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FuschiaKnight t1_jacr5wz wrote

Reply to comment by PreciousRoi in TIL that the first woman to serve in the United States Senate was also the last member of Congress to be a slaveowner. by addemup9001

After LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act, he predicted “We have lost the South for a generation.”

There was already strong Southern opposition to civil rights, going back to… well, always. But with FDR’s liberal Supreme Court majority desegregating the schools, the Southern delegation published The Southern Manifesto preaching opposition and non-compliance. These tensions kept floating throughout the Civil Rights Movement. Over time, Democrats became more aligned with civil rights (eg Dem majority passing CRA and VRA, appointing the first Black Justice, etc) and Republicans became more opposed (ie Nixon’s “law and order” campaign, which started while LBJ was president).

So, I agree that Nicon played an important role. But imo the soil was fertile for his Southern Strategy because of what was crystallized under LBJ: Dems became the party of civil rights (even if it took decades for most of the inconsistencies to gradually get pushed out)

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Whoreson_Welles t1_jacqsnw wrote

Reply to TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7

Kodi users extremely niche comment: a couple of months back my brother and I were watching The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. and James Hong appeared. My brother said with a straight face that he'd better not run him through Kodi for his filmography or it would crash (a nod to how many movies and shows he's been in.)

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waiv t1_jacqmmy wrote

Reply to comment by signal_lost in TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy

Mexico wasn't a military dictatorship, there was a huge public reaction against federalism and the elected Congress decided to change the constitution.

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AnthillOmbudsman t1_jacpwno wrote

Reply to comment by mortalcrawad66 in TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later. by GoGaslightYerself

The Air Force will almost definitely do the full 100 just for the recordbooks and to prove the endurance of their technology. It also looks good for Congress when you show how you're using old tech to save money.

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SFXBTPD t1_jacneqw wrote

Reply to comment by ShEsHy in TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later. by GoGaslightYerself

Basically to get unlimited fatigue life with aluminum parts you need to keep the cyclic loading below 5% of ultimate.

So all the aluminum will eventually need to be replaced.

I don't know what the 'safe life' or a B52 is, but they estimate a number of hours/cycles for crack growth to begin and base maximums around that.

The air force does damage tolerance analysis too (for life after crack formation), but I think that started after the b52 program (and i cant remember details offhand)

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