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34th Bomb Squadron, 17th Group Lt. WWII Letter This letter was written by a Lt. who was with the 34th Bomb Squadron, 17th Group. That is the same squadron and group that the famous James Doolittle was with. The letter was written on July 19, 1944. From the letter….. My Dearest One,    Nothing much new and also it is quite late so as usual a short shorty to say hello and to let you know how much I love you.    At present I am listening to Bob Hope guess I forgot to tell you that we now have a radio. It is an Italian job, we bought it from Bohlan. He is going home so we took it off his hands. Spent a very busy day. Can’t remember doing a thing but I guess I did manage to stay on my feet.    Say I believe that a tan is developing, not sure as yet but the red seems to be changing color. At present I am quite a two tone job, imagine I will remain that way too because I don’t dare chance getting my rear sunburned (spend too much time on that thing) Hope you don’t get frightened when you see this two toned job

The Noche Triste Cortés returned and quickly tried to restore order, but it was in vain. The Spanish were

e Conquest of the Maya in 1523. Referred to as "Tonatiuh" or "Sun God" by the Aztecs because of his blonde hair and white skin, Alvarado was violent, cruel and ruth

state of siege for several days before they sent Emperor Moctezuma to speak to the crowd:

Francisco Pizarro was born circa 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. In 1526 he traveled to Peru and received permission to claim the land for Spain. Pizarro took the Inca leader

Atahualpa hostage, had him killed, and then conquered the Inca city of Cuzco. He founded Lima, now the capital of Peru. Pizarro was assassinated by Spanish political rivals in 1541. Contents Synopsis Profile