Daily Archives: March 2, 2011

Last US WWI Vet passed away

I saw the news about Frank Buckles via Mental Floss. Rather odd I couldn’t find it easily through the other “papers of record” earlier in the week. Two known documented participants remain. One retired sailor in Australia and a waitress … Continue reading

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1836: 175th anniversary of Texas Independence

Today is when things really got moving in the ongoing fight between Mexico and the mostly Anglo settlers. The mutual relationship deteriorated enough to have the occupants issue an official document about why they were making their own nation. It … Continue reading

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