Steven Terjeson | May 27, 2009
Warship sunk off Florida to create artificial reef
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* A retired U.S. Navy warship was intentionally sunk off the Florida Keys on Wednesday
* The USNS Vandenberg will become the world’s second-largest artificial reef
* The sunken ship will create [...]
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Steven Terjeson | May 27, 2008
Today in WWII History
World War II History for May 27
1941 – U.S. President Roosevelt proclaimed an “unlimited national emergency” amid rising world tension.
1941 – The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by British naval and air forces. 2,300 people were killed.
On February 14, 1939, the 823-foot Bismarck was launched at Hamburg. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler hoped [...]
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