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Victorians’ Secret: Trump, god-emperor of Afghanistan and Erik Prince (of thieves) as Viceroy
By ann summers Moscow (CNN) Money, the saying goes, can’t buy love. But $10,000 will buy you the perfect Donald Trump inauguration keepsake — a coin with the words “In Trump we trust.” It’s the handiwork of a Russian mining … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Afghanistan, Corruption, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Imperialism, India, Iraq, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Propaganda, Terrorism, Uncategorized, US Military, World History
Tagged Afghanistan, Blackwater, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Erik Prince, Media, mercenaries, Politics, trumprussia
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ON THIS DAY: August 7, 2017
August 7th is National Purple Heart Day * National Lighthouse Day * Professional Speakers Day Raspberries n’ Cream Day Sea Serpent Day * Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day International Assistance Dog Week * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Simón Bolívar, Mata Hari and Abebe Bikila, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Abebe Bikila, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Louis Leakey, Mata Hari, Nicholas Ray, Ralph Bunche, Simón Bolívar
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ON THIS DAY: August 6, 2017
August 6th is Fresh Breath Day Hiroshima Day * Root Beer Float Day Wiggle Your Toes Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Alexander Fleming, Lucille Ball and Takako Doi, click
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Tagged Alexander Fleming, Lucille Ball, Mother Ann Lee, Richard Hofstadter, Sonia Sotomayor, Takako Doi, Theodore Roosevelt
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ON THIS DAY: August 5, 2017
August 5th is Mustard Day Oyster Day Underwear Day Work Like a Dog Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Guy de Maupassant, Bertha Benz and Elena Kagan, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Bertha Benz, Conrad Aiken, Elena Kagan, Guy de Maupassant, Harry Houdini, Mary Ritter Beard, Tom Thompson
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ON THIS DAY: August 3, 2017
August 3rd is India Pale Ale Day Clean Your Floors Day Grab Some Nuts Day Watermelon Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Hamilton Fish, P. D. James and Jesse Owens, click
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Tagged Ernie Pyle, Hamilton Fish, Jesse Owens, La Scala, Maggie Kuhn, P. D. James, Rupert Brooke
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James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce… Donald Trump – Worst.Presidents.Ever
By ann summers Who make up the Top 10 presidents on the Presidential Historians Survey? They are, in descending order: Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Reagan, and … Continue reading
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