Category Archives: History

PragerU: Churchill: The Man Who Saved the Free World

Churchill was a fine turner of phrases. Here are some famous ones:

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Today in history

Thanks to Tara Ross: On this day in 1945, United States Marines raise an American flag atop Mount Suribachi, during the bloody WWII Battle of Iwo Jima. The flag they raised was actually the second American flag raised on the … Continue reading

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General Discussion, Tuesday, February 20, 2018

I planted some bulbs last fall. Brown and dead looking they were, but with hope I covered them over. Now it is Spring and out in my garden I saw some cracks in the earth where the bulbs were planted. … Continue reading

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Pączki Day (Detroit Style) aka Fat Tuesday

It’s Pączki Day, and in Detroit that means you should be sure to wear your stretchy pants or, as my old friend Denise used to say, your expando clothes! Pączki, or Polish doughnuts, are eaten on Fat Thursday in Poland … Continue reading

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General Discussion, Tuesday, February 13, 2018

SONNET CXVI Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no; it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on … Continue reading

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PragerU: How Lincoln Changed the World in Two Minutes

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General Discussion, Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Into the rock man carved a road. It winds around and round above the sea. Wheels go confidently up the mountain Ignoring caution signs and falling rock, Gambling with death and usually winning. Up there, I saw a newborn lamb … Continue reading

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General Discussion, Tuesday, January 30, 2018

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Remembering What is Difficult To Remember

This is a repeat post, in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. One day at a blog most of us know well, we were visited by someone who wrote, I would encourage those who believe anything negative about Hitler to … Continue reading

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General Discussion, Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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