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1989

Tiki Restaurant and Cocktail Umbrella Inventor Dies

On this day in 1989, Don the Beachcomber, credited with inventing the tiki bar and cocktail umbrella, died. Born Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt in Limestone County, Texas, on 22 February 1907, he is … (more...)

1942

Japan defeated at Midway

The Battle of Midway ends as the United States reverses the tide against the previously invincible Japanese navy. A thousand miles northwest of Honolulu, the strategic island of Midway became a … (more...)

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  1. 9:30am Monarchy By David Starkey Rec
  2. 10:30am The Roosevelts Rec
  3. 11:30am Lost Gold Of World War II Rec
  4. 12:30pm Truk Lagoon: Japan's Pearl Harbour Rec
  5. 1:30pm World War II in HD Colour Rec
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