Juno

WERNHER VON BRAUN Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun, the father of modern rocketry and one of the most important outer space engineers of the 20th century, was born on 23th of March 1912 in Wirsitz (Wyrzysk)(today in Poland). He was a child of a wealthy family from Germany. With their second son, Wernher, Magnus von Braun and Emmy von Quistorp moved to Berlin in 1915. In those years, Wernher von Braun became interested in music and astronomy. And his passion, astronomy, went on for…

others weak. On June 5th, 1944, U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered for 6,000 landing craft, other ships and vessels carrying 176,000 troops to leave England for the trip to France. This was all a part of taking 5 main beaches codenamed Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah, and Omaha. All of them were easy victories except for Omaha.At Omaha, over 2,000 American troops died in less than two hours. But, after these losses, the Allies had taken control over Normandy. This was a very important turning…

The Statue of Bacchus and a Faun The National Gallery of Arts, at the center of the United States capital, is home to different paintings and sculptures from around the world; one of them is the statue of Bacchus and a faun. This 16th century sculpture was purchased by the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust and given to the national gallery of arts as a gift in 1937. The exact sculptor who made this statue is not known, however, it is believed to have been a Milanese artist. The…

known as D-day (14). At that time, 16 million of troops landed in France by land, sea and sky. The U.S army landed on Omaha Beach and Utah beach; the British army and navy attacked Sword beach and Gold beach; Canadian and Australian army landed at Juno beach (15). Because the navy and army of the US and UK surrounded Normandy, the German navy and army could not prevent them. Of course, US army airborne team and ranger team had to sacrifice many soldiers due to strong coast defense system of the…

After World War two began, Germany was on mission to conquer Europe. Germany Invaded and occupied France, early in the month of May, 1940. The United States was dragged into the war by the Japanese at Pearl harbor, on December 7,1941, by 1942 the British were already thinking about a invasion across the English channel. With great planing, and difficulties from many generals and intelligence agencies D-day came about. D-Day, June 6, 1944. United the Departments of, Army, Air Force, and Navy, of…

1. Rome was founded by the Etruscans, but the Greeks passed on influence on Rome with cultivating the olive and the vine. Also passing on their alphabetic system of writing, providing models for their sculptures, architecture, and literature. The Greeks had a large influence on the Italian Peninsula. But the development of Rome came from the Etruscans, these people controlled Rome and transformed villages into towns and cities. 2. The Etruscans were the founders of Rome, they brought…

were shipped across the English Channel. The invasion took place on the shores of Normandy, France and consisted of thousands of troops rushing across the English Channel onto several beaches. The beaches were given the codenames of Omaha, Utah, Juno, Gold, and Sword. The invasion of Normandy allowed for actions to proceed by the Allied powers throughout Europe, required a large amount of time for preparation, consisted of many nations participating in the invasion, and relied on several…

The Roman goddess Fortuna holds her debut in February around the 5th,which is my birthday. She is the goddess of luck, fortune, marriage, fertility and fate. Deities of February: Goddesses: Aphrodite, Atargatis, Brigid, Demeter, Diana, Juno, Februa, Kore, Persephone, Prosperine, Aradia, Gods : Dis Pater, Februus, Pluto, Quirinus. Magical works to concentrate on in February: clearing obstacles, fertility, forgiveness, healing, banishing winter, banishing negative energy, spiritual…

its defeat, as their leader, Turnus, will soon meet his fate of death by the hands of Aeneas (the Trojan leader). The Trojans and Latins have been at war at this point, as the Trojans had settled on Latin land, destined by fate to create an empire. Juno, a goddess against the Trojans, instigated a war between the two sides, despite Jupiter, ruler of the gods, making it clear that fate had the Trojans creating an empire on Latin land.…

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN PART 1: THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY The Battle of Normandy was key for the allies success in France. The Allies landed on the Normandy beaches on June 6th, 1944 and had major issues moving off the boats, moving into the mainland of Normandy and then onward to Paris. The Allies initially had the element of surprise because of D-Day however once the landings had occurred, that changed as the Germans then knew what their plan was, to push inland and not to be in Pays de Calais. The…