Illegal foundings have a big role in American culture … remember Moses? And then, there was that other Jew raised by a good American family …[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Misc.’
August 12th, 2018 - 2:48 am § in Misc.
Crocodiles Climb Trees!
Watch Out Below! Vladimir Dinets, a research assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee have shown that crocodiles in Australia, Africa and North America can climb trees.[...]
July 27th, 2018 - 4:56 am § in Misc.
End of Korean War
The armistice of July 27, 1953 ended the Korean War. North Korea today marks the 63rd anniversary of Korean war armistice A North Korean student choir sing as part of the celebrations at Kim Il-sung Square. Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP Emotional North Korean war veterans watch a parade celebrating the[...]
July 21st, 2018 - 9:10 am § in Misc.
Seventh Anniversary of Last Landing
Last flight, last landing, July 21, 2011 .. clickme for more[...]
July 19th, 2018 - 1:21 am § in Misc.
430 years ago today, the Spanish Armada was defeated
On Jun 6 2014 the last Spanish Aircraft carrier was decommissioned. It is hard to remember an era when the world’s dominant navies were Spanish. Dutch, and British.[...]
July 17th, 2018 - 5:17 am § in Misc.
Arrival of the Portland .. Why we have Seafair
The Golden Potlatch Festival was organized and held July 17 – 22, 1911 by the Seattle Carnival Association The slogan: “A hot time at a cool festival.” July 17th was chosen as the date when, in 1897, two tons of gold arrived in Seattle from the Yukon on the steamship Portland. A mile-long [...]
July 16th, 2018 - 12:05 pm § in Misc.
ORIGINS of the NIH: July 16, 1798 US establishes the Public Health Service
Chronology of Events 1700 | 1800 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 1700 1798 The Marine Hospital Service was established with the July 16 signing by President John Adams of an act for the relief of sick and disabled […][...]