Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. —John F. Kennedy Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. —John F. Kennedy And so, my fellow Americans, ask … Continue reading
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November 22, 1963 07:00:00 AM – JD Tippit begins Tour of Duty at Southwest substation at 4020 West Illinois Ave 07:17:00 AM – Linnie Mae Randle (Paine neighbor) sees Lee Harvey Oswald carrying a long paper bag 07:23:00 AM – … Continue reading
Mysterious new hidden chamber discovered in Egypt’s Great Pyramid The purpose of the chamber is unclear, and it’s not yet known whether it was built with a function in mind From www.cbsnews.com – Link to Original Article. Egypt’s Great Pyramid … Continue reading
Experts May Have Found ‘Nude Mona Lisa’ Sketched By Leonardo Da Vinci Before His Famous Painting If you have ever seen Leonardo da Vinci’s works, you know just how breathtaking they are. The Renaissance man was a jack-of-all-trades, and when … Continue reading
INSPIRATION, Staring Audrey Munson Tells of the wonderful adventures of a country girl — adrift in a great city — who overcomes every obstacle and becomes the most famous model in the world. Published in the US in 1915 by … Continue reading
In the fictional world of Saving Jackie K, the novel explores a scenario where JFK assassins botched their mission, killing First Lady Jackie Kennedy by mistake. This tragic outcome catapults the US into a chronic war with the Soviet Union. … Continue reading
The Battle of Midway is a 1942 American documentary film short directed by John Ford. It is a montage of color footage of the Battle of Midway with voice-overs of various narrators, including Johnny Governali, Donald Crisp, Henry Fonda, and … Continue reading
Henry the Navigator Henry the Navigator is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discoveries. Henry attracted to the city of Sagres on Portugal’s southwestern tip the leading navigators, map makers and thinkers … Continue reading
Maps Suggest Marco Polo May Have “Discovered” America For a guy who claimed to spend 17 years in China as a confidant of Kublai Khan, Marco Polo left a surprisingly skimpy paper trail. No Asian sources mention the footloose Italian. … Continue reading
Christopher Columbus Journal Adisposition and the proper method of converting them to our holy faith; and furthermore directed that I should not proceed by land to the East, as is customary, but by a Westerly route, in which direction we … Continue reading
Norman Rockwell could not have done better Three friends take a joyride on their “new” vehicle, Ohio, circa 1924 Look at the oil lamp headlights! Look at the Expressions – Such emotions! This vehicle is International Harvester, 1912-14 highwheeler, used … Continue reading
Eyewitness Pickett’s Charge From 40th New York Infantry David Coon enlisted in the 40th New York Infantry regiment in Syracuse in 1861 at age 16. He was wounded at Chancellorsville in May 1863 and again at The Battle of Gettysburg … Continue reading
Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th President of the United States Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower – October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969, was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961, and the last U.S. President to have … Continue reading
Games from 1950’s and 1960’s Fundraising by playing games from the 50’s and 60’s. Children today are very interested in how there parents played when they were kids. Parents are nostalgic for their own youth. A great fundraiser can combine … Continue reading
Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the Nation As a Word Clowd January 17, 1961 Eisenhower’s farewell address was the final public speech of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States, delivered in a television broadcast on January 17, 1961. … Continue reading