Connecting the past to the present.
74 years ago today, a bunch of mostly 17 to 21 year olds stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima in what would become one of the bloodiest battles in human history. Here are a few things you may not have known about the battle of Iwo Jima: 1. 1/3 of all Congressional medals of honor awarded […]
Read More Today is the 74th Anniversary of the Start of the Battle of Iwo JimaMy home state of Oregon just celebrated its 160th birthday this month, while also receiving an A+ in a subject that helps to define the character and culture of this beautiful land: recycling. A report issued earlier this month indicated that in 2018, 90 percent of all cans and bottles sold in Oregon were returned […]
Read More Richard Chambers: Father of the Bottle Bill210 years ago today, in a one room log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky, one of the greatest Americans to ever live, Abraham Lincoln was born. Over a century and a half after his death, President Lincoln is still all around us. He has more things named after him in America than anyone but George Washington. […]
Read More Abraham Lincoln, the Teacher59 years ago today, one of the largest manhunts in American history was underway as police tried to figure out what happened to the missing Adolph Coors III, the 44 year old father of four and heir to the beer dynasty of his family’s name. Little did the hundreds of police, F.B.I., and volunteers who […]
Read More The Killing of Adolph Coors III25 years ago today, February 5, 1994, Byron De La Beckwith was finally convicted for the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Evers was killed on June 12, 1963. It was a seminal moment in the American civil rights movement. Evers was born in 1925 in Decatur, Mississippi. When he was fourteen, Evers witnessed […]
Read More The Long and Slow Road To Justice in MississippiAnother football season became became part of history yesterday. Many people spent today complaining about the lack of offensive excitement in the game, arguing about the halftime show and which were the best commercials, or bemoaning the fact that they had to watch the Patriots, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady when another Lombardi trophy. […]
Read More Football, Like America, is Great When Everyone Gets a Chance60 years ago today was one of the saddest in music, and American history. Three of the biggest young stars of the newly born “rock and roll” were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, only about six miles from where they took off. Jay “The Big Bopper” Richardson was 28, Buddy Holly […]
Read More After the Music Dies“Born down in a dead man’s town the first kick was when I hit the ground you end up like a dog that’s been beat too much til you spend half your life just covering up….. Born in the U.S.A.” Bruce Springsteen did not write his 1984 mournful ode to veterans “Born in the U.S.A.” […]
Read More Kill or Be Killed: The Eddie Slovik Story100 years ago today, Fred Korematsu was born. He was an American. He was a patriot. He was jailed because of where his parents were born. Mr. Korematsu was born in Oakland, California on January 30 1919. When he turned 18, he tried to join the National Guard and Coast Guard, but was rejected by […]
Read More Fred Korematsu Day, a Celebration of a Fighter For Our LibertyHappy birthday to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In addition to being our longest serving President, he led us through two of our darkest chapters: The Great Depression and World War Two. Regardless of what one thinks of Roosevelt’s presidency or policies, this man deserves a lot of credit for his toughness and ability to fight […]
Read More Happy Birthday to Franklin D. Roosevelt, America’s Light in the Darkest of Times