Happy 236th Birthday, Marines!
Semper Fi.
Category Archives: History
1936 Assembly Line
London Streets, 1903
Lots of horse poop and some dangerously overloaded wagons.
Heavy Metal History
Iced Earth’s Gettysburg 1863 Here’s the view from the Seminary Ridge looking north toward Cemetery Ridge where the Union army waited on July 3rd, 1863.
50 years of manned space flight
Fifty years ago today, Yuri Gagarin rode the Vostok 1 into history as the first man in space.* *I think it’s funny that the Wikipedia article on the Vostok 1 says, “first known human spaceflight in history”. I guess someone … Continue reading
Happy Birthday 1911!
100 Years old today. Following its success in trials, the Colt pistol was formally adopted by the Army on March 29, 1911, thus gaining its designation, M1911 (Model 1911).
The US Surgeon General is an idiot
How do I know she’s an idiot? Because she said this today: U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin was in the Bay Area touring a peninsula hospital. NBC Bay Area reporter Damian Trujillo asked her about the run on tablets and … Continue reading
Jimmy Carter: Union Buster?
Yet another reason Carter is no longer the worst president ever. It is time to set the record straight and give Carter credit where credit is due: Jimmy Carter was the nation’s biggest union-busting president in the 20th century. Can … Continue reading
Then and Now, compare and contrast.
It really was a different world.
Remember the Alamo!
Over at Blackfork, Robert live blogged the final day. The Alamo was a tactical win for the Mexican army but a strategic defeat because it rallied people to the Texas cause and lead directly to the defeat and capture of … Continue reading