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I'm ready! Got the cake; got the candles. Anyone know what time the fireworks start?
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wrote 7 hours ago: Betcha didn’t know that tomorrow is Jefferson Davis’ Birthday! (Here in Florida, that … more →
The Founding Elites Did Not Trust the People
wrote 1 day ago: We crow about the Founding Fathers this and the Founding Fathers that,but probably, we do not know w … more →
Desire and Meditation
wrote 1 day ago: Work in progress! … more →
TQ Review: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
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wrote 1 day ago: Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith Title: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter … more →
The 1985 Farm Crisis: What One Hand Giveth, the Other Taketh Away
wrote 2 days ago: Things do not happen overnight. Sometimes, it takes years for events to unfold. In 1985 farmers thro … more →
Native American Accounts of the Donner Party Provide New Insight into the Tragedy
wrote 2 days ago: Most school children have heard the story of the ill-fated Donner Party, the small group of pioneers … more →
Today's Art for May 30th, 2012
wrote 2 days ago: Today I thought I’d make a piece of art inspired by my friend Barbara Berney’s style of … more →
World War II, chapter 14, Camp Rucker
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wrote 2 days ago: World War II Camp Rucker, Alabama Chapter 14 May 1943 letter In the last chapter we find my father i … more →
Civil War IV / 1862
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wrote 2 days ago: After a breather from the Civil War, I am back with the next portion: Civil War IV, 1862. If you hav … more →
Formal Introductions
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wrote 2 days ago: Good evening. Soon…I finally decided to hop aboard the blog train and start one of my own. The … more →
The Statue of Freedom
wrote 3 days ago: What do you know about this national landmark? We see photos showing the Statue of Freedom almost ev … more →
"The Battle of Little Sayler's Creek" in PopMatters
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wrote 3 days ago: Here’s an excerpt from Cynthia Fuchs’ review on The Documentary Channel’s Memorial … more →
Australian cities - American counterparts?
wrote 3 days ago: Growing up as a kid watching Hollywood movies of different US cities, I’d sometimes like to th … more →
Donner Party Map Standard
wrote 4 days ago: This is a Map Standard. Make sure you follow Map Standard Making Rules., and include TODAL(s) on you … more →
Origin of Memorial Day
wrote 4 days ago: This article from The Jasper News was published May 29, 1919. It gives a detailed background of the … more →
Support Our Troops
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wrote 5 days ago: Facebook friend Vicki posted this. It reminds me of a short story by George Saunders, a writer I gre … more →
Another Memorial Day Blog...but it's History!
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wrote 5 days ago: Flags planted in remembrance of Memorial Day First, I think it is important that everyone remembers … more →
The YD's Birthplace: Apremont Park, Westfield Mass.
wrote 5 days ago: The 26th “Yankee” Division was formed in August, 1917 at Camp Bartlett in Westfield, Mas … more →
Sucking in the Seventies: Disco Demolition Night
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wrote 5 days ago: I have to admit that as a young man of 14, 15, 16, I did not like disco music. Being a male growing … more →
