Monday, April 29, 2013

Ten Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot-- Part 2

Continued from March 27th.

5.  JOSEPH WARREN--  Father of the American Revolution.  Organized the Boston Tea Party and sent Paul Revere on his ride.

4.  GEORGE DE LA TOUR--  Forgotten master-painter.

3.  EXERCISE TIGER--  Full-scale testing for D-Day.  It was attacked by German torpedo boats and 749 Americans died.

2.  AMERICA'S FIRST SUBWAY--  New York City, opened in 1904.

1.  HOUSE OF WISDON--  a library in Baghdad, Iraq.

I only knew about #2.

Worth Checking Out.  --DaCoot

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