American History | American History
Dec.05.2009
Hi Ann, I've Always Loved You was a catalyst to fascinating conversations pertaining to WWII. At age four, Germany and Japan were faraway places that existed somewhere in Outer Space, but I was too young to comprehend what was going on other than "something bad." Every night Father walked...
|
Nov.29.2009
The Great Exploitation Proliferation Chapter 16
The Stone that the builders rejected
The true story account of Nimrod’s reign and first world empire is profound. It is this act of building a tower to heaven that spawned many religions across the globe. I would go as far as to say that it is the...
|
Nov.19.2009
Once, while still in the U.S. Air Force, I discussed the issue of the need for world peace with someone very close to me. At one point, she very sincerely asked a question I had never considered: "What if peace comes and nobody wants it?"
I answered that if peace came and nobody wanted...
|
Sep.27.2009
The Great Exploitation Proliferation Chapter 7
I looked for positive remarks regarding the Federal reserve banking system. I found none, however, I did find interesting views on our income tax system. One interview with a former IRS agent and republican congressman Ron Paul. The interview was over...
|
|
Sep.05.2009
While investigations surrounding the death of Michael Jackson steadily progressed and media frenzy over different facets of his life continued, the great entertainer and philanthropist himself was laid to rest September 3, 2009, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Jackson's...
|
Sep.02.2009
When Mr. McCormack teaches about Paul Revere's Ride, I can swear there's a horse in the room. I make sure to check the bottoms of my shoes before going on to my next class.
It is the 1962-63 school year. I am in Mr. McCormack's seventh-grade American History class at Millburn (New Jersey) Junior...
|
Aug.04.2009
I had the humbling experience of hearing documentary filmmaker Ken Burns speak last night at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York.
All I can say is there have been very few occasions when I have been in the presence of true genius. Monday evening, beneath a nearly full moon, was...
|
Jul.10.2009
Time magazine's Joan Grillo made a very important statement in an article on Honduras this week. She said, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (who attempted to get the constitution changed to allow him to run for office again even after his government, courts, and military said no, and was...
|
Jun.22.2009
(c) Jeanne Powell 2009"Rev. Jackson's Tears"(All Rights Reserved )
So much to celebrate last November 5th, the day after America's 2008 national election. The Chicago audience was giddy with excitement as the incoming president spoke. No reason to notice an older man standing quietly in the...
|
Jun.12.2009
The following is presented in honor of Juneteenth, the traditional commemoration of the celebration that dates back to June19, 1865, when African-American slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned for the first time about the Emancipation Proclamation that had been issued to free them two years earlier...
|