Wednesday, February 19, 2020

[Illustrations] Everyday Life in 1923 Northern Vietnam Through 10 Rare Sketches

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  Special Services Depot, Phan Dinh Phung/Cong Ly, Saigon It was a simpler time in Vietnam 100 years ago — just people going abou...

Meet Ta Anh Dung, The One Legged Martial Arts Master of Tao Dan Park, Saigon

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If you’re a frequent visitor of Saigon's Tao Dan Park, you might have crossed paths with a martial artist who can usually be spotted ...

The Presidential Campaign of 1860: Mostly about Tariffs versus Free Trade rather than Slavery

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  My G, G Grandfather - Tariff Must Be Reduced Mr.Pippen adverted to the importance of the present election - important in many re...
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Gilbert, Edmund Scientific, and the Post-War Flowering of American Techno-Industrial Virtuosity: A Pre-Enstupidation View

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Via Fred   It was 1953 in the white newly prosperous suburbs of Arlington, Virginia, just outside the Yankee Capital. I was eight, ...
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Kent State Marks 50th Anniversary Of Vietnam Protest Tragedy. They Pay $83,000 For A Speaker: Jane Fonda

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Via Billy On May 4, 1970, during a huge protest against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war at Kent State University, Ohio National Gu...
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Three Polls

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Dick Morris: Trump's Approval Rating at All-Time High New Emerson Poll Shows Trump on Solid Ground, Provides More Warning Signs f...
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Candace Owens speaks to crowd of over 2,000 at San Diego County Republican event

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You Have to See It: A Robber Hits a Kentucky Restaurant Where the Only Two Customers Are Both Armed (Video)

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Via Billy On Saturday night, a masked thief entered a restaurant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky and got more than he bargained for. Accor...

The Redacted Testimony That Fully Explains Why General MacArthur Was Fired Far beyond being insubordinate, the military leader seemed to not grasp the consequences of his desired strategy

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Via Rick Harry Truman’s decision to fire Douglas MacArthur at the height of the Korean War in April 1951 shocked the American politica...

Bloomberg on Gun Control, Ammo & Gun Ban Bingo!

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Via Jacob We typically try to keep things fairly apolitical here at the blog. But this week, I know a lot of our fellow staunch 2nd Am...