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The Day the Democrats became associated with the Donkey

On January 15, 1870, one hundred fifty two years ago today, the donkey became the symbol of the Democratic Party

The Day That Will live in Infamy – A personal view

When the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, the USS California was two ships away from the USS Arizona.

Holiday Giveaway!!

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Free – for a limited time

Book news – For a limited time, you can get a free Ebook review copy of “Across the Great Divide: Book 1 The Clouds of War” from NetGalley. The requirements are posting a review when you finish the book – … Continued

Around the World – in *How* many days?!

Many people have heard of Jules Verne’s book, Around the World in Eighty Days. At the time it was written, without air travel, the idea of traveling around the world in two and a half months seemed preposterous. The book, … Continued

Veterans Day Salute

All aboard – Railroads – the Chinese contribution

In the fall of 1868, Charles Crocker estimated that 10,000 Chinese, 1,000 whites, and “any number”  of Native Americans worked for the Central Pacific Railroad.

Kindness – the impact of a janitor

"Who's Annie?" the doctor asked. Annie was a young girl brought in here because she was incorrigible—nobody could do anything with her. She'd bite and scream and throw her food at people. The doctors and nurses couldn't even examine her or anything. I'd see them trying with her spitting and scratching at them. "I was only a few years younger than her myself, and I used to think, 'I sure would hate to be locked up in a cage-like that.' I wanted to help her, but I didn't have any idea what I could do. I mean, if the doctors and nurses couldn't help her, what could someone like me do?

A love is torn apart

Georgeanna Woolsey was a nurse that served in the Sanitary Commission for the Union during the Civil War. On a visit to Charleston, S.C. just before the war, she witnessed a huge slave auction that forever confirmed her opposition to … Continued

We will never forget? But have we? Could 9/11 happen again?

9/11 - do we remember? Or will history repeat?