23 August 1944 August 22, 2013 Author: Staff A US Army Air Forces B24 bomber crashes into a school in Freckleton, England killing 61 people. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock." John Barrymore — Click here for more from John Barrymore Related posts: 15 July 1815 19 October 1813 7 March 1799 20 May 1813 4 January 1944 4 April 1944 2 December 1804 4 August 1796 12 August 1985 23 August 1939 Categories: History Tags: 1944, 23 August