A Tornado Saved America

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To Americans, all tornadoes are curses. Except one. Let me call it the Twister of 1814.

1814 was the year of a war that gave birth to "The Star-Spangled Banner," our national anthem.

"Through the perilous fight..."

On August 24th, 1814, British troops overran the U.S. Capital. In a celebratory mood, they made "fireworks" out of a city-wide blaze, highlighted by the burning of the White House.

The British "fireworks" went on unabated the next day, August 25th. Then came a freakish rainy tornado which put out the fire and let the American defenders snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

Happy New Year to the USA!


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• Happy New Year, 盈盈 ! -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 19:52:33

• 先點讚，再來細細看。：）) -盈盈一笑間- ♀ 給 盈盈一笑間 發送悄悄話 盈盈一笑間 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 19:46:03

• Thank you. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 19:53:05

• Hi, renqiulan! Happy New Year to you and your family! -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 19:58:23

• Hi, 藍靈 ! Happy New Year ! -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:01:23

• The coincidence of historical events can have significant -盈盈一笑間- ♀ 給 盈盈一笑間 發送悄悄話 盈盈一笑間 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 19:59:52

• implications and shape the course of history. -盈盈一笑間- ♀ 給 盈盈一笑間 發送悄悄話 盈盈一笑間 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:00:34

• Indeed, 盈盈. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:03:24

• Thought a simbolic tornado turned out 2b a ture 1. -移花接木- ♂ 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:11:12

• Enlighten me. Hi, 移花接木! Happy New Year! -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:18:09

• The Twister of 1814 is a powerful and beautiful one! -CBA7- ♀ 給 CBA7 發送悄悄話 CBA7 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:24:10

• We need more twisters like this one :) -CBA7- ♀ 給 CBA7 發送悄悄話 CBA7 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:25:07

• You're so nice to tornadoes! Thank you and Happy New Year! -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:33:08

• I'm nice to positive tornadoes only :) -CBA7- ♀ 給 CBA7 發送悄悄話 CBA7 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:37:33

• Happy New Year! Thank you for sharing. -CBA7- ♀ 給 CBA7 發送悄悄話 CBA7 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:41:56

• My pleasure. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:28:02

• Happy New Year, Qiulan! -甜蟲蟲- ♀ 給 甜蟲蟲 發送悄悄話 甜蟲蟲 的博客首頁 (342 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 20:38:27

• Thank you and Happy New Year, 甜蟲蟲! "抓壯丁" = forced enlistment -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:09:28

• How about "cannon fodder?" -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:15:54

• Have you been to Times Square for a ball drop countdown? -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:32:34

• Been there. Done that. And you? -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:35:46

• One and done. -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:41:49

• You probably couldn't put up with the crowd. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:48:32

• And an unruly crowd at that. -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:51:16

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• "Far from the madding crowd." Isn't it Thomas Hardy's novel? -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:03:17

• You don't want to be the protagonist. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:08:04

• You don't want to be one of the main male characters, either -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:09:53

• Absolutely not. Hahaha! -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:12:21

• Do you like Hardy's poetry? -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:13:53

• I like his prose better. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:15:43

• That's just what I was thinking. -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:19:12

• happy new year！ -衛寧- ♂ 給 衛寧 發送悄悄話 衛寧 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:44:00

• Thank you and Happy New Year, 衛寧 ! -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 21:54:18

• "Through the Perilous Fight" comes from the national anthem. -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:24:50

• Indeed it does. Ironically though, the war doesn't sound -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:28:34

• familiar to, dare I say, many college students. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:29:39

• What happens to the college kids? -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:31:37

• Good question. Your thoughts? -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:33:58

• Did they "cancel" the history of that war? -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:35:31

• You bet. And why did they cancel history? -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:38:21

• They're actually canceling nothing. They simply can't. -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:41:19

• So these college kids are kidding themselves. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:42:49

• Yes, ridiculously true. -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:45:00

• On that note let me say goodnight to you. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:48:18

• Good night, renqiulan! -藍靈- ♀ 給 藍靈 發送悄悄話 藍靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:49:32

• 秋蘭新年快樂！ -暖冬cool夏- ♀ 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:45:15

• 謝謝，暖冬cool夏 ！新年快樂！ -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 22:51:36

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• Good first morning in 2024, 秋蘭！Have a nice day! -CBA7- ♀ 給 CBA7 發送悄悄話 CBA7 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/31/2023 postreply 23:37:44

• Factually and idiomatically, I woke up and smelled -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/01/2024 postreply 07:13:56

• the coffee this morning. I've to get things done. Greetings! -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/01/2024 postreply 07:17:07

• Y2024 is in town. Greetings 秋蘭！ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ 給 盈盈一笑間 發送悄悄話 盈盈一笑間 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/01/2024 postreply 08:22:56

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• 新年快樂平安！ -古樹羽音- ♀ 給 古樹羽音 發送悄悄話 古樹羽音 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/01/2024 postreply 01:19:16

• 謝謝古樹羽音。新年快樂！ -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/01/2024 postreply 07:56:46

• Happy New Year, big guy from the freedom trail. -AP33912- ♂ 給 AP33912 發送悄悄話 AP33912 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/01/2024 postreply 05:31:04

• Happy New Year, AP33912 ! -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/01/2024 postreply 07:18:30

• 謝謝分享，學習了 ：） -xiaosai- ♀ 給 xiaosai 發送悄悄話 xiaosai 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/01/2024 postreply 09:31:14

• 謝謝xiaosai！新年快樂！ -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/01/2024 postreply 11:14:12

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