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Home / Archive Category: Thursday Tidings

Category Archives: Thursday Tidings

Declassify the Thresher Data

August 22, 2019Sean BlandThursday Tidings1 Comment

The loss of this advanced sub was an avoidable tragedy. The Navy finally should release all related information. Article originally published in the U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings in July of 2018. You may access the original post on USNI’s website at: www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/july/declassify-thresher-data By CAPT James B. Bryant, USN (Ret.); NHF Member It has now been

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Lessons from World War II: Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King

August 15, 2019Tatiana PuschniggThursday Tidings

Ernest J King served as the Chief of Naval Operations during World War II. King was only the second person in history to have earned the rank of Fleet Admiral, and he left a nearly-unparalleled legacy on the history of the service. Last week in our Thursday Tidings we looked at President Truman’s reflections on

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President Truman’s Reflection on the Atomic Bomb

August 9, 2019Tatiana PuschniggThursday Tidings1 Comment

On August 6th, 1945, the United States dropped the first nuclear-powered ordnance upon the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, a second nuclear bomb was detonated over the city of Nagasaki. Tomorrow, August 9th, 2019, will mark the 74th year from this history-altering event.While these two bombings may have ended World War II, the

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