Carol DM
Ever read about historical events that happened on a certain date?
I read about today, May15th and found a few nuggets to share with you:
1. 1948 Egypt, Syria, Transjordan and Iraq invade Israel
The First Arab-Israeli War was initiated by Israel’s proclamation of independence on the day before the invasion. It lasted nearly 10 months and caused thousands of casualties on both sides.
2. 1940 The first McDonald’s fast food restaurant opens
Maurice “Mac” and Richard “Dick” McDonald opened McDonald’s Bar-B-Q in San Bernardino. Today, McDonald’s is the world’s largest fast food chain.
3. 1930 The first airline stewardess goes on duty
Ellen Church and her team served snacks on a United Airlines flight from Oakland to Chicago. The flight attendants were also responsible for refueling the aircraft, handling luggage, and checking tickets.*
4.1928 The first Mickey Mouse film is screened
The 6-minute film “Plane Crazy” directed by Walt Disney shows Mickey trying to fly an airplane in reference to Charles Lindbergh. Today, Mickey Mouse is one of the world’s most recognized cartoon characters and the official mascot of the Walt Disney Company
5. 1718 The world’s first machine gun is patented
British lawyer, James Puckle, invented the 25.4 mm caliber “Puckle Gun” for the use on ships. It was designed for two bullet types: round bullets for Christians and (more damaging) square bullets for Turks.
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Did you know about any of these events?
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No. I learned so many new things. Thanks for all the hard work.
There she is! You are welcome, I enjoyed learning as well.
My dad often said you must study history or you will simpley keep creating the same mistakes. I think I finally understand what he meant.
i didn’t know that the first airline steward was 1930, for some reason I thought it was much earlier than that. I love to learn new things thanks!
Maybe other sources are different but that is the date I read about.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/flight-attendant-profession-turns-90-anniversary/
it was more a date in my head. I checked three places your date was correct. I learned something!!!
I just read these on my phone recommendations.
Oh that is cool Dawn. Thanks for being here.
Very interesting. First Arab-Israeli War has appeared on the news in Spain today, Palestinians lost their homes and everything because Israel created his country. Very hard to watch. That part of the world is never going to live in peace
thank you for sharing very interesting, I might have heard about some of them but had forgotten.
I enjoy the research, keeps my mind busy.
Very interesting facts! Sounds like an eventful date.
Yes there were many things I learned.
I always learn a lot of new things here. Thanks for these facts.
You are so welcome, I enjoy learning and sharing.
Very interesting events and for me they are all new. I need to dig a little deeper into history.
I learned something new as well. Always something to learn.
You are right. We learn all our lives.
With each battle we go through, we should become stronger afterwards.