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Does War Justify Everything?2 comments

lobotero wrote 7 hours ago: Keeping with the lower levels of my mind there is always something sexual to write about… … more →

Tags: War, History, sex, Prostitution, Japan

Mother's Day Is A Great Celebration Of Legacy!

shortnsweetpdi wrote 1 week ago: What’s in a name? The answer is thousands of years of legacy. On the surface, I am the product … more →

Tags: Family

Lee's Daring Escape!

shortnsweetpdi wrote 1 week ago: Back in 1978, the worst problem I had to worry about was finishing high school and preparing to go t … more →

Tags: Social commentary

you made my night!

wandering jouster wrote 1 week ago: what a way to mark wandering jouster’s fourth month in her wordpress family with this.  a zill … more →

Tags: writing, History, Blogging, Emotions, Human Psychology, Inspiration, Joy, Personality, WordPress

Watching the Game

acairfearann wrote 2 weeks ago: early 1920′s. The tennis court doesn’t look like that anymore (which is fine, none of us … more →

Tags: Historic photos, Historical Photographs

20 Years of the WEB1 comment

pogiken wrote 2 weeks ago: On 30 April 1993 CERN published a statement that made World Wide Web (“W3″, or simply … more →

Tags: Internet

The Battle of Emmitsburg

Sam T wrote 2 weeks ago: During my research on the history of our farm and the lands and families surrounding it, I stumbled … more →

Tags: History, Revolutionary & Civil Wars

Hearing Alexander Graham Bell

Katherine wrote 2 weeks ago: Bell at the opening of the long distance line from New York to Chicago in 1892. Image and caption fr … more →

Tags: Alexander Graham Bell, volta lab, deep-dish pizza

The Apollo Generation

shortnsweetpdi wrote 2 weeks ago: As I was doing the background research for Wex 5.0′s new section called Generations, I learned a sta … more →

Tags: Current Events, Social commentary

Tandy Radio Shack (TRS)

pogiken wrote 3 weeks ago: On April 26, 1983-The TRS-80 Model 4 was Released.  The Trash-80, as it was so admirably called in t … more →

Tags: Technology history

Letters

acairfearann wrote 3 weeks ago: A short vignette from a letter by Martha Kilbourne to Helen, dated 1873. Martha, or Mattie, was one … more →

Tags: History, Letters, Women's History

101 years

leafstrewngirl wrote 3 weeks ago: fmulcher.com On April 15th, the ocean floor has been home to the Titanic and its fallen since 1912, … more →

Tags: black and white photography, death, hearts and heroes, Heroes, History, Images, LOSS OF LIFE, Photography, Quotes

i was here: BOSTON STRONG MUNTINLUPA2 comments

wandering jouster wrote 3 weeks ago: which option states the right sense? a. i was history. b. i was part of history. vague isn’t i … more →

Tags: Friendship, Human Psychology, Life, novelty fun, Personality, relationship, Running, Bicolano Penguin, Running Event

Splender On The Plains

whyilovewesttexas wrote 4 weeks ago: The Barton House is the largest and finest of the restored building at the Ranching Heritage Center. … more →

Tags: farm life, Photography, john tucker, ranching heritage center, barton house, Hale county, Iron Bedsteads

Give me Liberty!

Katherine wrote 4 weeks ago: Patrick Henry holds a special place in my heart for various reasons, but I am not sure how many peop … more →

Tags: politics and society, Patrick Henry, give me liberty or give me death, St John's Church

Patriot Grooves

Katherine wrote 1 month ago: Since we love a good anachronism, we asked ourselves, if our Founding Fathers were around today what … more →

Tags: politics and society, Patriot grooves, Founding Fathers music

Remnants Of The Range

whyilovewesttexas wrote 1 month ago: The Ranching Heritage Center is dedicated to preserving the actual building that was used on the ear … more →

Tags: farm life, Photography, john tucker, Half Dugout, ranching heritage center, Wild Cow Corral, coal oil lamps, pot-bellied stoves

Victorian Hottie of the Week - Colonial Edition! Who is the Hottest Founding Father?7 comments

Katherine wrote 1 month ago: We hold this truth to be self-evident, that not all hotties are created equal.  The Vicky A’s … more →

Tags: Victorian Hotties, politics and society, victorian hotties, Founding Fathers

Moonwalk One - Apollo 11

pogiken wrote 1 month ago: This NASA documentary features comprehensive coverage of the July 1969 launch of Apollo 11 astronaut … more →

Tags: Technology history


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