Category Archives: History

ON THIS DAY: August 16, 2017

Posted on August 16, 2017 by wordcloud9

August 16th is National Airborne Day * National Bratwurst Day National Rum Day Roller Coaster Day * Tell a Joke Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Auguste Rodin, Georgette Heyer and Spike Lee, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 15, 2017

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August 15th is Chauvin Day * Check (Your Pet’s) Chip Day * National Relaxation Day * Lemon Meringue Pie Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Kublai Khan, Julia Child and John Cranko, click

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What Do People Mean When They Say I Want My Country Back?

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Steven D. Searls

Author’s Note: In light of the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, I’ve chosen to republish my essay dated March 29, 2015, originally entitled “What Do Conservatives Mean When They Say “I Want My Country Back?” Minor revisions have been made … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 14, 2017

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August 14th is Creamsicle Day Rosé (wine) Day Social Security Day * World Lizard Day National V-J Day * National Navajo Code Talkers Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! John Galsworthy, Lina Wertmüller and David Crosby, click

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The ‘many sides’, of the RWNJs’ phantom enemies

Posted on August 13, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers YouTube Video The only reason for an American to hold a Nazi flag is if it has been captured in battle. pic.twitter.com/g44h8PSZyd — Senor O (@TKOastIsBack) August 12, 2017 Like Joe McCarthy’s ‘reds under your bed’, the … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 13, 2017

Posted on August 13, 2017 by wordcloud9

August 13th is International Lefthander’s Day * Filet Mignon Day Prosecco wine Day National Spirit of ’45 Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! George Grove, Annie Oakley and Lionel Richie, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 12, 2017

Posted on August 12, 2017 by wordcloud9

August 12th is International Youth Day * Julienne Fries Day Middle Child Day Personal Computer Day * Vinyl Record Day * World Elephant Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Cardinal Richelieu, Edith Hamilton and Sue Hendrickson, click

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ON THIS DAY; August 11, 2017

Posted on August 11, 2017 by wordcloud9

August 11th is Ingersoll Day * Play in the Sand Day Presidential Joke Day * Raspberry Bombe Day Son and Daughter Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Robert G. Ingersoll, Hedy Lamarr and Alex Haley, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 10, 2017

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August 10th is National Lazy Day National S’Mores Day Skyscraper Appreciation Day * Smithsonian Charter Day * World LION Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Leo Fender, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and Madonna, click

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Trump’s nuclear threats are Nixonian junk-food ravings … maybe

Posted on August 9, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers So the president’s own advisers are saying to discount his words, is where we are now https://t.co/PBdiHaQ6sT — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 9, 2017 North Korea says considering missile strike near Guam The threat ratchets up tensions … Continue reading →

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