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by Steve Farrell Some political victories are through and through, red, white and blue, achievements that merit our applause, praise, and thanks to God. Others are illusions, frauds, and, not infrequently, ravenous wolves in sheep’s clothing that also bring men to their knees … in search of mercy. As to the late “victory for liberty” in California... »

Millions of people in 91 countries are helped by The Salvation Army, founded by William Booth, who was born APRIL 10, 1829. William Booth began by ministering to the poor, drunk and outcast. He fought to end teenage prostitution in England. Awarded an honorary degree from Oxford, Booth traveled the United States, met President Theodore Roosevelt... »

by John F. McManus ARTICLE SYNOPSIS: After five years of war in Iraq, America’s top commander on the scene and the U.S. Ambassador to the beleaguered nation have no answer about when it will end. More troops have been sent during the past year, but the struggle goes on. Follow this link to the original source: “Frustrated... »

The Civil War began on Wilmer McLean’s farm in Manassas Junction, Virginia, with the First Battle of Bull Run. A Union shell exploded in his kitchen. Wilmer McLean moved to get away from the conflict, yet almost four years later his new home, near Appomattox Court House, Virginia, was the agreed location for General Robert... »

Five-Star General Omar Bradley died APRIL 8, 1981. Born 1893, in a cabin near Clark, Missouri, he was a star player on his high school baseball team. He worked for Wabash Railroad, until his Sunday School superintendent recommended he apply to West Point. President Eisenhower said, April 29, 1954: “I thank General Bradley, my old comrade in arms,... »

by Maurine Proctor We are a nation divided against ourselves and our own best interests when it comes to our outlook on sexuality. On the one hand we demand and value loyalty from spouses to each other and their families, yet on the other we drive a hookup mentality that is supposed to be... »

Irish missionary gave all credit to God by Bill Federer Rome fell Sept. 4, 476. In the centuries preceding, Rome was overrun with immigrants: Visigoths, Franks, Anglos, Saxons, Ostrogoths, Burgundians, Lombards and Vandals. They first assimilated, many working as servants, but then came so fast they did not learn the Latin language. Worldwide military conflicts strained the highly... »

Ben Franklin was the first president of the first anti-slavery society in the United States. Richard Bassett, a Signer of the Constitution, converted to Methodism, freed all his slaves and paid them as hired labor. John Quincy Adams fought to end slavery by removing Congress’ Gag Rule. It was Senator Charles Sumner’s vehement stand... »

By Alan Caruba “The tripling of oil prices since the summer of 2003 has unleashed forces that within the next two or three years will bring oil prices tumbling back down to below $50 a barrel.” So said John Cassidy, writing about “The Coming Oil Crash” in the January issue of Conde Nast Portfolio.... »

26-year-old William Penn received from King Charles II the charter to Pennsylvania on MARCH 10, 1681, as repayment of a debt owed to his deceased father Admiral Sir William Penn, who captured Jamaica and defeated the Dutch navy. A student at Oxford, William Penn was expelled for having his own prayer services in his... »

by John F. McManusARTICLE SYNOPSIS: Early in 2006, huge demonstrations complete with immigrants waving Mexican flags and abusing the Stars and Stripes stirred the sleeping American populace. Something had to be done. So President Bush spoke to the nation and promised a series of actions, one of which was a technological breakthrough called a virtual... »

25-year-old Colonel Henry Knox unbelievably moved 59 cannons 300 miles from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. On the night of March 4, 1776, with wagon wheels wrapped in straw to muffle the noise, the cannons were strategically put on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston Harbor. The next morning, British troops were shocked. On MARCH 6, 1776,... »

By Alan Caruba For the last two days, March 2-4, I and about five hundred other people attended the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change, including some of the world’s leading authorities on climatology, meteorology, economics, energy, and other fields of knowledge. It was an extraordinary event, held in New York and sponsored by the... »

Colonists were forced to house British soldiers. On MARCH 5, 1770, a crowd protested and in the confusion British soldiers fired, killing five, one being Crispus Attucks, the most famous African America who participated in the Revolution. Paul Revere’s popular engraving of the Boston Massacre fanned flames of anti-British sentiment. Joseph Warren, the President... »

March 4, 2008 House Attempts to Expand List of “Mental Disorders” Covered by Employers Urge your Representative to Vote NO on the Mental Health Equity Act! Most Americans probably hear the phrase “more affordable health care” roll off the lips of certain presidential candidates on a daily basis, so why are Members of Congress trying to pass a... »

The Department of Defense (DOD) has a long and sordid history of misleading Congress and the American people about the fate of U.S. soldiers who became prisoners of war (POWs) or went missing in action (MIAs). And yet, Congress continues to accept DOD pronouncements that all POWs came home and all MIAs are dead, despite... »

Until 1937, MARCH 4th was Inauguration Day. Each President acknowledged faith upon assuming office, for example, President John Adams in 1797 gave: “Veneration for the religion of a people who profess and call themselves Christians…to consider a decent respect for Christianity among the best recommendations for the public service.” In 1809, President James Madison... »

By Alan Caruba Those of us who grew up in the 1940s and 50s almost universally look back on those days with great fondness. Born into an era that saw the end of the Depression and living as children through World War II, we were nonetheless somehow shielded from it by parents who took care... »

The Alamo mission at San Antonio was in its 7th day of being assaulted by thousands of Santa Anna’s troops. By the 13th day, Santa Anna’s “take-no-prisoner” policy had all 189 defenders killed, including Jim Bowie and former U.S. Congressman Davy Crockett. The only Texas army left in the field was Col. James Fannin’s.... »

FEBRUARY 29 is Leap Day. In 45 B.C., Julius Caesar replaced the calendars used throughout the Roman Empire based on the moon’s cycles with a calendar based on the sun, having 365 days and a “leap” day every 4th year. It was modified by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to omit leap days in... »