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Not So Different Eras

It’s funny how people we think of as being from very different eras, can actually be from the same era. That’s because we view then from the window of accomplishments, martyrdoms, or heroics, rather than looking at the era they … Continue reading

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The Mystery of Flight 629

United Air Lines Flight 629, registration N37559, was a Douglas DC-6B aircraft also known as “Mainliner Denver.” The regular route for the flight was from New York City to Portland, Oregon, and then on to Seattle, Washington. Continue reading

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Boycotting Jewish Shops

On January 30, 1933, President Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor of Germany. It wasn’t because of any Continue reading

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Strikebreakers

In 1885, coal miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming Territory were trying to unionize, and were trying to strike for better working conditions, but the Union Pacific Railroad company had been besting them in their efforts for a long time. In … Continue reading

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Victory

Tonight we received the news that Usama Bin Laden is dead. As I look back over the last decade, I am amazed at how much has changed. We are a different country than we were before this evil man came … Continue reading

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