Tag: history

  • Living in Infamy

    I’ve been to Pearl Harbor twice, and I’d recommend going at least once if you get the chance. It’s definitely a haunting, but memorable experience. The original day to never forget.

  • Three Years Ago

    I still get that sickening feeling in my stomach when I think about the events of that day. We must never stop pursuing the kinds of people that could cause a repeat of those events, and we must remember always to honor the fallen heroes of that day. Never forget.

  • The King is Dead

    Twenty seven years ago today, the King of Rock ‘N’ Roll died. Take a few seconds today to bow your head, and remember Elvis Presley by listening to some Elvis tunes and viewing some Elvis photos.

  • The Gipper Has Left the Building

    My first memory of anything political is the election of 1980. I remember sitting in the back seat of our car and asking my parents whom they had voted for. If I recall correctly, they said Carter (suckers). I had seen Ronald Reagan speak on TV, and though I really didn’t understand what I was…

  • The Great Crusade

    I first had a sense of what D-Day was like after watching Saving Private Ryan, but after reading more about it, I know it was a hundred times worse than that. The events that transpired on June 6, 1944…what those men went through, I don’t think anybody else in history will ever know. It had…

  • Dead Presidents

    So I forget to say what we did for the President’s Day holiday. Actually, it was only a holiday for me; Monica had to work. 🙁 On a side note, the official name is for the holiday is Washington’s Birthday, not President’s Day. If you don’t believe me, read this. We had plans to do…

  • Lee Jackson King

    Happy Lee-Jackson-King Day! It’s just a Virginia thing so no one else really knows what that means, but when I was a kid, we celebrated Lee-Jackson-King Day. Not that there was any actual “celebrating” in school, but that’s what I remember the day being called. Today used to be the day to celebrate the birthdays…

  • First in Flight

    One hundred years ago today, man first flew. Hard to believe it’s only been 100 years, you know? I mean, think about what’s happened since then, and it truly blows your mind. If you’ve never been down to Kitty Hawk to see the Wright Brothers National Memorial or just to check out where history was…

  • Infamy

    In remembrance of those who perished on this day 62 years ago. You can see our personal photos of the Arizona Memorial in the gallery.

  • Happy Veteran’s Day

    “Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I, but in 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen in the Nation`s history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans` service…