A Tornado Saved America

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To Americans, all tornadoes are curses. Except one. Let me call it the Twister of 1814.

1814 was the year of a war that gave birth to "The Star-Spangled Banner," our national anthem.

"Through the perilous fight..."

On August 24th, 1814, British troops overran the U.S. Capital. In a celebratory mood, they made "fireworks" out of a city-wide blaze, highlighted by the burning of the White House.

The British "fireworks" went on unabated the next day, August 25th. Then came a freakish rainy tornado which put out the fire and let the American defenders snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

Happy New Year to the USA!


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• Hi, renqiulan! Happy New Year to you and your family! -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 19:58:23

• Hi, 蓝灵 ! Happy New Year ! -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:01:23

• The coincidence of historical events can have significant -盈盈一笑间- ♀ 给 盈盈一笑间 发送悄悄话 盈盈一笑间 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 19:59:52

• implications and shape the course of history. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ 给 盈盈一笑间 发送悄悄话 盈盈一笑间 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:00:34

• Indeed, 盈盈. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:03:24

• Thought a simbolic tornado turned out 2b a ture 1. -移花接木- ♂ 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:11:12

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• The Twister of 1814 is a powerful and beautiful one! -CBA7- ♀ 给 CBA7 发送悄悄话 CBA7 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:24:10

• We need more twisters like this one :) -CBA7- ♀ 给 CBA7 发送悄悄话 CBA7 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:25:07

• You're so nice to tornadoes! Thank you and Happy New Year! -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:33:08

• I'm nice to positive tornadoes only :) -CBA7- ♀ 给 CBA7 发送悄悄话 CBA7 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:37:33

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• And an unruly crowd at that. -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:51:16

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• Do you like Hardy's poetry? -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:13:53

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• "Through the Perilous Fight" comes from the national anthem. -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:24:50

• Indeed it does. Ironically though, the war doesn't sound -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:28:34

• familiar to, dare I say, many college students. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:29:39

• What happens to the college kids? -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:31:37

• Good question. Your thoughts? -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:33:58

• Did they "cancel" the history of that war? -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:35:31

• You bet. And why did they cancel history? -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:38:21

• They're actually canceling nothing. They simply can't. -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:41:19

• So these college kids are kidding themselves. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:42:49

• Yes, ridiculously true. -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:45:00

• On that note let me say goodnight to you. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:48:18

• Good night, renqiulan! -蓝灵- ♀ 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:49:32

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• 谢谢，暖冬cool夏 ！新年快乐！ -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:51:36

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• the coffee this morning. I've to get things done. Greetings! -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/01/2024 postreply 07:17:07

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