My parents did! - Given the mundane existence of the '30s, the '40s came alive! Yes, there was, sadly, danger and death but living on the edge is a particular high for some.
My brothers were born during the war, and my parents made it seem real, too, talking about sugar and gasoline rationing, working in a torpedo factory, friends missing in action - but I don't think they ever felt nostalgia or excitement for those years. Their tone was more one of weariness when they remembered those times. But I think I understand what you're saying - it was a very unique time in our history and the men and women who lived through it had amazing stories to tell.
Wow, reading that comment now makes me wonder why I was so negative when I wrote it. Yes, my parents did talk about the hard times during the war, but they also had good memories of the decade when they married and started their family.
No doubt for many, especially in the United States or Great Britain that didn't see the worst of the fighting, the 1940s were the most exciting and purpose-filled decade of their lives.
I might just be a little too critical, but I feel like accepting "Bird" as an answer to the question, "What bebopping saxophonist was known as 'Bird'?" may just be a bit too easy...
there are plenty of quizzes on those things though and too many can get a bit bleak. this quiz is a good balance of different things that happened in different fields
Anne Frank's story was an hoax perpetrated by her father, Gandhi was working for the Crown and probably faked his death, atomic weapons don't exist, etc.
I've had my 3rd shot. And yes, everything is fine. Just like the millions/billions of others who did the same and are doing much better than the millions of unvaccinated who died from COVID-19. Seriously, please seek help. We're rooting for you.
The first time I read this, I read it as "Anne Frank's story was a hoax perpetrated by her father, Gandhi." Then I read it correctly, and it's just as stupid either way.
Accepting everything your fed on a feed is stupid. At least this person is questioning. To call someone who has a different point of view "Stupid" is savage and inhumane. I get you are trying to impress someone else on here by insulting another but it only makes you appear ignorant.
Good points but there are some more. Double Indemnity and The Maltese Falcon were actually documentaries, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" was originally said by Elmar Fudd, and Chiang Kai-shek fled to the dark side of the moon where he helped Hitler set up a VW factory.
more so than the dull history books depicting the era.
I wrote a paper about Bird and Dizzy Gillespie for History of Music in high school.
Great quiz if you believe in our false History.