1) that would be the battle of Chippewa, where American soldiers under the command of Winfield Scott successfully held their own against British regulars under Phineas Riall, who were forced to retreat.
2) West Point adopted the grey uniforms used, which were the result of a blue clothing...
That would be the battle that signified the end of the age of knights and chivalry, when English and Welsh peasant longbowmen spectacularly defeated a larger force of French Knights by using superior tactics, during the 100 years war.
Aha I've heard of this - it was the German plan to invade Britain, on the condition that the RAF had been destroyed during the Battle of Britain...which it wasnt... the exact date it was planned for I am unsure of :-\
Correct - as well, they also turned the French's own artillery against the fortress, and bombarded it with New England shells that were pre-developed to fit the french guns 8)
The guy who played the emperor in return of the jedi is the same guy who is in the new movies (ian mcdiarmid) - apparently he was a lot younger than he looked when he played the "old" man in the original ;)
This definitely brings up a morality issue. What key differences are there between a suicide bomber blowing up civilians, and an aircraft deliberately dropping bombs on civilian targets? (ie firebombing of Dresden, atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki) - I am in no way supportive of...
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/05/13/child-porn050513.html
Child porn victim found safe
Last Updated Fri, 13 May 2005 22:03:30 EDT
CBC News
ORLANDO, FLA. - A girl at the centre of an international child porn case who was shown being sexually assaulted in a series of photographs...
Did thousands of people really come out to protest Canadian ships leaving for the FIRST Gulf War? The one where we were basically intervening in a war in progress, to liberate Kuwait? Under UN sanction? Sounds like this guy only sees what he wants to see...
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