On this day August 12, 1944 United States Navy Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy 29- the oldest of the 9 children of Joseph and Rose Kennedy was killed while serving as […]
Nabi Tajima of Kikai, Japan has died at the age of 117 years and 260 days of age. Not only the world’s oldest verified person but the last person who […]
On this day in 1936 the Berlin Olympics or Hitler Olympics began. Dark days- Hitler put on a show for the world that is for sure. But something great came […]
Every time I go to Arlington National Cemetery I made a point to stop and see the grave of Audie Murphy. It is located a short stroll from the Tomb […]
It had to have been a great day to have been alive- V-E Day, May 8, 1945. Germany has surrendered and World War II- in Europe is over. A day […]
On this day in 1945 those kooky newlyweds Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, married a day earlier commit suicide in the Fuhrer’s bunker in Berlin, Germany. I can’t imagine […]
On this day in 1990 Jesse Owens, possibly the greatest track athlete in history was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President George H.W. Bush. In the 1936 Berlin […]
