In on 50!

First post of the day. In on 50 as well. Slow start to the day here but that's ok. The end is near for this thread.

It has been fun posting on my two favorite women of fantasy/sci-fi for 50 pages.  
Of the two, Samantha is the best.

First post on last page!

50/50, nice!

"After three days of fierce combat and over 10,000 casualties suffered, the Canadian Corps seizes the previously German-held Vimy Ridge in northern France on April 12, 1917.

Many historians have pointed to the victory at Vimy Ridge during World War I as a moment of greatness for Canada, when it emerged from Britain’s shadow to attain its own measure of military achievement. As a result of the victory, earned despite the failure of the larger Allied offensive of which it was a part, Canadian forces earned a reputation for efficiency and strength on the battlefield.

The Allied offensive—masterminded by the French commander in chief, Robert Nivelle—began Easter Monday, April 9, 1917, as British and Canadian forces launched simultaneous attacks on German positions at Arras and Vimy Ridge, a heavily fortified, seven-kilometer-long raised stretch of land with a sweeping view of the Allied lines. The first day was overwhelmingly successful for the Allies, as the British punched through the Hindenburg Line—the defensive positions to which Germany had retreated in February 1917—and overran sections of two German trench lines within two hours, taking 5,600 prisoners.

The Canadians, attacking over a stretch of land littered with the dead of previous French attacks on the same positions, also moved swiftly in the first hours of the offensive, as four Canadian divisions stormed the ridge at 5:30 am on April 9, moving forward under cover of a punishing artillery barrage that forced the Germans to hunker down in their trenches and away from their machine guns. More than 15,000 Canadian infantry troops attacked Vimy Ridge that day, overrunning the German positions and taking 4,000 prisoners.

Three more days of heavy fighting resulted in victory on April 12, when control of Vimy was in Canadian hands. Though the Nivelle Offensive as a whole failed miserably, the Canadian operation had proved a success, albeit a costly one: 3,598 Canadian soldiers were killed and another 7,000 were wounded. Vimy Ridge became a shining example of Canada’s effort in the Great War, and one that served as a symbol of the sacrifice the young British dominion had made for the Allied cause. As Brigadier-General A.E. Ross famously declared after the war, in those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation. In 1922, the French government ceded Vimy Ridge and the land surrounding it to Canada; the gleaming white marble Vimy Memorial was unveiled in 1936 as a testament to the more than 60,000 Canadians who died in service during World War I. "

"April 12, 1981

The space shuttle Columbia is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, becoming the first reusable manned spacecraft to travel into space. Piloted by astronauts Robert L. Crippen and John W. Young, the Columbia undertook a 54-hour space flight of 36 orbits before successfully touching down at California’s Edwards Air Force Base on April 14.

On September 17, 1976, NASA publicly unveiled its first space shuttle, the Enterprise, during a ceremony in Palmdale, California. Development of the aircraft-like spacecraft cost almost $10 billion and took nearly a decade. In 1977, the Enterprise became the first space shuttle to fly freely when it was lifted to a height of 25,000 feet by a Boeing 747 airplane and then released, gliding back to Edwards Air Force Base on its own accord.

Regular flights of the space shuttle began on April 12, 1981, with the launching of Columbia. Launched by two solid-rocket boosters and an external tank, only the aircraft-like shuttle entered into orbit around Earth. When the mission was completed, the shuttle fired engines to reduce speed and, after descending through the atmosphere, landed like a glider. Early shuttles took satellite equipment into space and carried out various scientific experiments. On January 28, 1986, NASA and the space shuttle program suffered a major setback when the Challenger exploded 74 seconds after takeoff and all seven people aboard were killed.

In September 1988, space shuttle flights resumed with the successful launching of the Discovery. In subsequent years, the space shuttle carried out numerous important missions, such as the repair and maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope and the construction and manning of the International Space Station.

A tragedy in space again rocked the nation on February 1, 2003, when Columbia, on its 28th mission, disintegrated during re-entry of the earth’s atmosphere. All seven astronauts aboard were killed. In the aftermath, the space-shuttle program was grounded until Discovery returned to space in July 2005, amid concerns that the problems that had downed Columbia had not yet been fully solved. "

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My last eligible post in this thread.

IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

Last post for me.  Good luck to all!

second post in on 50. here we go!!!

Last post for me. Thanks for the contest OP. It's been fun posting every day!

I have no idea what to say, but I'm gonna enter anyway.  Cuz I can.

Also, great post OP.  Positivity is a good thing.

50!!

Fiddy

We made it

Entry 1, page 50 is here!

Entry 2, it's my birthday tomorrow!

Happy to be off today, its been gorgeous for the first time in awhile!

Making meatloaf for dinner!

In on 50
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Thanks, OP, for doing this. It's been fun, and I look forward to seeing who wins the prizes.

Finished painting our barn today. Much bigger project than I expected. I was 15 years younger last time I painted it.

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We really are destined to finish up today (just after midnight, my time). Got a bit over halfway down P. 50 since this morning, so far.

This definitely ends today.

I didn’t expect I would get in again before we wrapped 50 up...

Thanks OP!

This thread has really helped me get my post count up, I’m closing in on .5 a day.

I’ll PM my address after you officially announce that I won.

Thanks again!

This was fun. Thanks.

Happy Friday, still on 50!

Woot woot!

Still on page 50?

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It's Friday!

In the morning on 50.

The bosses birthday, so there are donuts!

Another beautiful day above ground!

Supposed to be beautiful day off today

Wow!  Still on page 50!  

I can't believe this didn't get past 50 last night. I'm still in it to win it though.

Last post in the thread.

Fishing tomorrow and then date night with the wife.

Son has drill this weekend so some maintenance on his truck. Yard work starts this weekend.

Thanks OP!

Another sunny day!

Friday the 13th - an auspicious day to wind this up!

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Am I the last post on page 50?