Santa Rosa Press Democrat18h
Remembering Terence Alberigi: He witnessed one of WWII’s oddest moments, and he shared it with a Press Democrat reporter
Alberigi was 14 when a Japanese balloon bomb landed in his family’s apple orchard near Forestville in 1945. He cracked the ...
Simple History on MSN13d
Japan’s Balloon Bombs – The Forgotten Attack on America
During World War II, Japan launched a little-known but deadly attack on North America using balloon bombs. These silent weapons traveled thousands of miles across the Pacific, designed to cause ...
TwinCities.com1y
TECHNOBABBLE: Look! Up in the sky! A ballooning controversy
It’s well known that during World War II the Japanese put bombs on huge balloons and let them loose. The prevailing winds in the northern hemisphere blow from west to east. So if you put ...
The Week13d
Trump halts Gaza 'condom funds' as Hamas accused of firing balloon bombs at Israel; Elon Musk reacts
The Trump officials claimed that $50 million of taxpayer money was allocated to fund condoms to be distributed in Gaza ...
Al-Monitor4y
Gaza's balloon bombs spark new cycle of violence
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...