July 24, 2012
In 1936, with Hitler in attendance the summer Olympics held center stage in Germany.Jesse Owens, a black American and the grandson of slaves, won four gold medals, shattering Hitler's plan to show the...
July 14, 2012
By ReutersSteve Olafson / REUTERSArlo Guthrie stands outside Okemah's refurbished movie theater that hosts Woodyfest, the annual folk festival that honors his father, Woody Guthrie, in Okemah, Okla.Fo...
June 18, 2012
I'm so tired I am having a hard time remembering what I planned to say in this post. Oh, now I remember! I was going to post a few pictures of Holly and Bevan's trip to Hawaii. I have ...
June 17, 2012
Lyndon Johnson's presidency began and ended with tragedy. He came into office after the death of a popular young President and provided needed continuity and stability. He advanced the Kennedy legacy,...
May 15, 2012
Roman Nose at Ft. Laramie, 1868Not to be confused with the Southern Cheyenne Chief Henry Roman Nose.This article is about a Cheyenne warrior. For the type of nose called "Roman nose", see Aquiline nos...
May 11, 2012
The most unfortunate aspect to researching this list was the realization that that I could do a top 100 most evil men and still have a multitude of people for a second list! The selection of this list...
Apr 30, 2012
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Apr 25, 2012
Perhaps no woman has left more of a mark on history than Joan of Arc. Though she only lived to Age Nineteen and has been dead for over five centuries, every grammar school student around the wor...
Apr 24, 2012
Today, I begin a series of the inspirational women of the 20th century. This story first appeared in the NY Times April 12, 2012.Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the le...
Apr 1, 2012
The House of Medici was a political dynasty, banking family and later royal house that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici in the Republic of Florence during the late 14th century...
Mar 4, 2012
Subject: Tell Rush Limbaugh's advertisers: Stop supporting sexist attacks on women.Dear MyBloggers Friends: When Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown Law School student, testified before Congress to protest rig...
Mar 4, 2012
Edit This PostEveryone who knows anything about me knows that I am a huge Oklahoma football fan. I just love OU's traditions. When the OU band drum major bends nearly backward, drags...
Mar 3, 2012
Balto(1919– March 14, 1933) was a Siberian husky sled dog who led his team on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome in which antitoxin was transported from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nenana, A...
Dec 13, 2011
 One of the most famous ghost ships of all time is the Mary Celeste. This ship always seemed to have experienced bad luck, no matter where she went or who her passengers were.The Mary Celeste (or M...
Dec 6, 2011
Peter IPeter the GreatПётр IEmperor and Autocrat of All the RussiasReign7 May 1682–8 February 1725Coronation25 June 1682 (as Czar)Full namePyotr Alexeyevich RomanovTi...
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