Such a beautiful hike man, your storytelling is simply captivating!

I once spent about 4 hours, alone, at night, by myself on the Lexington. I sat in the big chair behind the big wheel on the bridge. I used the Admirals head. I wandered around the flight deck & sat in the cockpits of several aircraft. I was one of the most awesome things I ever did.

Lexington was decommissioned in November of 1991…

Thanks. Now we're gonna have to make a detour on our next trip to Dallas.

Corridors are called passageways in the Navy.

Calvert is and has always been a notorious speed trap. Follow the signs and slow down.

Calvert was a stop on a charity bike ride I did about 28 years ago. I, along with about 1,000 other cyclists, camped at the park. Nice to learn some of the history.

Yeah you notice that masonic symbol ?

I don't think this could have done better. I worked with a man that lived in Waco and worked at A&M. A town cop in a private vehicle stopped him one morning and took him directly to the judge, another local with not much trappings of the office. Calvert may not live, but the speed trap still does.

well done - once owned property just outside of Calvert along the Brazos - don't forget the Dixie Cafe in Hearne .

thanks, do one on Milican after the civil war....

Knew it was major cotton hub, but not how big is was.

You have an awesome voice telling this story!! Thank you 😊

I found this interesting.

Welcome to Alcatraz. The match is about to start

I talked to the people aboard USS Pampanito from Wichita on the radio 20 years ago or so. I hope they still have the special event radio sessions! dah dah dit dit dit dit dit dit dah dah

Very interesting.

love the story ...Thank you

Was fannin actually exsicuted? Or was he taken to Mexico as a hero for leading 400 men to destruction? Either he was a traitor or exstreamly incompetent.

Broom, clean sweep attacked everything they saw

I think this is good for these kids to learn of the titanic history and the real passengers if it’s time and what they went through that traffic night it’s very educational for them.

So, I'm an American veteran and current Civil War reenactor. The uniform of my era is much like the 1870 British issue, though FAR more streamlined for campaign wear. Using those two experiences, this is my thoughts: 1. The uniform of any army ever made is not meant for the climate. Even when it is designed for the climate, there will always be significant deficiencies. If the uni was designed for cold, it is either WAY too hot or doesn't insulate enough. If it's made for desert conditions, it doesn't get rid of excess heat very well and allows sand everywhere. No military on Earth has ever found itself with the perfect uniform in the climate it was designed for that works properly. 2. In the case of the issue of wool uniform jackets, the idea is to save weight on the soldier's load by issuing a wool jacket and one blanket. This weighs a HELL of a lot less than two blankets and a greatcoat. The big difference is that because the Empire was trying to conquer 'fuzzy-wuzzy', officers demanded that the troops look the part on the march. Collars done up, equipment stowed in regulation fashion, etc. This makes the troops significantly more miserable and any troop who fell out because of, say, heat exhaustion was berated for being 'weak'.

You were doing very well, except that you brought up the bogus "Coal Bunker Fire" Conspiracy theory. Other than that, much respect from this TITANIC historian in teaching young people today of this still-relevant tragedy. I might also suggest you keep a look-out for the "game" (although calling it a "game" does not truly give it justice) "TITANIC: Honor And Glory". It's been YEARS in development and will have a PERFECT (and I DO mean, 'PERFECT') TITANIC, with the ability to visit ANY PART OF THE SHIP YOU LIKE. Even us TITANIC Historians are raving about the DEMO'S. When it comes out, this is going to be an ABSOLUTE MUST - HAVE. I'm not trying to make a sales pitch here (it's not even OUT), but it will be DEFINITIVE, and, if you are a TITANIC buff, it will be basically an item you can't do without.

A really interesting story I've heard about Ismay is that around the time "A Night to Remember" was released in November 1955 Walter Lord got a letter from someone in England about the remarkable finish at the 1913 Derby in Epsom Downs. Craganour, the favourite, crossed the line first and was escorted to the winners' circle. Then, without a protest from anyone, it was placed second to Aboyeur. Craganour, Lord's correspondent said, was owned by Bruce Ismay, and I guess it doesn't really need saying that the horse racing establishment would never let his horse win the hallowed Derby after what happened. Walter Lord then went to check the story. Everything turned out to be accurate except for one important detail. Joseph Bruce Ismay didn't own Craganour. His brother, Charles Bower Ismay, did. Still, Craganour remained placed second to Aboyeur. The reason? Craganour's original jockey had been replaced by an American one, Johnny Reiff. I don't know why that was but the move was regarded as immensely unpopular, and at the end of the race during discussions the judges had a golden opportunity to discredit Reiff. Walter Lord, though, said that he still got letters afterwards still linking Bruce Ismay and Craganour together

31:08 Yep... "the North Atlantic is a harsh and jealous sovereign" (David McCallum)

30:45 I hear the damage to the 6th compartment was only 2ft but still two feet is two feet

29:44 Harland & Wolff's head designer, Alexander M. Carlisle, didn't really present Ismay with that plan he slipped it under the door leaving Ismay to discover for himself that the Titanic should have more boats. He didn't have the nerve to tell Ismay that. As Walter Lord put it "The roaring lion, so accustomed to getting his way on the yard, turned into a pussycat when it came to dealing with the client"

Just can't believe the answer Lightoller gave to question 14197 at the British inquiry Can you suggest at all how it can have come about that this iceberg should not have been seen at a greater distance? - It is very difficult indeed to come to any conclusion. Of course, we know now the extraordinary combination of circumstances that existed at that time which you would not meet again once in 100 years; that they should all have existed just on that particular night shows, of course, that everything was against us. That's not the reasoning of a ship's officer, that's the reasoning of a teen. The court wasn't impressed, and the message seemed to be, as Walter Lord put it so well, that the accident was of the one-in-a-million variety. Friend of mine told me earlier today the accident was actually of the "preventable variety."

Here's why the Titanic's story will never die: (1) she was the largest movable man-made object of her day, (2) she excelled in luxury appointments, (3) it was her maiden voyage (of all voyages), (4) there were many celebrities of the day on board, (5) there was already a lot of talk about all her features before she was ever launched (including her "unsinkability"), and (6) the Titanic is considered the first ship in living memory to be sunk by an iceberg. The Titanic shall always be in our minds despite herself; unlike the ship itself, the story remains unsinkable

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ILost one of my relatives on titanic

Well done. It is especially important to know food, water and even firewood were scarce and dwindling. It would have been nice to see that in all the movies. The Alamo could have been taken without a shot in another week or two just by not having any water. That makes General Santa Anna, a real bloodthirst villain for all time...

Thanks for sharing Heath , i live in South Africa and have visited both the Rorkes Drift and Islandwana . I have owned a Martini Henry which i used for target shooting and hunted plenty of African plains game , not something i would like to face armed only with an assegai and leather shield for protection. The Zulus who were armed with captured Martinis and old trade muskets were not very good shots . So white helmets would probably not have made a difference, in the Boer war 20 years on the Britsh were up against Boers armed with 7x57 Mauser rifles who were expert marksmen , they would definitely not wanted white helmets . Greeting from South Africa 🇿🇦. I look forward to your next video.

This popped up in my recommendations.Firstly my grandsons also named heath 😊 I found this interesting & informative. I've got both Zulu & Zulu Dawn on DVD & Zulu is one of my fave films.Rorke's drift will always be famous for defying the odds 139 v around 4,500 .The film tbh was only a vague account of the actual battle.quit a bit left out & added.Iv'e also watched Shaka Zulu some time ago.King of the Zulu kingdom 1816 - 1828.Got a new sub.All the best from the UK.🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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I bet he saw some stuff are there more historical writings from him?

Awesome dude.

Never thought I’d portray this historical figure!

This stuff needs more attention!

Keep up the great work! I look forward to your next video!

You rock the WW1 history world! Enjoyed learning about the Heroic Dough boys! Keep teaching, you are born to it!

As a 63-year-old freedom loving American I thank the Lord for giving us the greatest generation in the darkest of times to ensure our freedoms as a whole. May God bless all those souls who served and sacrificed so much for the freedom that I enjoy today. I enlisted at age 17 in the US army only because my grandfather served in the army in WW2 in the African Campaign and with the lord's blessing he made it back home.