Category Archives: History

US apologizes for Iran naval incursion according to Iranians

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Stella

UPDATE! Via CNN: 10 U.S. sailors detained by Iran freed The sailors were captured Tuesday after their two naval boats entered Iranian waters near Farsi Island, in the Persian Gulf. The wait for the sailors’ release Wednesday morning dragged on … Continue reading →

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Latest: Iran says seizure of U.S. boats a lesson to ‘troublemakers’ in Congress

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Stella

Reuters: It looks like John Kerry’s “friendship” with Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammed Javad Zarif , isn’t as friendly as he thinks. DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s army chief said on Wednesday the seizure of two U.S. navy boats and their 10 … Continue reading →

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The Arsenal Of Democracy – Where are we now?

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Stella

“They have given their sons to the military services. They have stoked the furnaces and hurried the factory wheels. They have made the planes and welded the tanks, riveted the ships and rolled the shells.” – President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Nostalgia, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Mere Christianity

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Stella

The only surviving audio of C.S. Lewis’ radio addresses during WWII.  His book – Mere Christianity – was the result of these BBC radio talks.  

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Sweden Isn’t a Socialist Utopia – Swedish Journalist

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Stella
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Why Donald Trump is winning the argument about Muslim Immigration

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Stella

The past day we have been bombarded by the MSM, the White House, and both Republican and Democrat Presidential candidates with misinformation, bad information, insults and lies.  Ever since Donald Trump released his policy on Muslim immigration, heads are exploding … Continue reading →

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Pearl Harbor – We still remember

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Stella

On December 7, 1941, an event occurred which was horrific in itself, but one that also sealed the fate of the United States to war with Japan.

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Do You Remember September 5, 1972?

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Stella

WeeWeed just posted an article from the NYT, describing how two of the widows of men who were killed in Munich, as members of the Israeli Olympic team, after twenty years, finally see the photos taken at the scene, and … Continue reading →

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What a leader looks like

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Stella

Today is the anniversary of the birth of Winston Churchill.  Born to a peer of the British empire and an American socialite, Churchill rose to the pinnacle of world leadership.

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George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Stella

In 1789, we celebrated our first official Thanksgiving as a Nation.  On October 3, 1789, George Washington issued the Proclamation at the request of Congress.  Then, as now, there was controversy surrounding the necessity, or even the seemliness, for the … Continue reading →

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