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Galveston



Today in History, September 8: 1900 – Without weather prediction capabilities, and without knowledge of what temperate local changes meant, the Island of Galveston was surprised with the deadliest Hurricane in American history. Between 6,000 and 12,000 people died amid the horrific destruction. Even Katrina did not take as many lives, though Katrina took more financial loss, adjusted dollars taken into account.  

Prayers for those in the path of Hurricane Irma, and those recovering from Hurricane Harvey. 

So Much Owed by So Many to So Few

Today in History, August 20: 1940 – “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives the fourth of his famous WWII speeches to Parliament, inspiring his countrymen and women to fight on. The German Luftwaffe had been very effective in smashing the military and war making abilities of the other European nations; now Britain stood alone against the onslaught. Waves of Nazi bombers and fighters brought the Blitzkrieg across the English Channel, bombing civilians and military targets alike. The RAF had few fighters, but they did have drive and radar, which they used to target the enemy bombers without wasting precious flying time. “The Few”, RAF Fighter Command, flew their Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes almost continuously throughout the Battle of Britain, and eventually dashed Hitler’s hopes for an invasion of Britain.

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