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According to Hindu mythology, on this day, Lord Rama emerged victorious over the demon king Ravana, and Goddess Durga triumphed over the buffalo demon Mahishasura.

Happy Dusshera/Vijayadashami 😍

Now i remember when people would say "why is history taught in school?" So I'm curious what everyone thinks. Should history be continued to be taught in school or not?

I'm open to a nice debate on this topic

Moutains catch many hearts . Always peace ✌️

October 11, 1972

#OTD A Lufthansa Boeing 727 was hijacked by a passenger who demanded ransom for the aircraft and passengers. After landing in Frankfurt, Germany, the chief pilot of Lufthansa drove to the aircraft to negotiate. When the hijacker went to the car, he was overpowered by the pilot.

Pictured: A Lufthansa Boeing 727.

On This Day in History - October 11, 1972

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October 11, 1941

#OTD World War II: At Bryansk, Russia, enveloped Soviet 3rd and 13th Armies counterattacked positions held by troops of German Panzergruppe 2 and broke through.

On This Day in History - October 11, 1941

SS UNITED STATES CONSERVANCY AND PIER OPERATOR REACH SETTLEMENT IN LONGSTANDING LEGAL DISPUTE 

To Comply with Removal Order, Nonprofit Owner of America’s Flagship Set to Transfer Ship to Okaloosa County, Florida

The rapidly developing events over recent days have made it difficult for supporters and followers of SS United States to sort out the latest updates affecting the future of America’s Flagship. We have now reached key milestones which we want to share with our valued supporters.

﻿The outcome of the court-ordered mediation between the SS United States Conservancy and pier operator Penn Warehousing is a settlement agreement that effectively ends the more than two years of litigation brought by Penn Warehousing. The confidential settlement, which now is awaiting final disposition from the court, resulted in limited financial liability for the Conservancy. (As you may remember, the judge at trial rejected Penn Warehousing’s claims for doubled rent.) The settlement, however, doesn’t change the court’s original ruling that the SS United States must vacate her pier in short order.

The court’s order left us a very short window to find an alternative location for the ship. In fact, we’d begun our search well before Penn Warehousing sued the Conservancy in early 2022. But after years of reaching out to private pier owners, government agencies, elected officials and public authorities at the local, state and federal levels, we were unable to find a location both suitable and available within the court-mandated timeline. 

Along the way, we’ve vetted various entities who presented proposals to purchase and relocate the ship. But none of these recent prospects satisfied minimum due diligence or proved viable within our current timing and logistical constraints. As you know, we worked with a prominent New York developer for over five years on an exciting plan for the ship’s commercial activation. Late last year, we revealed details of this design and program that showed how America’s Flagship could have been transformed into a privately funded, world-class, mixed-use destination in New York. But the difficulty of securing the planned pier location and unwillingness of government entities to prioritize the project prevented the plan from being launched.

Faced with no options to save the SS United States in her current state and under a binding court order, we were left with the painful but unavoidable choice between scrapping America’s Flagship or converting her into an artificial reef in tandem with a land-based museum. We chose the latter as the most dignified path.

We understand that this decision is deeply challenging and emotional for our community of supporters. It certainly was for our Board of Directors, many of whom have been working for more than a decade to redevelop the ship. While this is not the outcome we envisioned, we are grateful that the ship will have a future.

Throughout this difficult period, we have continued to raise funds, making it clear to donors that we did not know the nature or amount of the expenses we would be facing around any corner. In addition to raising resources for a potential ship move, we continued to cover the costs of pier rental, insurance, and other significant carrying costs of the vessel. We knew our original mission of honoring the legacy of the magnificent ship, and our museum and archival collections, would continue but that they could take any number of forms.  

Okaloosa County, Florida, has allocated more than $10 million to reactivate the SS United States as the world’s largest artificial reef in tandem with the Conservancy’s land-based museum and visitor center. Tens of thousands of people visiting annually from around the world will experience her and learn her story both on land and as a vibrant habitat for marine life. Once deployed by Okaloosa County, more people will be able to visit and learn about the ship in the space of one year than have had that opportunity since she left seagoing service more than a half century ago.

This unique experience will be enhanced by a state-of-the-art museum that will blend the latest technology with our expansive collections of original artifacts and artwork from the ship. These plans for the land-based SS United States visitor center include at least one of her iconic funnels, radar mast, and detailed recreations of spaces using original materials. We are particularly excited about inviting our supporters to contribute ideas for the museum’s creation and its revolving exhibits. More announcements will follow in the weeks and months ahead.

On Saturday, October 12, the Conservancy will formally transfer title to the ship to Okaloosa County, in accordance with our contract and in compliance with the court ruling. The vessel will soon depart Philadelphia for Norfolk, where she’ll undergo extensive preparations for reefing over many months. We’ll update everyone on both her departure down the Delaware River and her arrival in Norfolk. Together with Okaloosa County, we are exploring options for celebrating the Big U while she is in Norfolk.

As we begin this process, we do so with a sincere appreciation for our global community of supporters. We’ve received a vast number of leads that we pursued about temporary pier locations, numerous introductions to local, state, and federal leaders, and sincere understanding about how painful our decisions were as we assessed all the possibilities for our cherished ship.

Together we will see the extraordinary story of America’s Flagship, and her inspiring spirit, continue to endure — above and below the waterline.

SS United States

October 11, 1946

#OTD A Douglas C-54 Skymaster plane operated by Eastern Air Lines, Flight 564 departed Miami, Florida, at 16:20 with its destination Newark, and with stops scheduled at Tampa, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. The flight progressed according to its flight plan to Atlanta, where a landing was made at 19:43. Because of low ceilings and visibility forecast for Washington it was agreed that Flight 564 would be cleared from Atlanta to Newark, subject to possible reclearance en route in the event the weather at Washington was suitable for a landing. The flight departed Atlanta at 20:27 and proceeded on an instrument flight plan at 7,000 feet along Airway Green 6. Nearing Washington, the crew obtained permission to approach the National Airport. At 23:16 the flight reported that It had missed its approach and requested clearance for a second approach. While maneuvering for another approach, the DC-4 struck the crest of a low ridge at an elevation 200 feet above sea level, 6 miles south-southwest of Washington National Airport. The aircraft progressed upslope, continued in a turn for approximately 500 feet during which time the landing gear failed and the right wing began to disintegrate as it struck and demolished two telephone poles in its path. As it passed over the top of the ridge and started down the northern slope, the aircraft momentarily left the ground making contact again on the left wing and causing the wing to break outboard of the No. 1 engine. Pivoting on the left inboard wing panel, the aircraft rolled into an Inverted position and skidded tail first to a stop, there were no fatalities.

Pictured: A Douglas C-54 operated by Eastern Air Lines, similar to the aircraft involved in the incident.

On This Day in History - October 11, 1946

October 11, 1984

#OTD A de-Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Labrador Airways departed Goose Bay Airport, Newfoundland, Canada on a medical evacuation flight to St. Anthony Airport, Newfoundland, Canada. The flight was uneventful and landed in St. Anthony at 15:24. At 16:02, the aircraft departed St. Anthony on a VFR flight back to Goose Bay. On board were the two pilots and the doctor and nurse. Approaching the Goose Bay Airport, weather became marginal, but the crew continued visual flight. The crew likely encountered near zero forward visibility in snow showers and fog; it is probable that they were able to maintain vertical contact with the ground and were confident they could continue flight with visual reference to the ground. The crew may not have been able to see terrain ahead and therefore may not have been able to determine if the aircraft would clear the hills, particularly, when steep hills were encountered. The plane struck a rock outcropping 100 feet below the summit of a 2,050-foot mountain. After bouncing twice, the Twin Otter had come to rest in a small, wooded gully, approximately 350 feet from the initial point of impact, all 4 people onboard were killed.

Pictured: C-FAUS, the plane involved in the crash.

On This Day in History - October 11, 1984

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October 11, 1940

#OTD World War II: Philippe Pétain (Pictured) gave a radio address suggesting to the French people that they reconsider their historic view of who was friend and who was foe among the European nations.

On This Day in History - October 11, 1940

Just out of curiosity, if you could choose one of the ancient military units, which one would be your favourite and why? 

For example, I would still choose Leg XIII of the Ancient Rome, however it would be still shame not to mention other legs, or even Persian Immortals.

Favourite ancient military unit

October 11, 1945

#OTD Mao Zedong departed Chongqing. China for Yen'an, leaving Nationalist-Communist negotiations to his more capable lieutenant Zhou Enlai.

Pictured: Mao Zedong (Left) and Zhou Enlai (Right).

On This Day in History - October 11, 1945

October 11, 1940

#OTD World War II: Operation Medium 

Between 0333 and 0351 hours, British battleship Revenge and destroyers Javelin, Jaguar, Jupiter, Kashmir, Kelvin, and Kipling bombarded Cherbourg, France. German torpedo boats attempted to interfere, but the attack was fought off.

What technique or tool did they have to be able to carve this statue on the hardest types of marble with such amazing precision? 
It could only be if they had advanced techniques, because now, despite the claim of technology and progress, we don't see such a sculpture in our time.

They were ahead of us in everything..

Just me on a Friday at the library. #noshame

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October 8, 1944

#OTD World War II: Battle of the Nijmegen salient ended - the Germans were unable to recover lost ground taken by the Allies during Operation Market Garden.

Pictured: A soldier crouches near a knocked-out German PzKpfw III near Nijmegen days after Operation Market Garden had ended.

On This Day in History - October 8, 1944

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Someone give me a fun fact I’m gonna fall asleep at work

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October 8, 1940

#OTD World War II: British submarine HMS Trident and German submarine U-31 exchanged fire in the Bay of Biscay off France; Trident hit U-31 with the deck gun, causing minor damage; both torpedoes fired missed.

Pictured: British submarine HMS Trident (Top) and German submarine U-35, a Type VIIA Uboat the same as U-31.

On This Day in History - October 8, 1940

October 5, 1941

#OTD World War II: The leading German formations reported that they were only about 100 kilometers from Moscow, Russia. On the same day, Moscow-based Soviet fighters discovered German vehicles as close as 50 kilometers from Moscow; when Moscow Military District's Air Force Fighter Command chief Nikolai Sbytov reported this to his supeiors, he was investigated by the NKVD for disseminating false rumors, but he was lucky that Joseph Stalin believed him. For precaution, Stalin ordered the Soviet Western Front to withdraw to Vyazma to form a new defensive line under a new commanding officer, Georgy Zhukov, replacing Ivan Konev.

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Happy Dusshera/Vijayadashami 😍

I'm open to a nice debate on this topic

Moutains catch many hearts . Always peace ✌️

On This Day in History - October 11, 1972

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On This Day in History - October 11, 1941

⚠️A Message to the church of Jesus christ of latter Day Saints⚠️ ♥️If you have an ear let em hear♥️

Guys please tell me what you think about Judas in history of Christianity. I don't like him but: without his betrayal=no cult in the future. Im my opinion there would be no Christianity without him because crusification and sacrifice was needed to salvation. Jesus died for all people and their sins.

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