Despite its name, ringworm isnât caused by a worm â but rather by a fungus. âThe rash happens to come as a ring,â says Amy Kassouf, MD, a dermatologist with the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. The name ringworm describes the characteristic circular shape, which can be red and scaly in appearance.
~ OPERATION TORCH ~ NORTH AFRICA - 8th to 12th Nov 1942 Operation Torch-the invasion of North Africa. Churchill and his military advisers were concerned to remove the Vichy French authorities from the territories they controlled on the North African coast before they fell into German hands.ORTH AFRICA - 8th to 12th Nov 1942. Operation Torch-the invasion of North Africa. Churchill and his military advisers were concerned to remove the Vichy French authorities from the territories they controlled on the North African coast before they fell into German hands.
4 votes Currently voted the best answer Vote for this answer. The torch was closed to tourists in 1916, following the Black Tom explosion (an act of German sabotage on a nearby island's munitions store that caused $100,000 damage to the Statue of Liberty). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tom_explosion.