Category Archives: history

Yesterday in History XX

Posted on August 14, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Construction Begins on the Berlin Wall (August 13, 1961) Beginning at midnight on the 13th August 1961, East German police and army began to close the border with West Berlin. This was a very big deal then. It would, of course, exist … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History XIX

Posted on August 13, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Salman Rushdie Attacked (August 12, 2022) Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was … Continue reading →

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I Found This Photo on Facebook

Posted on August 13, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Montségur

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Shh! It’s a Secret…

Posted on August 12, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Nuclear Weapons? “I have built a nuclear, a weapon, I have built a weapon system that nobody’s ever had in this country before,” Trump said in an interview with journalist Bob Woodward for his book published this week. “We have stuff that … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Heaven Here on Earth

Posted on August 11, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Olivia Newton-John (September 26, 1948 – August 8, 2022) After years of struggle with Cancer, Olivia Newton-John is now at peace. She was an angel, at least to me. Her birth chart doesn’t show the specifics of her battle, but … Continue reading →

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“You Want the Truth? You Can’t Handle the Truth!”

Posted on August 11, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Pleading the Fifth Amendment Oh, the irony of it all. Why plead the 5th, if you’re innocent? And here we thought that only the Mob did that. Hmm.

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Is This Donald Trump’s Waterloo?

Posted on August 10, 2022 by cdsmiller17

FBI Raid Mar-a-Lago (August 8, 2022) Of all the things that Donald Trump has allegedly committed as the 45th president of the United States, this ‘raid’ may be the only thing that sticks. And yet, what a fiasco! “When the … Continue reading →

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Witch Hunt?! Which Hunt is That, Then?

Posted on August 10, 2022 by cdsmiller17

It’s More Like a Fox Hunt Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war. William Shakespeare (Julius Caesar Act III, Scene 1)

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Yesterday in History XVIII

Posted on August 9, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Richard Nixon Announces His Resignation (August 8, 1974) On This Day in 1974: U.S. president Richard Nixon announces his resignation following the Watergate scandal. It’s hard to believe that this event was 48 years ago. Sometimes, it feels like yesterday. … Continue reading →

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An Echo in Time, from 1853-56: the Crimean War

Posted on August 7, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Charge of the Light Brigade (October 25, 1854) Although this was a short skirmish from the larger Battle of Balaclava, it made an impression on the British mindset in Crimea, and might be why the West hesitated to stop Putin … Continue reading →

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