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Immigration Act of 1917 – (February 5, 1917)

Immigration Act of 1917 (aka the Asiatic Barred Zone Act) We all know that one of the main issues that has plagued the last several Congresses has been illegal immigration. The furor mostly surrounds the flow of immigrants across the Mexican border into the US. The immigrants are not …

Voyager: Cailyn's voyage through our Solar System!

Voyager – Cailyn (Lloyd) – Released January 2015 Several weeks ago, I took a trip through space courtesy of the music of John Serrie and his album Day Star. Over the last week I have traveled through our own solar system tracing the travels of the Voyager ship, via …

Imbolc – Let's Celebrate the Arrival of Spring!!

Imbolc – Gaelic Festival Marking the Arrival of Spring (February 1 – 3) Back in 1968, Phil Ochs wrote these words about the Vietnam War, in what may be his most popular song “The War is Over” …… Silent soldiers on a silver screen Framed in fantasies and dragged in …

Jimmy Cobb – The Original Mob

Jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb turns 86 years young today, January 20, 2015! Cobb is best known for his time with Miles Davis, during which he played on Davis’ Kind of Blue (1959), which is considered by many to be “the quintessential jazz record”. Cobb was a member of Miles’ rhythm section …

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 …

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