"The Man Who Stopped Nuclear War"
"In 1983, Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov received a warning that US missiles were incoming. Protocol called for a retaliatory launch, but Petrov judged the alert to be a system error. He was correct, the system had misinterpreted sunlight reflecting off clouds and his decision likely prevented a nuclear war."
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Blanche 11 month s ago
#10. Total BS. Rosa Parks worked for the local NAACP office. They recruited her to get on the bus and refuse to give up her seat. That's not to say that it wasn't an honorable act. But, it wasn't a spontaneous refusal; it was planned and staged so they could start a boycott.
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Robin 11 month s ago
#2. I went to Alexander Fleming Jr High School!
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Robin 11 month s ago
Who the off would downvote someones Jr High? Only a loser would!
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Blanche 11 month s ago
#17 Wow. Wong on so many points.
Lee's orders to Hill were lost by a courier who was on his way to deliver them to Hill.
The document was Lee's orders to Hill, which also showed the disposition of the Lee's units, NOT McClellan's.
And what made finding the plans historically significant was the fact that McClellan DIDN'T act on them in time to take advantage of them. In fact, that's why McClellan was relieved of command after the battle.
Talk about getting the story ass backwards!
Lee's orders to Hill were lost by a courier who was on his way to deliver them to Hill.
The document was Lee's orders to Hill, which also showed the disposition of the Lee's units, NOT McClellan's.
And what made finding the plans historically significant was the fact that McClellan DIDN'T act on them in time to take advantage of them. In fact, that's why McClellan was relieved of command after the battle.
Talk about getting the story ass backwards!
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Cilla 7 month s ago
Blanche, Welcome to iziland. Almost as much bs per square 'fact' than that draft-dodging pansy we have in the white house.
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Austin 11 month s ago
#20 As with many others, the information is very misleading. Hannibal actually did very well against the Romans after crossing the Alps. They did not expect him from that direction. For some reason he decided not to attack Rome itself, and that was his downfall. It gave Publius Scipio "Africanus" a chance to chase him back to Carthage where he beat his backside.
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Reggie 11 month s ago
Austin,
What the description is about and what you're saying are two different things. Crossing the Alps was not without casualties for Hannibal, though I can't say whether this one, in particular, was so. He did replenish forces along the way, too.
What the description is about and what you're saying are two different things. Crossing the Alps was not without casualties for Hannibal, though I can't say whether this one, in particular, was so. He did replenish forces along the way, too.
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Nell 11 month s ago
Reggie,"Hannibal Created A Battle-Losing Avalanche By Striking A Snow Drift With A Walking Cane" If this avalanche even occurred, he lost zero battles because of it.
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Nicie 11 month s ago
#1 - I worked on DSP which was the American equivalent of the Russian system that Stanislav Petrov was working on. Both sides were painfully aware of the the problems on launch detection in areas of heavy cloud cover. DSP went to the extreme of blanking all reporting in those areas. Stanislav Petrov has made a living of taking credit for something that both sides ignored.
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Thomasa 9 month s ago
Fu izi im gone with this stupid popup that can not be removed..it was nice but there are other picdump sites
Lee's orders to Hill were lost by a courier who was on his way to deliver them to Hill.
The document was Lee's orders to Hill, which also showed the disposition of the Lee's units, NOT McClellan's.
And what made finding the plans historically significant was the fact that McClellan DIDN'T act on them in time to take advantage of them. In fact, that's why McClellan was relieved of command after the battle.
Talk about getting the story ass backwards!
What the description is about and what you're saying are two different things. Crossing the Alps was not without casualties for Hannibal, though I can't say whether this one, in particular, was so. He did replenish forces along the way, too.