37 hour flight seemed to last forever. Cyrano Jul 2019 #9

Little known fact about George Washington: Ilsa Jul 2019 #10

K&R. After all, he shot down The Red Baron. Cyrano Jul 2019 #11

I am Lord Cornwallis of Yorktown.... PassingFair Jul 2019 #12

No, no. You hoisted it over the NY Stock Exchange. Cyrano Jul 2019 #13

We ran out of jet fuel. PassingFair Jul 2019 #14

UncleTomsEvilBrother

(945 posts)

1. The title of this thread alone...

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 02:36 PM

Jul 2019

...made me laugh out loud. I'm not even lying. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)

2. No doubt that led to our victory. Without control of the airspace, England

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 02:38 PM

Jul 2019

couldn't possibly be victorious.

cloudbase

(5,524 posts)

3. Personally, I think we'd all be better off if

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 02:46 PM

Jul 2019

General Sherman had burned the Atlanta airport and left the rest of the city alone.

Cyrano

(15,046 posts)

4. Leave Sherman alone. He couldn't find the airport. But his tanks did great.

Reply to cloudbase (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 02:49 PM

Jul 2019

(Rumor is that the airport was moved to Tennessee the night before Sherman's invasion.)

cloudbase

(5,524 posts)

5. Yeah, that's true.

Reply to Cyrano (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 02:59 PM

Jul 2019

It's only because his GPS crapped out, and he couldn't wait for Amazon to deliver another one.

kimbutgar

(21,174 posts)

6. I guess the Wright brothers and that airplane in the Smithsonian museum are fakes

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 03:09 PM

Jul 2019

And airplanes were flying during the revolutionary wars?

Cyrano

(15,046 posts)

8. And much more than flight took place during the Revolution

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 03:28 PM

Jul 2019

The Continental Army was evidently involved in the Battle at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, which took place during the War of 1812. At one point in the speech, he quoted portions of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key about the Maryland battle.

"And then they took over the airports. At Fort McHenry, under the rockets’ red glare, it had nothing but victory. And when dawn came, their star-spangled banner waived defiant.”

(Damn, I really wish I hadn't snoozed during those history classes.)

People, this is the President of the United States speaking. It's why impeachment and the 25th Amendment came into being. And both were meant to be used when necessary. If not applied to Trump, then who will it they ever be applied to? If not now, when?

Zambero

(8,965 posts)

7. British Airways had to cancel all flights to the colonies

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 03:28 PM

Jul 2019

However, the Trans-Atlantic Canada red-eye continued its overnight flight schedule.

Cyrano

(15,046 posts)

9. And that 37 hour flight seemed to last forever.

Reply to Zambero (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 03:31 PM

Jul 2019

Ilsa

(61,696 posts)

10. Little known fact about George Washington:

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 03:32 PM

Jul 2019

Link to tweet

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MaldenVets@MaldenVets

I’d like to dedicate this Fourth of July to George Washington: the first President of the United States, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and one of the most badass fighter pilots in American history.

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8:44 AM - Jul 5, 2019

Cyrano

(15,046 posts)

11. K&R. After all, he shot down The Red Baron.

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 03:36 PM

Jul 2019

PassingFair

(22,434 posts)

12. I am Lord Cornwallis of Yorktown....

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 03:44 PM

Jul 2019

And I’m approving this message whilst hoisting the flag at Fort McHenry.

Cyrano

(15,046 posts)

13. No, no. You hoisted it over the NY Stock Exchange.

Reply to PassingFair (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 04:22 PM

Jul 2019

Jeez, no wonder you lost that war thing.

PassingFair

(22,434 posts)

14. We ran out of jet fuel.

Reply to Cyrano (Reply #13)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 04:24 PM

Jul 2019

Burned it all at the ramparts. Caused quite a glare.. 😜

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