December 7, 2010– Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. President Franklin Roosevelt’s stirring words 69 years ago (tomorrow) called America to war against the empire of Japan. But as I wrote on … Continue reading On Pearl Harbor Day
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History making news again
Just a random collection of news stories about where the past meets the present that caught my eye recently. These include the memorial statue for Martin Luther King, Jr.; ex-slaves of U.S. presidents forming their own community in downtown Washington; and a man lies his way into a book about the men who photographed the … Continue reading History making news again
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