1942 Doolittle Raid 杜立德空襲

1942 Doolittle Raid 杜立德空襲 為救64條命，犧牲25萬人

空襲東京，亦常稱杜立德空襲（Doolittle Raid），是美國於第二次世界大戰期間的1942年4月18日時，向日本本土首次進行的空中轟炸攻擊任務，以作為對日軍突襲珍珠港的報復。在美國戰爭史中，這是唯一一次美國陸軍航空軍的轟炸機在美國海軍航空母艦起飛執行的戰鬥任務。美國經由這次轟炸任務，證明盟軍有能力對日本本土進行空中攻擊，並且報復了1941年12月7日日本偷襲珍珠港。由於這個任務是由戰前曾是著名飛行員的吉米·杜立德中校一手策劃，所以又稱「杜立德空襲」。

The Doolittle Raid, also known as Tokyo Raid, was an air raid on 18 April 1942 by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II. It was the first American air operation to strike the Japanese archipelago. Although the raid caused comparatively minor damage, it demonstrated that the Japanese mainland was vulnerable to American air attacks. It served as an initial retaliation for the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, and provided an important boost to American morale. The raid was planned by, led by, and named after Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle. It was one of six American carrier raids against Japan and Japanese-held territories conducted in the first half of 1942.  Wikipedia

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Hualien Aftershocks 花蓮餘震

花蓮餘震 Taiwan rattled by more than 80 earthquakes

More than 80 earthquakes, the strongest of which registered at a magnitude of 6.3, struck Taiwan’s east coast on the night of April 22, 2024. Although no casualties were immediately reported, the tremors rattled buildings already damaged by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck the island on April 3, killing at least 14 people. Officials reported that some of the latest quakes were felt in the capital Taipei, in the north of the island.

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Chiang's Contentious Legacy 台灣爭議

Chiang Kai-shek's Contentious Legacy in Taiwan 台灣爭議

  • DPP government says more than 760 statues of Chiang, who ruled the island for nearly three decades, will be swiftly removed
  • The move is seen as a bid to erase his legacy and ‘will be seen as an unfriendly gesture towards mainland China’, analyst says


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