Category Archives: History

ON THIS DAY: December 12, 2016

Posted on December 12, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 12th is Gingerbread Decorating Day * National Ambrosia Day National Ding-a-Ling Day * National Poinsettia Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Gustave Flaubert, Edvard Munch and Dionne Warwick, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 11, 2016

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December 11th is Have a Bagel Day International Mountain Day * UNICEF Founding Day * World Choral Day * Worldwide Candle Lighting Day * _____________________________________________________________ MORE! Louis XVI, Grace Paley and ‘Bill W’ Wilson, click

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General Trump’s pizzeria uno chickenhawk policy

Posted on December 10, 2016 by ann li-summers

Trump biographer Michael D’Antonio elaborated, “Stop overestimating him — he’s a cross between a junkie and a hungry chicken.”  By ann summers Look, maybe fighting a war with China is a good idea. But it should be for a better … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 10, 2016

Posted on December 10, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 10th is Dewey Decimal System Day * National Lager Day International Shareware Day * International Human Rights Day * _____________________________________________________________ MORE! Martin Luther, Emily Dickinson and Nelson Mandela, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 9, 2016

Posted on December 9, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 9th is Official Lost & Found Day * National Pastry Day Weary Willie Day * International Anti-corruption Day * International Day of Veterinary Medicine The International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! John Milton, Grace Hopper, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 8, 2016

Posted on December 8, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 8th is National Brownie Day   Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE!  Jean Sibelius, Graham Nash and Jenny Shipley, click

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Reflections on a Pearl

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Terry Welshans

By Terry Welshans This view looks about east, with the supply depot, submarine base and fuel tank farm in the right center distance. A torpedo has just hit USS West Virginia on the far side of Ford Island (center). Other … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 7, 2016

Posted on December 7, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 7th is International Civil Aviation Day  * National Cotton Candy Day Special Kids Day * Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day * _____________________________________________________________ MORE! Marquis de Lafayette, Willa Cather and Rudolf Friml, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 6, 2016

Posted on December 6, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 6th is Microwave Oven Day * National Miners’ Day * Mitten Tree Day * National Gazpacho Day Pawnbroker’s Day ______________________________________________________________ MORE!  Cole Porter, Lynne Fontanne and Vladimir Nabokov, click

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Bannon/Trump’s Make America crypto-fascist (Again) … #MAGA just like the 1930s

Posted on December 5, 2016 by ann li-summers

   By ann summers What are the directions for the disinformation campaigns of the now post-truth Trump regime that will repress populations by means of contradictory rationalizations or outright lies. So much traditional ethnic hatred, so little time. Modernity’s issues … Continue reading →

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