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Episode 136

Ameireaga ceum nas fhaisge air cogadh leis an SS Laconia dha cur fodha. The events of WW1, including the loss of US lives in the sinking of the SS Laconia pushing the US to war.

Chaidh am b脿ta-siubhail, SS Laconia, a chur fodha air an 25mh den Ghearran 1917, rud a bha dol a thoirt buaidh fhathast air eachdraidh a' Chogaidh.
Bhuaileadh an Laconia le d脿 thorp矛odo on bh脿t-aigeil Ghearmailteach, SM U-50, mu 10 m矛le-mara an iar-thuath air taigh-sholais Fastnet. Bha an Laconia ann an seirbheis na N猫ibhidh aig toiseach a' Chogaidh ach chaidh i air ais gu Cunard as t-samhradh 1916. An t-seachdain seo, bha i tilleadh 脿 Ameireaga le 70 luchd-siubhail is c貌rr is 200 de chriutha air b貌rd. Chaill dusan am beatha, sianar she貌ladairean agus sianar luchd-siubhail. Am measg an luchd-siubhail bha dithis Ameireaganach, boireannach 脿 Chicago is an nighean aice. Thug seo buaidh mh貌r air beachd dhaoine an Ameireaga air a' Chogadh, gu h-脿raidh on a thachair gu robh fear-naidheachd on Chicago Tribune air b貌rd an Laconia a bha a' cur naidheachdan dhachaigh mu na thachair. Cluinnidh sin bho Ghilleasbuig MacDh貌mhnaill mar a ghabh Ameireaga ris na thachair.

10 minutes

Last on

Fri 3 Mar 2017 11:50

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  • Thu 2 Mar 2017 21:00
  • Fri 3 Mar 2017 11:50