Loki wrote:
Today in 1846, The Donner Party, famous for being snowbound in the Sierra Nevada and having to resort to cannibalism to survive, was rescued.
Today in 1945, US Marines landed on Iwo Jima, beginning one of the bloodiest battles in the WWII Pacific Theater.
(Personal Note: Our late family veterinarian was on Iwo Jima. He said they started with 24 men in his platoon and by the time the island was secured, there were only six who had not been killed or wounded.)
Not a good day for sure.