The Aaron Burr Society: Dedicated to the preservation of his life, values, and marksmanship

The most chilling picture in the book.  Keep looking, you'll see it. B-17G "Miss Donna Mae II", Serial Number 42-31504, of the 332nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 94th Bomb Group, commanded by Lt.  M.U. Reid, has its left vertical stabilizer amputated by 1000 pound bombs dropped from another B-17 during a mission over Berlin, Germany.  The crew of the aircraft above were unaware the "Miss Donna Mae II" was below them when they released their bombs.  After this picture was taken, the "Miss Donna Mae II" spiraled out of control before crashing, along with the entire crew.

American Production             German Production         Japanese Production        Merchant Ships - 5,777          Naval Vessels - 1,556                                Aircraft - 299,293                    Aircraft - 111,767            Aircraft - 69,910            Jeeps - 634,569 Tanks - 88,410                         Tanks - 44,857                  Tanks - Very Few Chain saws - 11,000 Trucks - 2,383,311 Rifles - 6,500,000 Bullets - 40,000,000,000 Atomic Bombs - 2 Clearly, chain saws are the most important. "I believe that all of these chain saws are going to tip the balance agai...

The Great Depression started like many other depressions, with an initial recession.  The steps below are how David Kennedy lays out how the recession turned into the Great Depression. Red Letters = Events or actions that modern economists would lead to a contraction (deeper recession) in the economy. Blue Letters = Events or actions that economist would lead to an expansion (recovery) in the economy. 1929 Deep recessions in Agriculture, the housing market, and automotive industry began over the past several years. Stock Market Crash Fed buys bonds and lowers discount rate Many large private businesses (including U.S. Steel) commit to not cutting wages during the recession Federal, state and private commitments for construction projects Federal ($200 million), State ($2 Billion), Private ($9 Billion) 1930 June 17:  Hawley-Smoot Tariff (highest tariff in history) November: Dems win midterms - Speaker John Nance Gardner commits to "avoid committing...

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ABS Course:  The Age of Federalism: Birth of a Nation In honor of Brown University's History Department twitter account.

There's no better way to brighten up your Thursday afternoon than some classic Hoover slams.  Freedom of Fear, page 91: Hoover [because of the fallout over the Great Depression] grew increasingly isolated, both politically and personally.  Which led to the following interaction... Hoover:  "May I borrow a nickel to make a telephone call to a friend?" An unnamed aide flips him a dime and says: "Here, call them both." Classic Hoover Slam

There's already controversy in the ABS over David M. Kennedy's,  Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 .  One side of the ABS wants more monetary policy discussions in the first 90 pages, and the other side wants more prairie letters.  Will this be the end of the ABS?  Could there be a duel in the making?  Get your "seconds" ready...