On 12 July 1862, President Lincoln authorized the awarding of a US Army Medal of Honor, in the name of Congress, “to such noncommissioned officers and privates as shall most distinguish themselves by their gallantry in action, and other...
Among the bills approved by the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee this past week was one that would authorize VA health care for people stationed at Camp Lejeune 1957-1987, when the base’s water is now known to have been contaminated with...
A recent press item said that Israeli authorities used Facebook to monitor plans of folks hostile to Israel; they compiled a list of over 300 names. Authorities then stopped dozens of pro-Palestinian activists from boarding Israel-bound flights in...
The federal govt released a report on the economy—you know, the one they’re saying is good and getting better—that one. The report, written by the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, a group of 3 economists who were hand-picked by the pres...
On 3 Jul 1863, the 3rd day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pickett’s charge, Gen Robert Lee’s last attempt at breaking the Union line, ended in disaster, ending most decisive battle of our Civil War. On 1 July, Confederates marched into...
Our current president is, well, gaffe prone. While addressing the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division he said: “Throughout my service, first as a senator and then as a presidential candidate and then as a president, I’ve always run into you...
On 24 June 1948, the Soviet Union blocked all ground traffic to and from West Berlin. The Western allies were angered, especially the US. President Truman took two days to consider alternatives—which most feared could include war. On 26 June we...
Korea, a former Japanese possession, had been divided into zones of occupation following WW II. US forces accepted the surrender of Japanese forces in southern Korea, while Soviet forces did the same in the north. Like in Germany, however, the...
On 22 June 1944, during WWII, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the GI Bill, an unprecedented act to compensate military members –known as GIs–for their efforts in WW II. As the last of his sweeping New Deal reforms, Roosevelt created...
21 June 1788 the US Constitution came into effect as the 9th state ratified it. The Constitution is great document, but it didn’t spring, supported by all, from the minds of a few patriots. After the Revolutionary War ended a Convention met at...