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Norwegian Sven Magnus Carlsen retains his World Chess Championship! Go Norway!!

So this week I discovered another Norwegian writer Jorgen Brekke, who I really like, and another blues artist Magnus Berg whose music will find a home in my music library! Then today I read that the reigning World Chess Champion Norwegian Magnus Carlsen retained his title by defeating challenger Viswanathan Anand. …

On this date Nov 12, 1892 – Who??? Became the First Pro Football Player!!

If someone asked my this morning who William Heffelfinger was, I wouldn’t have known – do you?? Well, like I said I didn’t know until I read at Wikipedia that….. ….On November 12, 1892, Heffelfinger was paid $25 for his expenses and a bonus of $500 (far above and beyond even …

Can Progressives Win the Hearts and Minds of Average Americans and Change the World?? I Hope!!

This afternoon I visited Truthdig, the first post I saw was the following, expressing similar thoughts to those that I wrote about this morning!! This Democratic Party Is Going Nowhere. Can Progressives Take it Over and Change the World? Tuesday’s crushing defeat of the centrist Clinton/Obama Democratic Party provides an …

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 …

Pop Quiz – Can You Identify the Counties of Central America?? I always confuse a couple!

The reason for the quiz is that on this day, November 5th in 1838 the Federal Republic of Central America began to disintegrate when Nicaragua separated from the Federation – more to come…Click on the title to take the quiz! [mtouchquiz 1]

This Date in History – November 3, 1816 – Confederate General Jubal A. Early was born! July 1864 Early's Troops head toward Washington!

So through the years, even though I was not a fan of the Confederacy, because of the slavery issue, I have been more fascinated and interested in its generals than those of the north. Most of the biographies that I have read about Civil War generals have been about Confederate …

Oct. 29, 1923 Turkey becomes a Republic, plus a connection to the Cuban Missile Crisis!

On October 29 in 1923, Turkey officially became a republic, after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. From Wikipedia: Following WWI, the huge conglomeration of territories and peoples that formerly comprised the Ottoman Empire was divided into several new states.[20] The Turkish War of Independence (1919–1922), initiated by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk …

This Date in History – Oct 22, 1777 The Battle of Red Bank fought, not far down the Delaware River from us!!

On October 22, 1777 a Revolutionary War battle was fought just a little way down the Delaware River from our home, in Red Bank – now National Park., NJ. At that time Fort Mercer,named for Brigadier General Hugh Mercer who was killed earlier in the year at the Battle of …

This Date in History – October 20, 1941 – The Tragic Kragujevac Massacre (Serbia)

Saturday October 18th was International Necktie Day, celebrated in Croatia, the home of the necktie and several cities around the world. As a result, I wrote a little about Croatia. Today is the 73 rd anniversary of a horrific event that occurred in Serbia, which lies east of Croatia, and …

Exploring The Right Wing and the Ebola Virus – Balderdash!

So I paid a visit to the website Right Wing Watch, where People For the American Way monitors the activities of the right-wing movement, to see what the Right has to say about the Ebola virus!! Here’s a recap of what I found! John Hagee, televangelist and Christians United For …

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