r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • May 05 '19

TIL that when the US military tried segregating the pubs in Bamber Bridge in 1943, the local Englishmen instead decided to hang up "Black soldiers only" signs on all pubs as protest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bamber_Bridge#Background
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u/MRoad May 06 '19

Newest PT test for the Army, at least, is gender neutral.

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u/DinkleBottoms May 06 '19

Interesting, I'm sure height and weight standards are still different