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August 3, 1804: Battle of Tripoli Harbor - 19-year old Navy Lieutenant John Trippe led his crew of Gunboat Number 6, manned by another midshipman and nine sailors, to victory over the 36-man crew of a large Tripolitan boat. Trippe and his men boarded the enemy, and Trippe himself grappled with the leader of the pirates. Though his adversary towered over him, Lt. Trippe used his own agility and tenacity to emerge victorious in a desperate hand-to-hand struggle. Seriously wounded, he was unable to participate in the next three of Preble's five attacks on Tripoli.

Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser June 16, 1821, gives an amazing account of John Trippe in hand to hand combat in the Battle of Tripoli.


Battle of Tripoli Harbor, 3 August 1804

Bombardment of Tripoli, 1804

Lieutenant John Trippe, USN

He was the great-great-grandfather of Juan T. Trippe, Pan Am's founder and Chairman, and great-great-great-grandfather of artist Jim Trippe.

Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Trippe for him.

1. USS Trippe (1812), purchased in 1812, served in the War of 1812 and was burned by the British.

2. USS Trippe (DD-33), a Paulding-class destroyer launched in 1910 and served in World War I; and the United States Coast Guard from 1924 to 1930.

3. USS Trippe (DD-403), a Benham-class destroyer launched in 1938, served in World War II and was sunk as a result of her participation in Operation Crossroads nuclear tests.

4. USS Trippe (FF-1075), a Knox-class frigate launched in 1969 and decommissioned in 1991.


Born August 3, 1930, Dr. Leonard Kreisler was for 18 years the Medical Director of Nevada Nuclear Test Site for Reynolds Electric and Engineering Corporation (1973 – 1990), Chief of Staff at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, author, and former candidate for Clark County Commission. Here is Dr Kreisler at his Summerlin home on July 15, 2016.


I don't know what he really knew back then as the Medical Director, but his data showed no correlation between radiation and cancer *while he was there*. But cancers take time, and he didn't treat downwinders. This is from his oral history interview on May 23, 2016.

Note: Summerlin on far west side of Las Vegas is where all the very wealthy live. Land once owned by Howard Hughes.


August 3, 1950: On this Day in "The Evening Star" of Washington D.C. we find several Topics of Possible Interest.

1a. The Subject of Wire Tapping (oddly relegated to page 34):



1b. Allegations that Howard Hughes was wiretapped during investigations over war contracts...



1c. No statement about this guy or that guy, but reading between the lines...


1d. Authorizes Subpoenas - look at them pretend to be surprised at the "gadgets" and methods used but wire tapping is as old as the telegraph.

1e. The FBI has "No comment" LMAO!



1f. This from the editorial page:



Here from The Evening Star July 2, 1914 Front page story with reference to wiretapping:




August 3, 1950: The Marines Have Landed In Korea!
Commie Propaganda in the Japanese Press Purged.
Hollywood Propaganda Promoted - better be prepare to spend $1 billion!




And on this day in 1955, the front page funny papers report...




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