Did
you know the saying "God willing and the creek don't rise" was
in reference to the Creek Indians and not a body of water? It was written by
Benjamin Hawkins in the late 18th century. He was a politician and Indian
diplomat. While in the south, Hawkins was requested by the President of the
U.S. To return to Washington . In his response, he was said to write, "God
willing and the Creek don't rise." Because he capitalized the word
"Creek" he was referring to the Creek Indian tribe and not a body of
water.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
A wee bit of Historical knowledge for YOU
During
WWII, U.S. Airplanes were armed with belts of bullets which they would shoot
during dogfights and on strafing runs. These belts were folded into the wing
compartments that fed their machine guns. These belts measure 27 feet and
contained hundreds of rounds of bullets. Often times, the pilots would return
from their missions having expended all of their bullets on various targets.
They would say, I gave them
the whole nine yards, meaning they used up all of their ammunition.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 2015
A wee bit of Historical knowledge for YOU.
Early
aircraft throttles had a ball on the end of it, in order to go full throttle
the pilot had to push the throttle all the way forward into the wall of the
instrument panel. Hence "balls
to the wall" for
going very fast. And now you know the rest of the story.
Monday, August 17, 2015
Monday, August 10, 2015
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