Captain Samuel Nicholas was given orders by Congress on this date in 1775 to form two battalions of Continental Marines.
During the Civil War, the USMC played a very moderate role, primarily serving aboard blockade ships. About half of the officer corps resigned and started the Confederate States Marine Corps.
A battalion of land-based Marines was quickly formed and participated poorly at the First Battle of Bull Run, running away with the rest of the Army.
Quite a few Marines participated in the Naval Column's attack on Fort Fisher in 1865. This force was forced to withdraw under very fire.
Like I Said, Ooh-Rah!! --Cooter
Showing posts with label Fiftieth Birthdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fiftieth Birthdays. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Happy 50th Birthday Cans and Barbie
This year marks the 50th birthdays of two ubiquitous items: the aluminum beer can and Barbie dolls.
Back in January, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the aluminum beer can. To mark it, the ASM International, a professional society of metallurgists, named the building in Golden, Colorado, where it was created for Coors, a historic monument. They said the recyclable aluminum cans vast improved the taste of the beer from the steel can version with the lead solder. Probably healthier for you as well?
Then, this week, it's a bug happy fiftieth to Barbie. Ruth Handley who receives credit for her, saw that her daughter often played with paper dolls and had them in adult roles. Up until then, most dolls were of infants. She approached her husband Elliot with the idea. He had co founded Mattel Toy Company and he wasn't interested. But, Ruth went to Germany and saw the popularity of a doll there called Bild Lilli which became the basis of Barbie.
And the Rest, As They Say, is History. --Cooter
Back in January, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the aluminum beer can. To mark it, the ASM International, a professional society of metallurgists, named the building in Golden, Colorado, where it was created for Coors, a historic monument. They said the recyclable aluminum cans vast improved the taste of the beer from the steel can version with the lead solder. Probably healthier for you as well?
Then, this week, it's a bug happy fiftieth to Barbie. Ruth Handley who receives credit for her, saw that her daughter often played with paper dolls and had them in adult roles. Up until then, most dolls were of infants. She approached her husband Elliot with the idea. He had co founded Mattel Toy Company and he wasn't interested. But, Ruth went to Germany and saw the popularity of a doll there called Bild Lilli which became the basis of Barbie.
And the Rest, As They Say, is History. --Cooter
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