{"id":85466,"date":"2024-01-25T02:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T07:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=85466"},"modified":"2024-01-24T09:42:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:42:19","slug":"uss-west-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/01\/25\/uss-west-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>USS West Virginia<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v3p8ekm\/?pub=10tzvf\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The History Guy: History Deserves to be Remembered<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 26 October 2023<\/p>\n<p>On December 7, 1941, the battleship <em>USS West Virginia<\/em> was at Pearl Harbor, moored on Battleship Row, next to <em>USS Tennessee<\/em>. During the Japanese attack, she was struck by seven torpedoes, sinking in shallow water. But the &#8220;We Vee&#8221; would rise again, and she would lead the American line of battle at the last battleship on battleship action in history. <em>USS West Virginia<\/em> deserves to be remembered.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Check out our new shop for fun The History Guy merchandise:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thehistoryguy-shop.fourthwall.com\/products\/thg-history\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/thehistoryguy-shop.fourthwall.com\/products\/thg-history<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration.<\/p>\n<p>You can purchase the bow tie worn in this episode at The Tie Bar:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetiebar.com\/?utm_campaign=BowtieLove&#038;utm_medium=YouTube&#038;utm_source=LanceGeiger\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thetiebar.com\/?utm_campaign=BowtieLove&#038;utm_medium=YouTube&#038;utm_source=LanceGeiger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All events are portrayed in historical context and for educational purposes. No images or content are primarily intended to shock and disgust. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. 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