Bombs, Bikini, Andrea Doria

[Die Fledermaus]

July 25th.

1946. First underwater A-bomb test at Bikini Atoll.

The bikini! It was named after Bikini Atoll, the site of a nuclear weapon test called Operation Crossroads on July 1 in the Marshall Islands, on the reasoning that the burst of excitement it would cause would be like the nuclear device. ;D


1956. The great and beautiful Italian luxury liner, Andrea Doria, sinks after being rammed at night by the Swedish ship Stockholm.

[adoptaratcanada]

Jul 25, 2008 19:46:40 GMT -4 Die Fledermaus said:

1956. The great and beautiful Italian luxury liner, Andrea Doria, sinks after being rammed at night by the Swedish ship Stockholm.

And the only reason I know that is that my mom and her mom were on it a trip or two before that!

[Die Fledermaus]

She was supposed to be the most beautiful liner of its age, or maybe any age.

On a PBS special recently, it was clearly shown the Swedes were to blame.

What did your mom and grandmom say about it?