“It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising sovereignty. Usurpation is then an easy attainment, and a usurper soon found. The people themselves become the willing instruments of their own debasement and ruin. Let us, then, look to the great cause,…
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The Current State of History Present
Dropping a post to update my status. In my professional life, I provide goods and services that support critical industries (power gen, other utilities, hospital maintenance, etc.) We, like many of you, have been incredibly busy over the last several months. Unfortunately for the blog, the outbreak coincided with my need to re-image History Present.
RNAS Dunino – in the shadow of St. Andrews.
Originally posted on Aviation Trails:
Continuing on in Trail 53, Scotland’s east coast, we visit another Royal Naval Air Station, this one, a satellite of RNAS Crail, is not quite so well preserved. However, with that said, a number of buildings do still exist, and whilst most are on private land, some are visible from…
Flyvergrave på Skagen kirkegård
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The History of the Alamo: Mission to Fort
Originally posted on Still Current:
? Ron Current ? By the end of 15th century Span had claimed for itself all of South and Central America and as far north in North American as California, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Kansas. But claiming these lands and controlling them were two totally a different matters. ? The…
11th Airborne Paratrooper – Melvin Garten
Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper:
Col. Melvin Garten Wednesday, July 04, 2018 Media’s self-importance never dies An Associated Press photographer died. He was the fellow who took the picture of a fully armed paramilitary immigration enforcement officer taking a screaming child of six by force who was hiding with an adult in a closet, as…
The Cold War’s forgotten Hungarian Revolution
Sixty-two years ago today the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 began. LOST IN HISTORY On October 23rd 1956, thousands of Hungarian workers and students flooded the streets of Budapest. With fists raised in defiance, they shouted for Freedom from Soviet tyranny! The students issued a declaration in Parliament Square called the “Sixteen Points.” It included demands for…
Disrespect at the Winged Lion Monument!
I have re-blogged articles from this site before. It concerns a very important chapter in modern history. Unfortunately, it is chapter many choose to dismiss. Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates ltd Neúcta k pomníku okřídleného lva! In June 2014, the Winged Lion monument was unveiled at Klárov, Prague; a gesture from the British ex-pat community…
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