December 5, 1890: Austrian film director Fritz Lang was born in Vienna. He’s best known for the classic Weimar German silent films, Metropolis and M. He fled into exile in the USA after Hitler came to power and carved out a successful career in Hollywood. He was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute. He has been cited as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time.
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His 1929 film Woman in the Moon showcased the use of a multi-stage rocket, and also pioneered the concept of a rocket launch pad (a rocket standing upright against a tall building before launch having been slowly rolled into place) and the rocket-launch countdown clock. In 1963, he appeared as himself in Jean-Luc Godard's film Contempt.
Dec 5, 1924: Letter from S. Jonce to U.S. District Attorney Harlan F. Stone, Requesting that He Investigate the Activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Selma, Alabama.
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December 5, 1945: five U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo-bombers, comprising of 14 airmen, disappeared off the coast of Florida, as were all 13 crew members of a Martin PBM Mariner flying boat that subsequently launched from Naval Air Station Banana River to search for Flight 19. Thus further cementing the legend of the Bermuda Triangle. No trace of the aircraft or airmen has ever been found. A Navy investigation concluded that the planes ran out of fuel after flight leader LT Charles Taylor got lost. Taylor's mother did not want her son blamed, so she lobbied to have the report changed to state "cause unknown" which has led to bizarre theories about the aviators being abducted by aliens.
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December 5, 1952: A freezing cold fog descended on London and was responsible for an estimated 12,000 deaths (recent research) from respiratory conditions in the weeks that followed. It became known as "The Great Smog" that lasted 4-5 days. London's poor air quality had been a problem since at least the 13th century.
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Days of toxic darkness
Case Study - Smog
1952: London fog clears after days of chaos
The Story of the Great Smog of London
The Great Smog of 1952 | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror
December 5, 1965: Martha & The Vandellas "Dancing In The Street" was performed on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Back in the 80s I thought Van Halen was the original...LOL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHeEQckqtmU
Dec 5, 1986: HEARTBREAK RIDGE, Clint Eastwood's triumphant tale of the Grenada invasion.
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December 5, 2013: Inspirational South African leader Nelson Mandela died at age 95, but the Mandela Effect lives on. He was President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the country’s first black head of state, and the first elected in a democratic election. His government dismantled the apartheid system.
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One year ago...
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Former National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien in the WSJ: "If his critics would take off their partisan lenses and look at his résumé objectively, they would see he is one of the most experienced people ever to be nominated for FBI director."
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@IDF | @UNRWA | The State of Israel continues disinformation campaign against UNRWA
Make Mom's Great Again!
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His 1929 film Woman in the Moon showcased the use of a multi-stage rocket, and also pioneered the concept of a rocket launch pad (a rocket standing upright against a tall building before launch having been slowly rolled into place) and the rocket-launch countdown clock. In 1963, he appeared as himself in Jean-Luc Godard's film Contempt.
Dec 5, 1924: Letter from S. Jonce to U.S. District Attorney Harlan F. Stone, Requesting that He Investigate the Activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Selma, Alabama.
![[Image: mFiyo9O.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/mFiyo9O.jpg)
National Archives
December 5, 1945: five U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo-bombers, comprising of 14 airmen, disappeared off the coast of Florida, as were all 13 crew members of a Martin PBM Mariner flying boat that subsequently launched from Naval Air Station Banana River to search for Flight 19. Thus further cementing the legend of the Bermuda Triangle. No trace of the aircraft or airmen has ever been found. A Navy investigation concluded that the planes ran out of fuel after flight leader LT Charles Taylor got lost. Taylor's mother did not want her son blamed, so she lobbied to have the report changed to state "cause unknown" which has led to bizarre theories about the aviators being abducted by aliens.
![[Image: PIRZAxG.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/PIRZAxG.jpg)
December 5, 1952: A freezing cold fog descended on London and was responsible for an estimated 12,000 deaths (recent research) from respiratory conditions in the weeks that followed. It became known as "The Great Smog" that lasted 4-5 days. London's poor air quality had been a problem since at least the 13th century.
![[Image: ud0aeR4.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/ud0aeR4.jpg)
Days of toxic darkness
Case Study - Smog
1952: London fog clears after days of chaos
The Story of the Great Smog of London
The Great Smog of 1952 | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror
December 5, 1965: Martha & The Vandellas "Dancing In The Street" was performed on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Back in the 80s I thought Van Halen was the original...LOL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHeEQckqtmU
Dec 5, 1986: HEARTBREAK RIDGE, Clint Eastwood's triumphant tale of the Grenada invasion.
![[Image: rIy8ZDN.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/rIy8ZDN.jpg)
December 5, 2013: Inspirational South African leader Nelson Mandela died at age 95, but the Mandela Effect lives on. He was President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the country’s first black head of state, and the first elected in a democratic election. His government dismantled the apartheid system.
![[Image: 62LkHOZ.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/62LkHOZ.jpg)
One year ago...
![[Image: UCs2lSP.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/UCs2lSP.jpg)
Former National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien in the WSJ: "If his critics would take off their partisan lenses and look at his résumé objectively, they would see he is one of the most experienced people ever to be nominated for FBI director."
![[Image: i291Reh.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/i291Reh.jpg)
![[Image: 9hUdD4n.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/9hUdD4n.jpg)
@IDF | @UNRWA | The State of Israel continues disinformation campaign against UNRWA
Make Mom's Great Again!
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