Bertrand Arthur William Russell was born at Ravenscroft in Wales on this day in 1872, but raised at London after his parents’ deaths. Tutored at home, he entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1890, distinguishing himself in mathematics and philosophy. During WW I he campaigned against British involvement and was imprisoned … Continue reading
On this day in 1792, 24 brokers, merchants, and auctioneers gathered under a buttonwood tree in Manhattan’s Castle Garden (now Battery Park) and signed a very brief document known as the Buttonwood Agreement. A quarter century later it was incorporated as the New York Stock and Exchange Board, four of … Continue reading
RELEASE NUMBER: 090514-01 DATE POSTED: MAY 14, 2009 PRESS RELEASE: Army Ranger killed in action U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, May 14, 2009) — An Army Ranger died May 13 while conducting combat operations in Central Iraq while serving with 3rd … Continue reading
I had the displeasure of watching C-SPAN today, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s Judiciary Sub-Committee on Administrative Oversight. He and his colleagues (“The Left”) have decided that a Bi-Partisan committee should investigate whether or not the Bush Administration’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) violated the law when they gave legal advice … Continue reading
There is a story making its rounds on the Internet about a fellow Currahee 2LT Brian Brennan of the 101st Airborne who was wounded in Afghanistan a year ago. The reason for all the hoopla is that the soldier woke from a coma a year later, after hearing the word … Continue reading
Harry S. Truman was born at Lamar, Missouri on this day in 1884. After high school he worked as a bank clerk, but prospects were bleak and he came home to the farm. He fought in World War I, returned home, married Bess, and became a haberdasher. When that business … Continue reading
Sigismund Schlomo Freud was born at Freiburg, now part of the Czech Republic, on this day in 1856. Sigmund’s mother was twenty years younger than his father, younger than his step-brother, and Sigmund was an uncle on the day he was born. After the recession of 1865 the family moved … Continue reading
Secret U.S.-Israel nuclear accord in jeopardy. This was the head line of the Washington Times (I get the e-edition) this morning. The article written by Eli Lake goes on to say, that “…President Obama’s efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons threaten to expose and derail a 40-year-old secret U.S. … Continue reading
Dear Family Members: Sorry that it has taken so long to get this uploaded; however here is the video from Alex’s birthday. [View:http://axcess.me/video/alexbday2009.wmv:320:240] Hope you enjoy, if you have problems viewing, please let me know. You can also download the video directly to your computer by using this link. (Hint: … Continue reading
Oliver Cromwell was born at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England on this day in 1599. Educated at Huntingdon Grammar School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, he returned home to marry and served a term in Parliament before a conflict with the gentry forced him to leave town, and apparently led to his … Continue reading