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A New Theory on the Titanic
A new theory says that the Boiler exploded Click here for story
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Doctor's Sick Note Allowing Churchill to Drink While in U.S. During Prohibition
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Harry Truman Can't Attend Senator's Opening Day Game as Planned
Harry Truman had been looking forward to going to the Senator's opening day baseball game but something suddenly came up. FDR passed away and Harry was sworn in as President and was "in up to my neck"....
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New York Times Account of the Lincoln Assassination
Lincoln was assassinated on Good Friday, April 14, 1865. Here is the morbidly fascinating account from the New York Times. (Hopefully this is readable if enlarged. I could read it on my tablet when I...
View ArticleWhen should Independence day be?
We celebrate Independence day on 4 July- becasue of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. However, the first armed conflict occurred at the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775....
View ArticleThe Triangle Factory Fire Of 1911
The Triangle Factory Fire of March 1911 had an interesting spiritual realm to it. Some of the women who survived stated they saw a man at the windows trying to get the women to jump to their deaths....
View ArticleThe Average American Today and on the Eve of World War I
The Average American Today and on the Eve of World War I The First World War, which the U.S. entered 100 years ago today, is so far in our past that it can feel like ancient history. How can we...
View ArticleWhat a Reunion this could have been!
John Kennedy was nearly killed by the Japanese during the Pacific War. Only 18 years later, he entered the White House and made reconciliation with his former enemy a top priority. He had planned to...
View Article100th Anniversary Of The Birth Of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Yesterday, 29 May was the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Even though I am a Republican I like Kennedy because he was the first Catholic president.
View ArticleOTD: June 6, 1944, FDR D-Day Prayer
Here is the prayer that Franklin Delano Roosevelt read on the radio the June 6, 1944, as Allied troops landed on the beaches of France. Franklin Roosevelt's D-Day Prayer June 6, 1944 My fellow...
View ArticleSo Much For The Afterlife?
I was reading this online book in pdf format on The Rise and Fall of Ancient Eqypt by Toby Wilkinson and found this interesting tid-bit... We know from ancient history how each Pharoah tried out do the...
View ArticleMonday marks 50th anniversary of Loving decision on interracial marriage
Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Loving v. Virginia, which effectively struck down bans on interracial marriage in Virginia and 15 other states. The...
View ArticleNewly discovered shard displays THE NAME
Discovery of Hidden Text Prompts New Approach to Biblical Digs in Israel [LINK] JNS.org – The recent discovery of a previously invisible inscription on the back of an ancient pottery shard — which had...
View ArticleThe People's Reformation
To most people in Britain, the Reformation has to do with Henry VIII wanting a new wife and breaking with the Church of Rome in order to marry Anne Boleyn. Some time ago I set myself to write an...
View ArticleHBO Series, Band of Brothers (WWII)
Just finished watching this 10 part series on Amazon. It follows the missions of Easy Company of the 101st airborne division of WWII (the Screaming Eagles.) Easy Company was part of a new strategic...
View Article"Dunkirk": a Review
I saw the movie "Dunkirk" at an IMAX theater. Directed by Christopher Nolan (Dark Knight series, Inception, Interstellar, Memento) this movie is being heavily praised. This is high quality filmmaking...
View ArticleAmerican war office video warning against fascist rhetoric
The film may be historical, but it certainly sounds very contemporary in the Trump era.
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