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The Reference Desk => History and Tall Tales => Topic started by: mirth on January 24, 2019, 02:54:45 PM

Title: 58 Years Ago Today, We Almost Nuked North Carolina
Post by: mirth on January 24, 2019, 02:54:45 PM
https://twitter.com/BT0731/status/1088524283964354560



https://imgur.com/gallery/p3dhID7
Title: Re: 58 Years Ago Today, We Almost Nuked North Carolina
Post by: Sir Slash on January 24, 2019, 10:47:05 PM
Well, it does look a little like Cuba.  :P
Title: Re: 58 Years Ago Today, We Almost Nuked North Carolina
Post by: BanzaiCat on January 25, 2019, 02:53:23 PM
Just as well. Brant's kids would be X-Men now had that happened.  ;D
Title: Re: 58 Years Ago Today, We Almost Nuked North Carolina
Post by: bbmike on January 25, 2019, 02:57:54 PM
Or Hoops

(https://www.aarcentral.com/pics/hoops.jpg)
Title: Re: 58 Years Ago Today, We Almost Nuked North Carolina
Post by: Staggerwing on January 25, 2019, 07:42:08 PM
One of the guys who had to recover the errant bombs was on Storycorps today:

https://storycorps.org/listen/jack-revelle-and-karen-revelle-190125/

Title: Re: 58 Years Ago Today, We Almost Nuked North Carolina
Post by: Barthheart on January 25, 2019, 08:21:28 PM
Or Hoops

(https://www.aarcentral.com/pics/hoops.jpg)

Yer olde ....  :hehe:
Title: Re: 58 Years Ago Today, We Almost Nuked North Carolina
Post by: bbmike on January 25, 2019, 08:24:43 PM
(https://media.makeameme.org/created/indeed-skklmf.jpg)