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"H.G. WELLS SEES NEW ATOMIC BOMB AS WORLD ANNIHILATOR." Published August 8, 1945 in the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper. Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946)...Random UK atomic bomb reactions published in 1945 in the Liverpool Echo newspaper...And Atomic cocktails and "The Atomic Bomb is our latest gift to the Japanese..." - Les Branscome [1898-1978], War Bonds ad, Aug. 8, 1945, the Ada Evening News, Ada, OK.



The eccentric Hungarian, Leo Szilard, physicist who conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, patented the idea in 1936, and in late 1939 wrote the letter for Albert Einstein's signature that resulted in the Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb.

In 1932 Szilard had read H. G. Wells' The World Set Free (1914), a sci-fi novel describing continuing explosives which Wells termed "atomic bombs" and it was this book that inspired Szilard. He did not want his "nuclear chain reaction" patent to become public.


Leo Szilard, the Reluctant Father of the Atomic Bomb (1947, Leo Szilard Papers. MSS 32. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library)

“If you want to succeed in the world, you don't have to be much cleverer than other people. You just have to be one day earlier.”
― Leo Szilard



'The Washington dove' — Soviet poster (1953) showing American agents disguising a bomb as a dove of peace. Artist: Boris Efimov.


The dove's head reads 'peaceful phrases' while the black text above reads: 'Though they disguise it cunningly / They can't hide the vile guns!'


August 8, 1969: Photographer Iain Macmillan took the iconic album cover photo of Abbey Road by The Beatles. The image became one of the most famous and imitated in popular music. Abbey Road is the best selling Beatles album, and it was the last one the group recorded together. The 6 photos taken by Iain Macmillan for the Abbey Road cover (1969). The Volkswagen seen in the Abbey Road cover was owned by a resident of a block of apartments in Abbey Road. It ended up in a car museum in Wolfsburg, Germany.



And many Abbey imitations ever since.




You're the Democratic nominee!
Bill McKay: You make it sound like a death sentence.




50 years ago tonight, President Richard M. Nixon became the first POTUS in history to announce his resignation of the Oval Office, effective at high noon the following day.




Nixon just before resignation and full speech, August 8, 1974




In 1974, after the sequel proved financially successful, American International Pictures re-released Born Losers (1967) with the taglines "The film that introduced Billy Jack" and "Back By Popular Demand: "Born Losers" The Original Screen Appearance of Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack".




"M" Magazine Interview with President Reagan in Oval Office on August 8, 1983:




Jeff Daniels is set to portray President Ronald Reagan in the upcoming film, "Reykjavik." It tells the story of the Reykjavik Summit, the 1986 weekend meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev in Iceland.


Deadline


Sounds like a fun job...


Seeking a Weapons of Mass Destruction Modeler to join Pentagon Force Protection Agency. Strong skills in organizing and delivering briefings; threat data analysis; and comprehensive technical and tactical skills required. Salary: $68,405 - $107,590 per year. Apply by 8/13/24 via USA Jobs