So much of the country was in utter shock and many others angry at such a devious attack which happened on Pearl Harbor that Sunday morning of December 7, 1941. The first wave of Japanese […]
Category: History
RED Friday
“Travelers scowl at us, and countrymen give us scornful names. “Strider” I am to one fat man who lives within a day’s march of foes that would freeze his heart or lay his little town […]
Red Friday- World War 1 History
The Siege of Tsingtao by Walter Mow While German forces dominated the European battle fields in the opening months of the First World War Japanese and British forces successfully blockaded, trapped and defeated the German […]
Red Friday- Remembering November 1965, Vietnam
I know that it’s not quite the 8th yet, but since I’d rather be early than late, this week for our RED Friday post, I’d like to remember the 8th of November, 1965, Vietnam…. This […]
The Godmother of Thanksgiving: Sara Josepha Hale, October 24, 1788 – April 30, 1879
Looking at my work calendar the other day to determine the correct date of Thanksgiving this year, I discovered that the calendar had NO REFERENCE AT ALL to Thanksgiving. That angered me, and besides I […]
The Gadsden Purchase
By Walter Mow Manifest Destiny and Railroad Fever would propel the purchase of a large swath of southwestern New Mexico and much of southern Arizona. Its roots can be traced to South Carolina and James […]
Thou Shalt Not Kill
By Walter Mow This tenant lies at the heart of the “Conscientious Objector”; the Old Testament has three direct references to this tenant. Exodus 20:13… “Thou shalt not kill”; repeated word for word in Deuteronomy […]
1775
by Walter Mow Most American Colonists considered themselves Loyal British Subjects but were none the less disturbed by the actions of the Crown; actions that often abrogated many of the freedoms that the colonials had […]
RED Friday
It’s Friday… which around here means RED and Freedom. I wanted to continue a bit with the Americana theme from our thread we had yesterday, because it’s good to remember and know our history and […]
Mustangs of the American West
By Walter Mow The blood line of the American Mustang has its roots in Spain during the middle Ages; a mixture of Andalusian and Barb plus the estray animals of settlers and adventurers. NOTE: estray; […]