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The “Americans United” Party Part 1!! The Time has Come to Unite and Move Forward!

Back in the 1970s Richard Nixon called for the “Silent Majority” to step forward to stop the loud minority of Vietnam war protestors, those who he saw as trying to destroy America, while we saw ourselves as the ones trying to save America! Today I belive that the roles are…

Yesterday’s Election of Evo Morales leads to an exploration of his country Bolivia!!

Yesterday Bolivians voice their support for President Evo Morales and elected him to his third term in office. Unlike many Americans,(wink, wink) I have not followed the affairs of Bolivia that closely over the last eight years so I don’t know that much about the man or what he has…

On this Day in History September 20th – Let’s Visit Georgia, Azerbaijan and Central African Republic!

One of the aspects of my job at Lippincott Jacobs the I really enjoyed was making maps to be included in various reports. Typically, they were environmental maps showing the soils, geology, or the drainage areas on an around the area of a proposed project. To develop these maps I…

This Day in Music – Birthdays for Bill Medley, and “Mama” Cass Elliot -two of the best voices ever!

Included in today’s birthdays are: Bill Medley (The Righteous Brothers) 1940 Cass Elliot 1941 (died July 29, 1974 – 32 years old) David Bromberg 1945 There are voices and then there are VOICES and for me Bill Medley is the later. From the early days with The Righteous Brothers…

On this Date in History – August 19, 1953 The US and British orchestrated Iranian coup d’état .

The Iranian coup d’etat which occurred on today’s date in 1953 had a profound impact on both the Iranian people and the United States. While the negative impacts of the coup were felt by the Iranian people from the beginning, the US really didn’t feel the impacts until the 1979 Iranian Islamic…

On this Date in History – August 11, 1942 – US Patent granted to Hedy Lamarr for “Secret Communication System”!

On August 11, 1942, U.S. Patent 2,292,387 for the “Secret Communications System” was granted to George Anthiel and his neighbor Hedy Kiesler Markey who was better known as actress Hedy Lamarr. Lamarr was once called the “most beautiful woman in Europe,” and often referred to as the most gorgeous and exotic of Hollywood’s leading ladies! The patent…

Today in History – July 31, 1200 – Byzantine’s Game of “Broken”Thrones starring John “the Fat” Komnenos

On this day in the year 1201 or 1200? John Komnenos nicknamed “the Fat” attempted to usurp the imperial Byzantine throne from Alexios III Angelos – pizza (- sorry my mind just thinks pizza when it hears Angelos) Below is a map of the Byzantine Empire *circa 1204….. John’s coup was…

Say “Happy Birthday, Gracie” – “Happy Birthday, Gracie” – It’s Gracie Allen’s Birthday – July 26,1895!!

So on this date in 1895, yes, you read that right,1895, one of the great comic actors of all time was born, Gracie Allen. From the time she began performing with her husband George Burns in vaudeville in 1922, until they finished production on their TV show in 1958, Americans…

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The “Americans United” Party Part 1!! The Time has Come to Unite and Move Forward!

Yesterday’s Election of Evo Morales leads to an exploration of his country Bolivia!!

On this Day in History September 20th – Let’s Visit Georgia, Azerbaijan and Central African Republic!

This Day in Music – Birthdays for Bill Medley, and “Mama” Cass Elliot -two of the best voices ever!

On this Date in History – August 19, 1953 The US and British orchestrated Iranian coup d’état .

On this Date in History – August 11, 1942 – US Patent granted to Hedy Lamarr for “Secret Communication System”!

Today in History – July 31, 1200 – Byzantine’s Game of “Broken”Thrones starring John “the Fat” Komnenos

Say “Happy Birthday, Gracie” – “Happy Birthday, Gracie” – It’s Gracie Allen’s Birthday – July 26,1895!!

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