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Hace 3 días · The sand installation of 80 Tommies was created at Stone Bay in Broadstairs by Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) to commemorate the 80 th Anniversary of D-Day. It was fashioned as a tribute to the troops who took part in the D-Day Landings, each silhouette a silent reminder of the sacrifice made 80 years ago by so many.
Hace 1 día · Published in 1938, ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ became one of the most popular songs around the time of the Second World War. In an era of uncertainty and grief, its soothing sounds and nostalgic words resonated with people. Have a listen to it through the warm, undulating tones of Billie Holiday.
Hace 17 horas · Just 18 years old, he landed in the second wave on Omaha Beach and used the corpses of other Americans to shield himself from a hailstorm of bullets. He was the only man on his landing craft who survived. “D-Day was the longest day,” he said. “There’s no doubt about that. But for those who survived it was just one day.
Hace 5 días · Tommy Dorsey and his band had 286 songs on the Billboard charts, 17 of those were number one. His biggest hit, “I’ll Never Smile Again”, featuring Frank Sinatra on vocals, spent 12 weeks at number 1 on the pop singles chart in 1940. So, which do you choose?
Hace 4 días · This year two of our drivers, Jim Barker and Bill Pearce, took part in the “The Great Tommy Sleep Out”. This is an RBLI charity annual event that takes place in March and Jim and Bill endured three weekends of sleeping beneath the stars, and raised over £1500 for the charity.
Hace 1 día · Thursday 7 - 10pm (EDT) | On WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio. Give the Drummer Radio LIVE Audio Streams ( Get help ): Pop-up | 128k MP3. <-- Previous playlist | Back to Explorers Room with Flash Strap playlists |. June 6, 2024: Ballistic Queen / Funky Dream / Voices & Noises.
Hace 1 día · The 26-year-old Dorsey starred at Northern Arizona. Detroit Lions defensive back Khalil Dorsey was carted off the field with a lower leg injury during the team's mandatory minicamp on Wednesday.
