On 4 Nov 1956, following nearly 2 weeks of protest & political instability in Hungary, Soviet tanks & troops viciously crushed the protests. Thousands were killed & wounded, and nearly a quarter-million Hungarians fled the country. The...
On 1 Nov 1952, the US detonated the world’s first thermonuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb (or H-bomb), on Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific. The test gave us a short-lived advantage in the nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. Following the...
On 31 Oct 1941, USS Reuben James (DD-245)—a post-WWI four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer—was the first US Navy ship sunk by hostile action in WWII—this before the US entered the war. Upon the outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939, she joined...
Each day the number of convoys leaving Iraq is growing as the political requirement that we withdraw approaches. In one sense, we have no option, as withdrawal by the end of this year was agreed upon at the political level. However, leaving before...
The Prez says we’ll be totally out of Iraq by Christmas. That’s a bit dangerous, as Iran is in position and motivated to interfere in a major way, especially once we’re gone. Granted that Iraqi leaders have the decision, but both...
Okay, we’re not sure what the Occupy Wall St types are for, but they’re definitely against the huge salaries the top CEOs make. Maybe they’d like a law that puts a maximum amount of money anyone can make in a year. Once you hit that max you have to...
Walker Police Officer Trevor Slot was killed last week as he was attempting to place spike strips on a freeway off-ramp to stop the escape of two bank robbers. The robbers were firing rifles at pursuing police officers. They hit Officer Slot with...
On 19 Oct 1965, North Vietnamese troops launch a major assault on US and South Vietnamese Special Forces Camp at Plei Me in the Central Highlands, 215 miles north of Saigon. During a week of savage fighting, defenders of the besieged outpost, manned...
The front page of the Washington Post today shows a bearded, long-haired hippie guy tackling a uniformed policeman from behind as a flower-child lady looks on approvingly. Below the photo is the caption for the story, “Obama looks to harness...
On 8 Oct 1918, during WWI, Corporal Alvin C. York killed over 20 German soldiers and captured an additional 132 at the head of a small patrol in the Argonne Forest near the Meuse River in France. He was later promoted to sergeant and awarded the...