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Monday, February 24, 1941

M.E. Windham wrote 19 hours ago: Dear Diary, There were two things in the paper today about Bob Hope. In the Herald it said that Para … more →

Tags: 1940s, Bob Hope, Dallas Times Herald, Dallas Dispatch-Journal, paramount pictures

happy louisiana purchase day!

the calendar girls wrote 2 months ago: tonight we just headed east to go to the south, at south. we got the cajun combo which was some sort … more →

Tags: Food, Fun for All Ages, April 30, CAJUN, jambalaya, Louisiana, South, southern, yankees

American Minute - The Louisiana Purchase1 comment

papundits wrote 2 months ago: William J Federer’s American Minute. The size of the U.S. doubled APRIL 30, 1803, with the Louisiana … more →

Tags: History, American Minute, Napoleon Bonaparte, Tony

Do tell...

LW wrote 2 months ago: Nick Faber, Jeremy Griffin, and Jenny Nicholson offer a very nifty free service:  one submits a titl … more →

Tags: Name that Tale, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Robert Livingston, Barbe Marbois, Nick Faber, Jeremy Griffin, Jenny Nicholson

APRIL 30: LOUIS, LOUIS, ME GOTTA GO

Administrator wrote 2 months ago: The treaty authorizing the Louisiana Purchase was approved on April 30th, 1803. Exactly nine years … more →

Tags: Today in History, Trivia, April, President, George Washington, Louisiana, St. Louis World's Fair, Meet Me in St. Louis, dr pepper

What a Coincidence: El Cazador Shipwreck Podcast1 comment

Candace Keener wrote 3 months ago: Out with the old, in with the new! My entries on Friday now will pertain to our most recently publis … more →

Tags: Stuff You Missed in History Class, stuff you missed in history class podcast, el cazador shipwreck

Iowa: Statistically has historically been a happy place

diane wrote 3 months ago: Iowa is No. 2 on the Happiness Index, which rates states on their financial health. So how was our f … more →

Tags: Iowa, 1900's, Hawkeye state, statistics, Wm. E. Curtis, farm animals, manufacturing

FRONTIER (Part 1 of 4)

Stan wrote 3 months ago: WORDPLAY the border between two countries that part of a settled, civilized country which lies nex … more →

Tags: religious insight, Frontier, Ancient Greece, discovery and colonization of america, Ocean, express, Exploration, Space Travel, California

FRONTIER (Part 2 of 4)

Stan wrote 3 months ago: Missionaries and traders. Long before Americans explored the Far West the country had been known to … more →

Tags: religious insight, Frontier, Ancient Greece, discovery and colonization of america, Ocean, express, Exploration, Space Travel, California

FRONTIER (Part 3 of 4)

Stan wrote 3 months ago: Cowboys and cattle trails. Vast herds of cattle were bred in Texas and driven northward into the Gre … more →

Tags: religious insight, Frontier, Ancient Greece, discovery and colonization of america, Ocean, express, Exploration, Space Travel, California

FRONTIER (Part 4 of 4)

Stan wrote 3 months ago: Australia Colonization of Australia did not begin until 1788, five years after the American Revoluti … more →

Tags: religious insight, Frontier, Ancient Greece, discovery and colonization of america, Ocean, express, Exploration, Space Travel, California

Go West, Young Man!!

Joel wrote 4 months ago: On the last day of April in 1803, the United States pretty much doubled in size as Robert Liv … more →

Tags: united states, Constitutional period, 1789-1809, 1804, president thomas jefferson, St. Louis, Louisiana territory, President James Monroe, Napoleon Bonaparte

On This Day, March 10: The Dalai Lama

Randy Roberts wrote 4 months ago: March 10, 1959 Rebellion in Tibet On this day in 1959, Tibetans band together in revolt, surrounding … more →

Tags: History, Cold War, World War II, Czechoslovakia, tibet, Dalai Lama, Teaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Interesting Inflation News Links (March 3, 2009)

financialkungfumaster wrote 4 months ago: * Consumer spending up in January (Odyesseus Returns, Washington Times) * ‘Gone With th … more →

Tags: Inflation, consumer spending, President Barack Obama, Just-proclaimed, Slumdog Millionaire, Crisis.director-general, George A. Kahn, inflation adjusted, Kansas University Athletics Department

the tuesday1 comment

troy wrote 4 months ago:   Didn’t get the sleep I was hoping for.  Finally nodded off after 1 am and was up by 6 am aga … more →

Tags: Personal and family, the Other Stuff, New Orleans, Mardi Gras, Tuesday, soundcheck, Daily Activities, pringles, lack of sleep

Visualizing the Stimulus

rogerhollander wrote 5 months ago: January 30, 2009 — whatthecrap? www.whatthecrap.wordpress.com Found here. So how big is the resu … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, roger hollander, Iraq War, Bailout, Wealth Redistribution, Wall Street, New Deal, vietnam war, World War II

The Democratic School of Theft and Ethics: Perspective via history and numbers23 comments

sharprightturn wrote 5 months ago: Ever wonder what ONE TRILLION dollars looks like?  Well it looks like this: $1,000,000,000,000 As … more →

Tags: Progressives Ain't, Military Matters, Nutroots, Politics, Barack Hussein Obama, Socialism, Morality/Character, taxes, conservatism

The Truth in the US National Debt5 comments

Konfusing Kancer wrote 5 months ago: Recently we have heard a lot of talk about the bailouts pushing our debt to over 11 trillion dollars … more →

Tags: Finances, Socialism, Terrorism, Debt, Truth, Barack Obama, Bullshit, Marshall Plan, Panama Canal

Iowa

badflags wrote 6 months ago: Flag of Iowa OK, Iowa. I’ll try not to be too hard on you, in case I ever need to run for Pres … more →

Tags: North America, France, Corn, Motto, tricolor, Iowa, Bald eagle, French, monoculture


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