Category Archives: History

Heavy Metal History

Posted on July 3, 2011 by alan

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.

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50 years of manned space flight

Posted on April 12, 2011 by alan

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 →

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Happy Birthday 1911!

Posted on March 29, 2011 by alan

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).

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The US Surgeon General is an idiot

Posted on March 15, 2011 by alan

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 →

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Jimmy Carter: Union Buster?

Posted on March 13, 2011 by alan

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 →

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Then and Now, compare and contrast.

Posted on March 8, 2011 by alan

It really was a different world.

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Remember the Alamo!

Posted on March 6, 2011 by alan

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 →

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QOTD: NO HOPE!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by alan

Via SayUncle: Sweet, sweet words: “The left has permanently lost the argument on gun control.” Like SayUncle says, gun control isn’t a left thing specifically. There are plenty of useful idiots all over the various political spectrum that think … Continue reading →

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Oleg on Collective Punishment

Posted on February 28, 2011 by alan

It’s interesting how the people who used to live in glorious worker’s paradises are socialism’s harshest critics.

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NFL Reagan Tribute

Posted on February 6, 2011 by alan

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