Saturday marks 33 years since Chinese troops opened fire to end a student-led protest at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Public commemorations of the incident have been banned across mainland China.
providence was kind. the normandy weather was so bad, the german navy cancelled the usual patrol of the english channel. they also called off a practice drill. an allied s deception campaign including inflatable tank and fake plans made the germans think the invasion would happen at callais, they were wrong. the last thing the men heard when they boarded the higgins boats was general eisenhower. you re about to embark upon the great crusade, towards which we ve been driving these many months. the eyes of the world are upon you. you will bring about the destruction of the german war machine, the elimination of nazi germany over the oppressed people of europe, and security for ourselves in the free world. the higgins boats allowed 36 infantry men to hit the beaches of normandy in 19 seconds. it was the allied s bridge to the beach. without higgins and his boat,