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☆ How the US Navy's ice cream ships boosted morale aboard warships during World War II
  + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A frozen treat before abandoning shipCrews aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington are seen abandoning ship after the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II. US Navy via APDuring the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku struck the US aircraft carrier USS Lexington with two torpedoes, severely damaging its hull. "The ship's service ice cream plant was in the extreme port corridor. Some clown passed the word that there was free ice cream, so sailors were abandoning ship and lining up for free ice cream." "We hadn't eaten anything that day except ice cream, which I ate out of my helmet," he said in the interview.
Persons: Crews, Noel A.M, Lady Lex, Gayler, Paul Stillwell, Merle Lebbs, Lebbs, George Von Hoff, Von Hoff Organizations: US Navy, AP, US, US Naval Institute, KFOR Locations: Lexington, Oklahoma, Northampton, Chester
☆ Americans ditched big cities during the pandemic. Now many are regretting it.
  + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
Susan, a 30-something artist, lived in New York City when the pandemic struck. The pair had talked about moving to a smaller town someday — the pandemic just shortened their timeline. As rent prices in big cities shot up and jobs went remote, cash-strapped people were quick to take advantage of an unprecedented situation and try someplace new. It was also a favor to her husband, who never felt at peace in the bustle of the big city. A few months ago, she and her husband found a renter for their house and returned to the city.
Persons: Susan, Eager, Riordan Frost, Millennials, Frost, Alex Gatien, he's, Gatien, Alexander von Hoffman, von Hoffman, Sandro Galea, Galea, Kelli María Korducki Organizations: Harvard's, for Housing Studies, National Association of Realtors, New, Boston University School of Public, Boston University School of Public Health Locations: New York City, McMansions, Toronto, St, Lawrence, Canada, New York
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