For New International Version In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into […]
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RED Friday
On this day, May 15th, 1756, the French and Indian War, officially begins when England declares war on France. Fighting between England and France had been going on in North America for years already, but […]
GRAND CANYON EXPLORATION LOG JULY 5 – JULY 11, 1869
By Walter Mow July 5 – “The last two days have been spent in studying the language of the Indians and in making collections of articles illustrating the state of arts among them”. “Frank Goodman informs […]
GRAND CANYON EXPLORATION LOG JUNE 28 – JULY 4, 1869
By Walter Mow June 28, — To-day the scenery on either side of the river is much the same as yesterday, except that two or three lakes are discovered, lying in the valley to the west. […]
GRAND CANYON EXPLORATION LOG JUNE 21 – JUNE 27, 1869
by Walter Mow June 21, — “We float around the long flat rock and enter another canyon. The walls are high and vertical, the canyon is narrow, and the river fills the whole space below, […]
GRAND CANYON EXPLORATION – DAILY LOG JUNE 14 – JUNE 20, 1869
By Walter Mow June 14 – The party spends most of the day drying out equipment, rations and clothing; Major Powell and Captain Howell conduct some geologic work while admiring the landscapes, the mixture of […]
GRAND CANYON EXPLORATION – DAILY LOG JUNE 7 – JUNE 13, 1869
By Walter Mow June 7, — “To-day two or three of us climb to the summit of the cliff on the left, and find its altitude above camp to be 2,086 feet. On a rock […]
GRAND CANYON EXPLORATION DAILY LOG-MAY 24 TO MAY 30, 1869
Grand Canyon Exploration Daily Log NOTE: All quotes in italics are Powell’s except where noted; as this is Powell’s story, the punctuation is that of Powell as well. May 24 to May 30, 1869… May […]
Reason, Logic and Common Sense
by Walter Mow Reason, Logic and Common Sense… It’s value to our Founders and succeeding generations Thomas Paine claimed that, “it was simply a matter of common sense that an island could not rule a […]
Red Friday Remembers Pearl Harbor
Today we are reposting last year’s Anniversary article on Pearl Harbor. Tomorrow is December 7th, and we can’t let that date go by without remembering those who died at Pearl, and the hundreds of thousands […]