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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (24th July 1944)
On the Russian Front...
German III SS Panzer Korps evacuates the Narva bridgehead
Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front captures Lublin
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front crosses the San River northwest of Lvov
German 1st Panzer Army conducts a fighting retreat from Lvov

In France...
German troops and the Milice massacre 36 French Resistance fighters at Guerry, many of them Jews.

In Normandy, France...
US 1st Army's Operation Cobra offensive is postponed due to poor weather conditions 

In the English Channel...
RN destroyer Goathland is written off by a mine

In London...
The Polish government-in-exile in London denounces the Polish Committee of National Liberation in Moscow as "a handful of unknown Communists"

In the Mediterranean...
British vessels Portsea and Auk are sunk by mines in the Adriatic

In Ankara, Turkey....
Responding to an Allied ultimatum, Turkey agrees to sever diplomatic relations with Germany in August 

In the Atlantic...
US vessel William Gaston is sunk by U-861 

In Washington DC...
A Naval Court of Inquiry begins investigating the attack on Pearl Harbor  

In the Pacific...
USN Task Force 52 lands US V Amphibious Corps with 2nd Marine Division and 4th Marine Division on Tinian Island, defended by Japanese 5th Infantry Regiment and supporting units. The Japanese carry out a suicidal counter-attack overnight with very heavy losses

Heavy Fighting on Guam

In New Guinea...
US Task Force Persecution defeats final Japanese attacks overnight along the Driniumor River at the eastern end of Aitape beachhead  

In Thailand...
The National Assembly forces pro-Japanese dictator Plaek Phibunsongkhram out of office and he is replaced by Prime Minister Khuang Aphaiwong, who continues to publicly support the Japanese whilst secretly aiding the Allies

In India...
Indian 23rd Infantry Division of British 14th Army attacks in the Shenam Pass southeast of Imphal

Today's Air Raids...
Lechfeld and Leipheim, Germany fighter sweeps by US 8th Air Force
Stuttgart and Berlin by RAF Bomber Command
Donges and V-Weapons sites, France by RAF Bomber Command
Valence and Les Chanoines, France by US 15th Air Force
St. Peter Port, Guernsey by RAF Typhoons, sinking 2 Kreigsmarine patrol vessels
Yugoslavia on military targets by US 15th Air force
Genoa and Turn, Italy by US 15th Air Force
Rota Island and Ponape Island by US 7th Air Force
But Airfield, Sauri, and Suain, New Guinea by US FEAF
Saumlakki, Molucca Islands by US FEAF, sinking Japanese vessel Asahisan Maru
China towns, airfields, river traffic, rail yards, and roads by US 14th Air Force
Myitkyina and military targets in Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Ironing
Online promotional work
Son Time
Meditation
Quality Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
With both Missus and Son now at home for six weeks, something of a new routine will kick-in, but with Missus visiting Daughter today, it's a golden opportunity for further bonding time with Son. I may end up on a hike wth him today! 

Unlike the dysfunctional environment I was raised in, in THIS family, the family itself is always priority, and every moment spent with each other is precious. Even though it is fractured, it still works better than the previous family! 

As a character, I am proud of what I have achieved. The way Daughter is, though upsetting, is nothing I could do anything about. I will count blessings rather than focus on what I didn't get. I do not require a relationship with Daughter to live a fulfilled life.

4. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Have you done your best for the people who count on you?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Warm, dry and sunny throughout with a moderate easterly or north-easterly wind, and clear overnight
Max Temp = 24 degC
Min Temp = 14 degC
Sunrise at 05:08
Sunset at 21:18

Jetstream: Over France, travelling west to east
Weathertrack: High Pressure west of Norway will remain static and extend over Britain. Depressions in the western Atlantic will remain static and fill ins situ.
Air Pressure: 1021 millibars and static

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
You can't hear a pterodactyl in the bathroom because the P is silent :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Barry Shitpeas on Nick Griffin 

8. TRIVIA
The character most frequently portrayed in horror films is Count Dracula, the creation of the Irish writer Bram Stoker (1847-1912). 

9. ZEN WISDOM
Defeat lies not in failing or making mistakes; rather, it lies in giving up on ourselves when we do so.