... air force pilots. At 6 a.m. in the morning of that Saturday, three Cuban military bases were bombed by B-26 bombers. The airfields at Camp Libertad, San Antonio de los Ba¤os and Antonio Maceo airport at Santiago de Cuba were fired upon. Seven people were killed at Libertad and forty-seven people were killed at other sites on the island. Two of the B-26s left Cuba and flew to Miami, apparently to defect to the United States. The Cuban Revolutionary Council, the government in exile, in New York City released a statement saying that the bombings in Cuba were ". . . carried out by 'Cubans inside Cuba' who were 'in contact with' the top command of the Revoluti ...

... was extremely supportive of the war as long as they didn’t have to get in the trenches of it. They supported the British forces by fulfilling much needed supplies. America gave the British Parliament 7 billion dollars’ worth of American accouterments in 1942. Life on board these great sea giants wasn’t so spectacular. Hundreds of sailors had to live in cramped spaces sometimes without air-conditioning or heating. As the war progressed accommodations were made radically better by being given more refrigeration spaces and spacious rooms. The American Navy had a lot of great conquests. Sunken submarines accounted for 55 percent of all Japanese ships sun ...

... compare McGwire with the other home run kings. In any issue involving sport and drugs, the primary concern is whether or not use of such a drug is legal, according to the governing body of that sport. Fortunately for Mark McGwire, use of Androstenedione does not violate any rules of Major League Baseball. While critics such as Richard Griffin, Toronto Star Baseball Columnist, argue that Andro is a "testosterone-producing product that is banned in the NFL, Olympics, and NCAA," they fail to mention that neither the NHL nor the NBA has banned this over-the-counter product. More relevant than the drug's legality is it's effect on McGwire's ability to hit home runs. ...

... the Creek Indians. The United States appealed for Cherokee support for aid in war against Tukumsa and another Indian known as Red Sticks. The Cherokee Nation replied with six to eight hundred of their best warriors. It was in this war that the Cherokee fought side by side with Jackson. After a treaty in 1814 was forced upon the Creek Indians, the Cherokees filed claims for their losses. There was no promise that their claims would be acknowledged. In the end, this alliance would bring about one of the most devastating betrayals the Cherokee Nation would know – coming in the guise of Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson demanded the concession of twenty-three million acre ...

... and later securing the financial support of the of the Timken family to build the TIMKEN ART GALLERY which is now known as the TIMKEN MUSEUM OF ART. In 1965 the Putnam’s commodious art collection came back home and was hung in its permanent quarters on the Prado in Balboa Park, and the Timken officially opened on October 1 of that year. Today, the Timken collection is comprised of 126 works of art, predominantly paintings augmented by small holdings in sculpture and embellished art objects. The works consist of three distinct collections: European Masters, Russian Icons and American Artists. Each collection boasts unique and priceless representations of the speci ...

... government assume control of the Columbia River troubled Jefferson, who feared for the national interest if the British appropriated the West coast and all avenues inland from it for themselves. Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress in 1803 for a visionary project that was to become one of American history's greatest adventure stories. Jefferson wanted to know if Americans could journey overland to the Pacific Ocean following two rivers, the Missouri and the Columbia, which flow east and west from the Rocky Mountains. If the sources of the rivers were nearby, Jefferson reasoned that American traders would have a superior transportation route to help them ...

... in the same way; it enraged them. For people during this time, revenging the murder of one’s father was part of one's honor and had to be done. All three of the sons swore vengeance and then acted towards getting revenge for the deaths of their fathers. Because of all of this, revenge is a major theme in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Fortinbras took his revenge out in a proper way and rose to power in the end. Both Laertes and Hamlet, however, used force to accomplish their revenge. The lack of thought used in exacting their revenge led to the deaths of both Laertes and Hamlet. When Laertes found out about his father's death, he immediately returned home and confront ...

... noir style. Film noir often tackled subjects that dealt with common underlying themes: corruption, deceit, mystery, etc (Sobchack, 271). One of the most well known and acclaimed pioneers in film noir is the movie The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941). This film was based on a private investigator, Sam Spade, hired to investigate a case. The Maltese Falcon is now viewed as the typical film noir style movie because it contains traits and qualities of filmmaking that were adapted by film noir filmmakers. Film noir started during the mid 1940’s and has been a popular film style ever since, yielding such contemporary movies like The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singe ...

... people." The New Deal included federal action of unprecedented scope to stimulate industrial recovery, assist victims of the Depression, guarantee minimum living standards, and prevent future economic crises. Many economic, political, and social factors lead up to the New Deal. Staggering statistics, like a 25% unemployment rate, and the fact that 20% of NYC school children were under weight and malnourished, made it clear immediate action was necessary. In the first two years, the New Deal was concerned mainly with relief, setting up shelters and soup kitchens to feed the millions of unemployed. However as time progressed, the focus shifted towards re ...

... Perugino. Pietro Perugino lived from 1478 to 1520, and had a strong influence on Raphael’s early artworks. Perugino was a Umbrian painter who loved to incorporate beautiful landscapes into his paintings. Raphael’s early works resembled Perugino’s so much that paintings such as the Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Jerome, and Saint Mary Magdalene were thought to be Raphael’s until the church of San Gimingniano proved that they were in fact Perugino’s. "Raphael was only 14. It is undoubtedly a Perugino calmly emotional, and pious rather than passionate. Unlike the other great painters of this time, such as Michelangelo and Da Vinci, Raphael was b ...