FRONTLINE NEWS: Happy President's Day!
[h2]Happy President's Day to our US fans![/h2]
Of course, this is a holiday which has changed quite a bit since WW1. Originally it was known only as Washington's Birthday, and fell on February the 22nd since that was, well, his birthday.
It wasn't until the thrillingly named Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968 that the holiday was officially set to be the third Monday in February. This change might make things more orderly, but it does also mean that (at least since 1971) the holiday is effectively never actually on Washington's birthday anymore. We'll come close in 2022, when it'll be on the 21st!
Here's a couple of cartoons from February 22nd in 1918, taken from the Stars & Stripes, the American military newspaper. There's no mention of the holiday in the paper.
[h3]Updates[/h3]
We rounded off last week with a small update on Friday which fixed a few bugs and ironed out a couple more exploits relating to in-game user names, which followed up on an earlier update that fixed a few things, including slower machine gun firing for some players with slower computers.
Read the full changelog here.
[h3]Player Screenshots[/h3]
We have a couple of more unusual screenshots from players today!
echo1 put together this wide shot of a soldier bearing down through gas.
A bogged down tank catches the eye in this watery scene by Tom Grump.
[h2]We also hope you had a great Valentine's Day![/h2]
Of course, this is a holiday which has changed quite a bit since WW1. Originally it was known only as Washington's Birthday, and fell on February the 22nd since that was, well, his birthday.
It wasn't until the thrillingly named Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968 that the holiday was officially set to be the third Monday in February. This change might make things more orderly, but it does also mean that (at least since 1971) the holiday is effectively never actually on Washington's birthday anymore. We'll come close in 2022, when it'll be on the 21st!
Here's a couple of cartoons from February 22nd in 1918, taken from the Stars & Stripes, the American military newspaper. There's no mention of the holiday in the paper.
[h3]Updates[/h3]
We rounded off last week with a small update on Friday which fixed a few bugs and ironed out a couple more exploits relating to in-game user names, which followed up on an earlier update that fixed a few things, including slower machine gun firing for some players with slower computers.
Read the full changelog here.
[h3]Player Screenshots[/h3]
We have a couple of more unusual screenshots from players today!
echo1 put together this wide shot of a soldier bearing down through gas.
A bogged down tank catches the eye in this watery scene by Tom Grump.[h2]We also hope you had a great Valentine's Day![/h2]