Category Archives: History
Nuclear Tests
It was 60 years ago today that the United States detonated a 1.7 kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel at the Nevada Test Site. The test, known as Rainier part of a series of nuclear weapons safety
Nuclear Tests
It was 60 years ago today that the United States detonated a 1.7 kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel at the Nevada Test Site. The test, known as Rainier part of a series of nuclear weapons safety
The World Trade Center Remembered
Once again September 11 is a day of tragedy. As our thoughts and hearts go out to all affected by the devastation of Hurricane Irma and Harvey let us pause to remember the victims of 9/11 on this 16th anniversary.
The World Trade Center Remembered
Once again September 11 is a day of tragedy. As our thoughts and hearts go out to all affected by the devastation of Hurricane Irma and Harvey let us pause to remember the victims of 9/11 on this 16th anniversary.
Living History-Civil War Centennial and the Civil Rights Movement
My Mad Men era childhood vacations were often spent visiting the past. On weekends and school holidays I traipsed through countless creaky old historical houses of men who helped make America great, curiously observed colonial cobblers and blacksmiths hard at
Living History-Civil War Centennial and the Civil Rights Movement
My Mad Men era childhood vacations were often spent visiting the past. On weekends and school holidays I traipsed through countless creaky old historical houses of men who helped make America great, curiously observed colonial cobblers and blacksmiths hard at
I Was a Johnny Reb
As the battle rages across the US over the fate of Confederate monuments and Rebel flags are being furled up tucked away in attics where they belong, it’s time for this Yankee to come clean. I was once a proud,
I Was a Johnny Reb
As the battle rages across the US over the fate of Confederate monuments and Rebel flags are being furled up tucked away in attics where they belong, it’s time for this Yankee to come clean. I was once a proud,
Charlottesville Has Made the Past Present For Jews
Past has become present in the most horrifying way. When I see the Nazi flag that symbol of the Third Reich being waved proudly through the streets of Charlottesville, all I can see is a little Polish boy, homeless, hungry
Charlottesville Has Made the Past Present For Jews
Past has become present in the most horrifying way. When I see the Nazi flag that symbol of the Third Reich being waved proudly through the streets of Charlottesville, all I can see is a little Polish boy, homeless, hungry
History – Attention Must Be Paid: Listening to Charlottesville
There’s no way to whitewash this – it’s time to pay attention to history again. History played out in front of us all this past weekend and we could not look away from the vile images. Angry people carrying torches
History – Attention Must Be Paid: Listening to Charlottesville
There’s no way to whitewash this – it’s time to pay attention to history again. History played out in front of us all this past weekend and we could not look away from the vile images. Angry people carrying torches
What Happened To America’s Trains Of Tomorrow?
Americas great trains of tomorrow are a thing of the past; progress on our trains system seems to have been derailed. Once on the fast track, American trains can’t even compete. The development of our rail transit has made little
What Happened To America’s Trains Of Tomorrow?
Americas great trains of tomorrow are a thing of the past; progress on our trains system seems to have been derailed. Once on the fast track, American trains can’t even compete. The development of our rail transit has made little
Fire and Fury and The Rain of Ruin
Donald Trump’s thunderous threat to North Korea warning of the “Fire and fury like the world has never seen” is uncomfortably familiar. This uncanny echo has been heard before and no, not from Kim Jong-un and his blustering Korean
Fire and Fury and The Rain of Ruin
Donald Trump’s thunderous threat to North Korea warning of the “Fire and fury like the world has never seen” is uncomfortably familiar. This uncanny echo has been heard before and no, not from Kim Jong-un and his blustering Korean
Americas Trains Derailed – LIRR, Dashing Dan and the The Summer From Hell
Americas train systems are off the rails. New York train commuters were told to be braced for the “Summer from Hell.” It was to be a summer of heat, humidity and horrible train service. After years of increasingly poor service,
Americas Trains Derailed – LIRR, Dashing Dan and the The Summer From Hell
Americas train systems are off the rails. New York train commuters were told to be braced for the “Summer from Hell.” It was to be a summer of heat, humidity and horrible train service. After years of increasingly poor service,
Immigration- RAISE Act or Race Act…You Decide
Only In TrumpLand does Lady Liberty lament : “Give me your xenophobes, your angry, your middle masses yearning to be free of those damn foreigners….” Donald Trump has been busy recently taking up the case of oppressed white people first
Immigration- RAISE Act or Race Act…You Decide
Only In TrumpLand does Lady Liberty lament : “Give me your xenophobes, your angry, your middle masses yearning to be free of those damn foreigners….” Donald Trump has been busy recently taking up the case of oppressed white people first
