Personal Appearance – FB LIVE AND RADIO
Michael Ross talks about his historical fiction series Across the Great Divide. Don’t miss it! 8:30pm
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Female Snipers
Some might think that being essentially a professional killer would be predominately a male job – and perhaps by numbers, it is. That perception is slowly changing, as women fill more jobs in the military previously reserved for men. Though … Continued
Kyiv – city of sorrows, the city of the brave
Kyiv is no stranger to war, cruelty, and misery. The latest Russian invasion is but one more example of how the city’s location and resources have placed it center stage in a European tug of war over who will control, govern, and determine the future of the Ukrainian people.
Black History: Did you know Alexander Augusta?
Abraham Lincoln’s views regarding blacks, slavery, and civil rights for non-whites were not static but evolved over time. He was never a supporter of slavery, but wasn’t willing to sacrifice the Union to completely abolish it – he took a … Continued
Did you know… Anne Tracey Morgan?
The American volunteers had to pay their own way (the equivalent of $27, 692 today ) and make a six-month commitment. Many doctors and nurses as well as women who were simply another pair of hands volunteered and worked alongside French women whose homes, husbands, and livelihoods had been lost to rebuild. Anne was a tireless force, raising funds, providing administration, and raising the consciousness of the needs.
The Day That Will live in Infamy – A personal view
When the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, the USS California was two ships away from the USS Arizona.
Around the World – in *How* many days?!
Many people have heard of Jules Verne’s book, Around the World in Eighty Days. At the time it was written, without air travel, the idea of traveling around the world in two and a half months seemed preposterous. The book, … Continued
All aboard – Railroads – the Chinese contribution
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In the fall of 1868, Charles Crocker estimated that 10,000 Chinese, 1,000 whites, and “any number” of Native Americans worked for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Kindness – the impact of a janitor
“Who’s Annie?” the doctor asked. Annie was a young girl brought in here because she was incorrigible—nobody could do anything with her. She’d bite and scream and throw her food at people. The doctors and nurses couldn’t even examine her or anything. I’d see them trying with her spitting and scratching at them. “I was only a few years younger than her myself, and I used to think, ‘I sure would hate to be locked up in a cage-like that.’ I wanted to help her, but I didn’t have any idea what I could do. I mean, if the doctors and nurses couldn’t help her, what could someone like me do?
We will never forget? But have we? Could 9/11 happen again?
9/11 – do we remember? Or will history repeat?