Friday, December 10, 1915. 1,000,000 Fords and the high cost of living.

Ford produced its 1,000,000th automobile.

Father and son team December 10, 1915 William Henry Bragg and Lawrence Bragg were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

It was the only time that a father and son jointly received that honor.

Russian destroyers sank two Ottoman gunboats in the Black Sea while they were on a salvaging mission to recover the German U-boat SM U-13 in what became known as the Battle of Kirpen Island.

Constitutionalist troops at Agua Prieta, December 10, 1915.

An advertisement from this day in 1915 about affordability:

Seems like people were worried about the high cost of living. . . sort of like now. . . 

There seemed to be a bidding war going on for coyotes.

Last edition:

Wednesday, December 8, 1915. In Flanders Fields published.

Labels: 1910s, 1915, Battle of Kosturino, British Army, Bulgarian Army, Canadian Army, French Army, Siege of Mora, The written word, World War One

Sunday, August 29, 1824. Battle of Gerontas (Ναυμαχία του Γέροντα).

The Battle of Gerontas (Ναυμαχία του Γέροντα) was fought in the southeast Aegean, seeing 75 small Greek vessels defeat an Ottoman armada of 100 vessels contributed by various parts of the Ottoman Empire.  The engagement was one of the most significant of the Greek War of Independence, fought from 1821 to 1829, which freed Greece from Ottoman rule.

Last edition:

Tuesday, August 24, 1824. Shipping Up To Boston with Lafayette.

Labels: 1820s, 1824, American Revolution, Boston, Bunker Hill, Personalities, United States

Thursday, October 29, 1914. Turkey bombards Odessa.

The SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau, reflagged as ships of the Ottoman Navy, bombarded Russian ports Novorossiysk, Odessa and Sevastopol in the Black Sea.

The Ottoman Empire had  yet to declare war.

The Germans took the crossroads at Gheluvelt, Belgium.  Followup advances placed their artillery within range of Ypres.

Engineers flooded the lowlands near Yser to retard German advances.

French colonial troops in France, October 29, 1914.

The Polish Legion fought the Russian Army at the Battle of Mołotków with substantial losses.

The Australian government passed the War Precautions Act.

Last edition:

Wednesday, October 28, 1914. Collapsing Maritz Rebellion.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Battle of Armentières, Battle of La Bassée, Boer Armies, British Army, First Battle of Ypres, German Army, Maritz Rebellion, South African Army, World War One