“And all those who would meddle in the destinies of Frankenstein and Dracula… will see an infernal bloodbath the likes of which has not swept the Earth before! “
On this day, 14 August 1945 the August Revolution began in Vietnam against the French colonial regime. Within two weeks the insurgency had been successful across the whole country, and Vietnam announced a declaration of independence, based on that written by the Americans in 1776: “All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” However the Americans weren’t happy about this. They funded French efforts to retake the country, and later invaded themselves.
More info in our podcast with Noam Chomsky about the Vietnam war: https://workingclasshistory.com/2018/10/31/e14-the-vietnam-war-with-noam-chomsky/ https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1188093494709132/?type=3
who’s putting washing machines in their kitchen
British people, apparently
tag with where you live and where your washing machines reside
nasa:
“I felt I was an accepted team member. It was a great experience and a unique opportunity.”
Ruth Ann Strunk, a math major, was hired in 1968 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as an acceptance checkout equipment software engineer. She monitored the work of contractors who wrote the computer programs designed to check out the command module, lunar module and the Apollo J mission experiments. These experiments were conducted aboard the service modules on Apollo 15, 16 and 17 by the command module pilots.
“I am proud of the advancement and the number of women who are working and enjoy working here,” Strunk said. “It was a wonderful opportunity NASA afforded me during Apollo that I have been able to use ever since.”
Remember the women who made #Apollo50th possible.
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