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Finally vindicated on how treasonous the GOP is
I’m not bringing up their rather obvious involvement in trying to overthrow America’s legitimately elected government (they did succeed in 2000) but the illegal lengths they went to in 1980 to install a shitty B-movie actor. Ever since I read … Continue reading
2003: Dubious & Darth Cheney start Gulf War II
It’s so sad that neither of these assholes and their enablers will ever face justice for the bullshit war they started; the US continues to not join the ICC. America lost over two trillion in blood and treasure along with … Continue reading
Fifty Years of School House Rock
A huge staple of Generation X’s upbringing! Seems they remained on the air to influence the first half of the Mills with additions on Economics and Computer Science. However, what ABC was doing via School House Rock wasn’t unique. CBS had … Continue reading
It’s been a great 29 years thus far!
Amidst the ice and tree damage, I still remember the day I arrived in Austin as if it were yesterday. Hell…the time has gone by so quickly, it could’ve been! The weather was much nicer than today, typical winter day … Continue reading
2003: Illinois commutes death sentences on 167 people
In a very uncharacteristic move by a Republican, Governor George Ryan does the morally right thing by changing the fates of those 167 people. Why though? A dirty Chicago cop (I know, I need to be more specific) named Jon … Continue reading
1903: Edison indirectly electrocutes Topsy the elephant
Ugh! The new year is off to a morbid start! First we lose the main lineup of the Pointer Sisters, then we have the sad 120th anniversary of Edison’s sick proof of concept…how dangerous Alternating Current (AC) was by killing … Continue reading
1983: ARPANET switches to TCP/IP
This may not sound terribly sexy but it was a big deal 40 years ago when ARPANET, the Internet’s pre-cursor, made the shift to how the majority of network traffic both internal and external functions. I have a moderate understanding … Continue reading
1922: USSR founded
And it only last 69 years. You never heard much about this date, they more often celebrated the revolution that went down in October/November 1917 as the foundation of their state, a predominantly Russian-dominated one. Even with my Left-leaning politics, … Continue reading
1992: Fired!
Wow! Thirty years ago the hammer fell on me as if it were a pallet of bricks. Sadly, I had a feeling it was coming but the lecture/firing was still a punch in the throat. Matters at GDW and my … Continue reading
Don’t panic over this month’s Header!
It has nothing to do with Current Events! I will explain its significance in a couple weeks as it’s the anniversary of a mostly life-changing experience. Plus why I never took a true, week-long vacation for a few years! I … Continue reading
1972: Pong makes its debut
It may not have been the first arcade cabinet game, I think would go to its predecessor Computer Space, but it’s the one which really got the industry, namely Atari rolling! What I didn’t know is that Magnavox already sold a … Continue reading
1922: Carter and Carnarvon find King Tut’s Tomb
The discovery of a lifetime was found a century ago today! For once, a Pharaoh’s tomb intact and not looted by all the civilizations that followed, namely the Hellenic Greeks, Romans, early Christians, Arab invaders, Napoleon’s forces and everyone else … Continue reading
Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond
I finally finished a book! We all (including myself) thought I’d get a bunch read during Covid. No luck. I was really guilty of starting a few, then getting bogged down, forgetting to continue and then losing all the momentum … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, China, Colonization, Enlightenment, Europe, First Nations, Renaissance
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1997: The Cartoon Network matures! Part 2: New shows!
The Header should be showing significant changes that reflect all the shows the Cartoon Network began to add and/or create year by year. In 1997, the channel was now home to brand new material created by the Hanna-Barbera Studio thanks … Continue reading
Giving Italian-American History month a break for 2022
Since the Cartoon Network turning 30 was more fun I decided to table the traditional stuff about Italian Heritage and pizza. They’ll return in 2023 and hopefully I will have new, interesting people to write about. During the “off season,” … Continue reading