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1846 ? Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War. 1859 ? British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.1862 ? Farragut captures New Orleans.1898 ? The United States declares war on Spain.1915 - The Battle of Gallipoli begins?The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by Australian, British, French and New Zealand troops begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.1945 ? United States and Soviet troops meet along the River Elbe, a milestone in the approaching end of World War II in Europe.1953 ? Francis Crick and James D. Watson publish; describing the double helix structure of DNA. 1959 ? The St. Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.2007 ? Boris Yeltsin's funeral ? the first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 250 days remaining until the end of the year.It is also the latest possible day that Easter can occur, next occurring in 2038.[thanks to Wikipedia... my picks from their list :)]
1846 ? Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War. 1859 ? British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.1862 ? Farragut captures New Orleans.1898 ? The United States declares war on Spain.1915 - The Battle of Gallipoli begins?The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by Australian, British, French and New Zealand troops begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.1945 ? United States and Soviet troops meet along the River Elbe, a milestone in the approaching end of World War II in Europe.1953 ? Francis Crick and James D. Watson publish; describing the double helix structure of DNA. 1959 ? The St. Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.2007 ? Boris Yeltsin's funeral ? the first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 250 days remaining until the end of the year.It is also the latest possible day that Easter can occur, next occurring in 2038.[thanks to Wikipedia... my picks from their list :)]
Gallipoli was a gamble that failed. Here are a couple of photos I took several years ago. It is an out of the way place and not many Americans visit. Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders do--every year.In the spring it is still cool and the view from ANZAC cove is spectacular. The gravestones are shining whiteand each has a message carved into it--"Well done Ted", "Our darling boy" "He is now with the angels".
