Thursday, April 8, 2010

Bits O' History: Bomb at Berlin Airport-- Hemingway's "Hooligan Navy"-- Bomb in Rome

Some New News About Old Stuff.


1. BOMB AT BERLIN AIRPORT-- Berlin's main international airport, Tegel, was shut down for an hour April 7th after a 550-pound World War II bomb was found at a building site. Bomb disposal experts were called in to disarm it.


2. HEMINGWAY'S "HOOLIGAN NAVY"-- The Jan. 24th Wilmington Star-News in its Bookmarks column, reported that during World War II, Ernest Hemingway participated in what is called the "Hooligan Navy" from June 1942 to 1943 in his 38-foot boat Pilar. This group was recruited to spot German U-boats which were sinking lots of Allied shipping off the American coasts.

Some still think it was just an excuse to sail off, drink, fish, pal around with his buddies and be a big shot. He might have once actually spotted a German sub.


3. BOMB IN ROME-- Construction on a high speed train station was stopped and 4,000 evacuated when a 550-pound World War II bomb was discovered. It was removed and destroyed in a controlled explosion.

You Definitely Have to Be Careful Digging in Europe. You Never Know What You Might Find. --DaCoot

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