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My daughter flew from Washington, DC to visit me in Minnesota and took me to a Minesota Twins game, an enjooyable time.
Visiting friends and family in Naples, Florida in March, 2024.
In a stunning display of reverse racism, Boston University allowed Martin Luther King, Jr. to retain his doctorate posthumously.
In a stunning display of reverse racism, Boston University allowed Martin Luther King, Jr. to retain his doctorate posthumously.
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Bud Anderson single-handedly shot down 16 enemy planes in dogfights over Europe. After the war, he became one of America's top test pilots during the ''Right Stuff'' era.
Bud Anderson single-handedly shot down 16 enemy planes in dogfights over Europe. After the war, he became one of America's top test pilots during the ''Right Stuff'' era. More
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My wife and I traveled the country for about 10 years in our motorhome. It was a wonderful part of my life.


Ignoring Clint Eastwood's advice in "Dirty Harry" that opinions, like certain body parts, are best kept to yourself. Using Famine as a Weapon of War
As I travel the country in my motorhome, Cody, Wyoming is one of my favorite places. Agitation often accompanies dementia and often precedes the diagnosis of common age-related disorders of cognition such as Alzheimer's disease. Tempus Fugit. Ron Howes
Ron Howes Ron Howes Have you ever wonder how would you look if you were a yellow character like the ones you see on TV? Click here to find out. My friend Steve's new Labradoodle puppy ''Hargas''.
Photo Shop is my best friend. I always wanted to be a reporter on that show. My daughter Annie traveled with me in the motorhome the 1600 miles from Minnesota to New Hampshire to visit my oldest son Glenn. Batten down the hatches, bad weather ahead. I was in organized crime for years. (The banking business)
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Ron and son Glenn in New Hampshire. Ron Howes age 78. Ron at Loranzo's Mexican Restarurant in Immokalee, Florida.
LIFE Magazine was the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. Have you ever wondered how you would look if you were a yellow character like the ones you see on TV?
Ron Howes Ron Howes in Winter Everybody has a cousin Eddie. Everybody. Calling old friends at five oclock.
In the old days in Alaska, the Eskimos, when mom and dad got too old to be useful or interesting, the kids would put them on an ice floe and float them out to sea. Who knows, this might get popular again. Ron Howes Ron ''Homer'' Howes Ron Howes
LIFE Magazine was the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. When I get inspired every once in a while, no subject seems out of bounds, something from current events, or reminiscing about the past when life wasn't really all that simple, but we like to remember it that way. Have you ever wondered how you would look if you were a yellow character like the ones you see on TV? My daughter Annie and her family went with me to visit Jasper National Park in Alberta Canada, and many places between there and her home in Minnesota in August, 2023.
Specially equipped NOAA aircraft play an integral role in hurricane forecasting. Data collected during hurricanes by these high-flying meteorological stations help forecasters make accurate predictions during a hurricane and help hurricane researchers achieve a better understanding of storm processes, improving their forecast models.
Specially equipped NOAA aircraft play an integral role in hurricane forecasting. Data collected during hurricanes by these high-flying meteorological stations help forecasters make accurate predictions during a hurricane and help hurricane researchers achieve a better understanding of storm processes, improving their forecast models.
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So, you've decided to join all the cool New Yorkers who are moving to Florida? Congratulations! It'll be just like snowbirding, except it'll last forever! Unfortunately, it's been said that New Yorkers often experience a significant culture shock when they first arrive in the Sunshine State.
So, you've decided to join all the cool New Yorkers who are moving to Florida? Congratulations! It'll be just like snowbirding, except it'll last forever! Unfortunately, it's been said that New Yorkers often experience a significant culture shock when they first arrive in the Sunshine State.
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No novel of the past century has had more influence than George Orwell's 1984. The title, the adjectival form of the author's last name, the vocabulary of the all-powerful Party that rules the superstate Oceania with the ideology of Ingsocey've all entered the English language as instantly recognizable signs of a nightmare future. It's almost impossible to talk about propaganda, surveillance, authoritarian politics, or perversions of truth without dropping a reference to 1984.
No novel of the past century has had more influence than George Orwell's 1984. The title, the adjectival form of the author's last name, the vocabulary of the all-powerful Party that rules the superstate Oceania with the ideology of Ingsocey've all entered the English language as instantly recognizable signs of a nightmare future. It's almost impossible to talk about propaganda, surveillance, authoritarian politics, or perversions of truth without dropping a reference to 1984.
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The view down the hallway from my bedroom in the motorhome. My son David gave me this ''Persistence of Memory'' clock, modeled after Salvador Dali's famous painting about time, and I found a spot for it. The National Park arrowhead logo is only manufactured by one company and it can only be sold to National Parks. I got mine from a company in China.

After a noticeably carrot-hued President Joe Biden gave a live address to the nation two days after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump, top Democrat marketing strategists scrambled to suddenly change their official slogan to ''Orange Man Good.'' he frantic shifting of gears comes on the heels of several years the same team of expert political messaging strategists spent spreading the well-known slogan ''Orange Man Bad'' to combat the popularity of former President Donald Trump.
After a noticeably carrot-hued President Joe Biden gave a live address to the nation two days after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump, top Democrat marketing strategists scrambled to suddenly change their official slogan to ''Orange Man Good.'' he frantic shifting of gears comes on the heels of several years the same team of expert political messaging strategists spent spreading the well-known slogan ''Orange Man Bad'' to combat the popularity of former President Donald Trump.
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It is hard to imagine how desperate a person could become for survival to rob a bank for a single penny just to be arrested and given shelter, food, and care, but this is what this man did.
It is hard to imagine how desperate a person could become for survival to rob a bank for a single penny just to be arrested and given shelter, food, and care, but this is what this man did.
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Babies born to illegal alien mothers within U.S. borders are called anchor babies because under the 1965 immigration Act, they act as an anchor that pulls the illegal alien mother and eventually a host of other relatives into permanent U.S. residency.
Babies born to illegal alien mothers within U.S. borders are called anchor babies because under the 1965 immigration Act, they act as an anchor that pulls the illegal alien mother and eventually a host of other relatives into permanent U.S. residency.
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For half a century, radio stations located just over the Mexican border had a tremendous impact on American culture.
For half a century, radio stations located just over the Mexican border had a tremendous impact on American culture.
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Your bank will give you a lot of lame reasons why they now pay big checks first. But, the real reason is, compared to the traditional paying of small checks first, they can now nail you for several overdraft fees instead of just one.
Your bank will give you a lot of lame reasons why they now pay big checks first. But, the real reason is, compared to the traditional paying of small checks first, they can now nail you for several overdraft fees instead of just one.
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Some words aren't used much anymore. Honeyfugle means ''To dupe, deceive, swindle.'' Roosevelt called Taft a ''puzzlewit'', a person with confused ideas.
Some words aren't used much anymore. Honeyfugle means ''To dupe, deceive, swindle.'' Roosevelt called Taft a ''puzzlewit'', a person with confused ideas.
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On July 3, 1863, fifteen thousand Confederates marched toward the center of the Union-held lines atop Cemetery Ridge on day three of the Battle of Gettysburg.
On July 3, 1863, fifteen thousand Confederates marched toward the center of the Union-held lines atop Cemetery Ridge on day three of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Jonathan Yeo, the artist who painted the first official portrait of King Charles III since his coronation, says that he ''wanted to minimise the visual distractions and allow people to connect with the human being underneath,''
Jonathan Yeo, the artist who painted the first official portrait of King Charles III since his coronation, says that he ''wanted to minimise the visual distractions and allow people to connect with the human being underneath,''
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Kids are the most wonderful, curious, and innocent beings. Sometimes, no matter how mature an adult is, a few inspiring words by an innocent child can shift one’s dimension to think and view things.
Kids are the most wonderful, curious, and innocent beings. Sometimes, no matter how mature an adult is, a few inspiring words by an innocent child can shift one’s dimension to think and view things.
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Whenever you see pictures of U.S. military combat aircraft, drones, and helicopters deployed on operations overseas, or even just during exercises in the United States or abroad, they're often loaded down with various missiles and other precision-guided munitions. It's no secret that the United States spends a lot on defense, but how much do each of these various weapons actually cost?
Whenever you see pictures of U.S. military combat aircraft, drones, and helicopters deployed on operations overseas, or even just during exercises in the United States or abroad, they're often loaded down with various missiles and other precision-guided munitions. It's no secret that the United States spends a lot on defense, but how much do each of these various weapons actually cost?
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So, you've decided to join all the cool New Yorkers who are moving to Florida? Congratulations! It'll be just like snowbirding, except it'll last forever! Unfortunately, it's been said that New Yorkers often experience a significant culture shock when they first arrive in the Sunshine State.
So, you've decided to join all the cool New Yorkers who are moving to Florida? Congratulations! It'll be just like snowbirding, except it'll last forever! Unfortunately, it's been said that New Yorkers often experience a significant culture shock when they first arrive in the Sunshine State.
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In the words of film critic Keith Phipps, Monument Valley's five square miles have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West.
Ways to use cash to increase your life satisfaction include giving it away, taking relaxing vacations, or doing things you always wanted to do.
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The politicians controlling Minnesota just pulled a fast one, nowhere in all the news coverage was it ever mentioned that the winning flag in the contest looked like the Somali flag in the state of Jubaland. Thanks to President Obama and the Democratic Party, Minnesota has the largest population of Somali immigrants in the United States. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, born in Somalia and rescued from a refugee camp, seems to be doing everything she can to turn this country into what she came from.
The politicians controlling Minnesota just pulled a fast one, nowhere in all the news coverage was it ever mentioned that the winning flag in the contest looked like the Somali flag in the state of Jubaland. Thanks to President Obama and the Democratic Party, Minnesota has the largest population of Somali immigrants in the United States. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, born in Somalia and rescued from a refugee camp, seems to be doing everything she can to turn this country into what she came from.
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On July 3, 1863, fifteen thousand Confederates marched toward the center of the Union-held lines atop Cemetery Ridge on day three of the Battle of Gettysburg.
On July 3, 1863, fifteen thousand Confederates marched toward the center of the Union-held lines atop Cemetery Ridge on day three of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Joe Biden’s inappropriate behavior towards women isn’t recent, nor is it secret. Google any variation of ''Joe Biden,'' ''creepy,'' or ''cringe'' and no shortage of images, videos and articles come up, all the same. Here’s Joe Biden standing behind women and girls of all ages, massaging their shoulders, rubbing their backs, nuzzling their hair, whispering into their ears, sometimes offering clearly unwanted kisses.
From 2019: Joe Biden’s inappropriate behavior towards women isn’t recent, nor is it secret. Google any variation of ''Joe Biden,'' ''creepy,'' or ''cringe'' and no shortage of images, videos and articles come up, all the same. Here’s Joe Biden standing behind women and girls of all ages, massaging their shoulders, rubbing their backs, nuzzling their hair, whispering into their ears, sometimes offering clearly unwanted kisses.
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Batten down the hatches, bad weather ahead.
In 1916, more than 37 tons of bricks were mailed to Vernal, Utah, from Salt Lake City, to build the local bank building. The postage was cheaper than paying a freight company to haul them to the remote town, and the post office lost money on every brick.
In 1916, more than 37 tons of bricks were mailed to Vernal, Utah, from Salt Lake City, to build the local bank building. The postage was cheaper than paying a freight company to haul them to the remote town, and the post office lost money on every brick.
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Elizabeth Warren fans re-discovered the 1984 cookbook she contributed to called ''Pow Wow Chow''. The cookbook, edited by her cousin and listing the Harvard professor and Democratic Senate contender as a contributor named ''Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee''. On the basis of hearsay alone, Elizabeth Warren really had convinced herself that she is a Cherokee.
Elizabeth Warren fans re-discovered the 1984 cookbook she contributed to called ''Pow Wow Chow''. The cookbook, edited by her cousin and listing the Harvard professor and Democratic Senate contender as a contributor named ''Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee''. On the basis of hearsay alone, Elizabeth Warren really had convinced herself that she is a Cherokee.
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Almost everyone knows what happened in 1937 to the Hindenburg. But, few know about the Roma, an airship that met a similar fate 15 years earlier.
Unfortunately, this can and does happen.
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Once again, the House Intelligence Committee chairman claims to possess evidence he doesn’t have. Worse, he's hurting U.S. foreign policy by accusing Russia of something it clearly didn't do.
Once again, the House Intelligence Committee chairman claimed to possess evidence he didn’t have. Worse, he's hurting U.S. foreign policy by accusing Russia of something it clearly didn't do.
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The economic incentive to add COVID-19 to diagnostic lists and death certificates is clear and does not require any conspiracy. By creating a massive federal program that links goosed Medicare payments to COVID-19 treatments, the feds incentivized hospitals to add COVID-19 to diagnostic lists and death certificates.
The economic incentive to add COVID-19 to diagnostic lists and death certificates is clear and does not require any conspiracy. By creating a massive federal program that links goosed Medicare payments to COVID-19 treatments, the feds incentivized hospitals to add COVID-19 to diagnostic lists and death certificates.
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In economy on a domestic (narrow body mainline aircraft flight) there are generally three seats on each side of the plane. Correct default armrest allocation is as follows: The passenger at the window gets the armrest next to the window, the passenger at the aisle gets the armrest next to the aisle, and the passenger in the middle gets two armrests.
In economy on a domestic (narrow body mainline aircraft flight) there are generally three seats on each side of the plane. Correct default armrest allocation is as follows: The passenger at the window gets the armrest next to the window, the passenger at the aisle gets the armrest next to the aisle, and the passenger in the middle gets two armrests.
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Gnomes are mythical creatures that have been a part of European folklore for centuries. They are often depicted as small, elderly men with full beards and colorful conical hats, symbolizing their connection to nature and magical abilities. Gnomes are believed to live underground and guard the mines of precious treasures hidden in the earth.
Gnomes are mythical creatures that have been a part of European folklore for centuries. They are often depicted as small, elderly men with full beards and colorful conical hats, symbolizing their connection to nature and magical abilities. Gnomes are believed to live underground and guard the mines of precious treasures hidden in the earth.
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The Los Angeles Red Car Conspiracy. More proof that all of life's secrets are revealed to you in the movies.
The Los Angeles Red Car Conspiracy. More proof that all of life's secrets are revealed to you in the movies.
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A cloistered Catholic abbey in Minnesota, running a high school and college for boys and young men is a great place for a pervert to hide-out with plenty of opportunity for sin.
A cloistered Catholic abbey in Minnesota, running a high school and college for boys and young men is a great place for a pervert to hide-out with plenty of opportunity for sin.
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Even law-abiding citizens are frequently intimidated by the tendency of police officers to brandish their power.
Even law-abiding citizens are frequently intimidated by the tendency of police officers to brandish their power.
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Our overlords know everything we do. If you have watched the TV program ''Person of Interest'' you may have thought that this was science fiction, but it is here right now.From 2014:
If you have watched the TV program ''Person of Interest'' you may have thought that this was science fiction, but it is here right now.
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Actor Allan Arbus played the character of Major Sidney Freedman on M*A*S*H so well that co-star Alan Alda said he found himself opening up to Arbus as though he was a real psychiatrist. Strangers would approach Arbus and ask for medical advice, including a doctor in a hospital who called him aside for a consultation about a patient.Bereavement is not linear. It takes multiple forms at different times in one’s life. It is influenced, among other things, by the strength of our attachment to the lost loved one and how central he or she was to our lives. Bereavement never really ends.
Bereavement is not linear. It takes multiple forms at different times in one’s life. It is influenced, among other things, by the strength of our attachment to the lost loved one and how central he or she was to our lives. Bereavement never really ends.
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This week we lost our long time friend and frequent traveling companion, Sandra Barth, wife of my old friend from the banking business, Don. ''Sandy'' fought Multiple Sclerosis valiantly for years, with Don serving as her caregiver. In a nursing home in recent months, Don would visit her twice a day, morning and afternoon, and she always looked forward to seeing him. We will all miss her terribly.
This week we lost our long time friend and frequent traveling companion, Sandra Barth, wife of my old friend from the banking business, Don. ''Sandy'' fought Multiple Sclerosis valiantly for years, with Don serving as her caregiver. In a nursing home in recent months, Don would visit her twice a day, morning and afternoon, and she always looked forward to seeing him. We will all miss her terribly.
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Holiday Inn resident Terry Robison, a retired man of 64, says the average cost of assisted living for seniors is about $188 per day. A long-term stay with a senior discount at Holiday Inn, on the other hand, is about $60 per day. And, the grandkids can come over and use the pool. Tipping the staff $5 bucks a day makes them really hustle to make sure your room has everything you need, and you don't even have to make your own bed, something you usually pay extra for at an assisted living home.
Holiday Inn resident Terry Robison, a retired man of 64, says the average cost of assisted living for seniors is about $188 per day. A long-term stay with a senior discount at Holiday Inn, on the other hand, is about $60 per day. And, the grandkids can come over and use the pool. Tipping the staff $5 bucks a day makes them really hustle to make sure your room has everything you need, and you don't even have to make your own bed, something you usually pay extra for at an assisted living home.
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Most people who use Worcestershire Sauce have no idea what is in it, or how it is made. If they did, some might stop using it. The main ingredient is anchovies.
Most people who use Worcestershire Sauce have no idea what is in it, or how it is made. If they did, some might stop using it. The main ingredient is anchovies.
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Once again, the House Intelligence Committee chairman claims to possess evidence he doesn’t have. Worse, he's hurting U.S. foreign policy by accusing Russia of something it clearly didn't do.
Once again, the House Intelligence Committee chairman claimed to possess evidence he didn’t have. Worse, he's hurting U.S. foreign policy by accusing Russia of something it clearly didn't do.
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Klaus Eberwein, a former Haitian official set to expose the Clinton Foundation's misdeeds in Haiti, committed suicide a week before he was to testify before the Haitian Senate’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
Klaus Eberwein, a former Haitian official set to expose the Clinton Foundation's misdeeds in Haiti, committed suicide a week before he was to testify before the Haitian Senate’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
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Operation Mockingbird was a CIA project that recruited journalists to write fake stories promoting government ideas while dispelling communist ones.
Operation Mockingbird was a CIA project that recruited journalists to write fake stories promoting government ideas while dispelling communist ones.
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This website says Bill O'Reilly is crazy for saying Joe Biden is throwing in the towel and will drop out of the race for re-election, but O'Reilly has been around for a long time, is well connected, and is usually right about things.
A website named ''Hip Hop Wired'' says Bill O'Reilly is crazy for saying Joe Biden is throwing in the towel and will drop out of the race for re-election, but O'Reilly has been around for a long time, is well connected, and is usually right about things.
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Another celebrity rolls right over to BLM demands to avoid blacklisting his career. If he actually believes this, just another Hollywood liberal.
Another celebrity rolls right over to BLM demands to avoid blacklisting his career. If he actually believes this, just another Hollywood liberal.
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The Clinton Body Count is a conspiracy theory centered around the belief that former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have secretly had their political opponents murdered, often made to look like suicides, totaling as many as 50 or more listed victims.
The Clinton Body Count is a conspiracy theory centered around the belief that former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have secretly had their political opponents murdered, often made to look like suicides, totaling as many as 50 or more listed victims.
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Another celebrity rolls right over to BLM demands to avoid blacklisting his career. If he actually believes this, just another Hollywood liberal.
Another celebrity rolls right over to BLM demands to avoid blacklisting his career. If he actually believes this, just another Hollywood liberal.
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Even if these whole food supplements are of the highest quality, they are still very expensive at $89.95 for the Fruits & Veggies vitamins. That's especially true considering you only get 30 servings (6 capsule). A competing product has significantly better ingredients, some of which are organic. It also has the same 180 capsules, and sells for much less.
Even if these whole food supplements are of the highest quality, they are still very expensive at $89.95 for the Fruits & Veggies vitamins. That's especially true considering you only get 30 servings (6 capsule). A competing product has significantly better ingredients, some of which are organic. It also has the same 180 capsules, and sells for much less.
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Browse through billions of web pages archived from 1996 to now. Without the Internet Archive, much of the history would have been lost. Easy to do, just copy the URL from the top of the page you want to save, go to https://archive.org/ and paste it in the "Save Now" space. Presto-chango, it is done.
Browse through billions of web pages archived from 1996 to now. Without the Internet Archive, much of the history would have been lost. Easy to do, just copy the URL from the top of the page you want to save, go to https://archive.org/ and paste it in the "Save Now" space. Presto-chango, it is done. More
The seething hatred of Donald Trump knows no limits, some reporting the assassination attempt as an ''incident'' or that he ''fell down at a rally''. The far-left knows the party will be over if President Trump returns to the White House and will do anything to stop him.
The seething hatred of Donald Trump knows no limits, some reporting the assassination attempt as an ''incident'' or that he ''fell down at a rally''. The far-left knows the party will be over if President Trump returns to the White House and will do anything to stop him.
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Just before he was struck in the ear, Donald Trump turned his head slightly - a lucky head jerk that potentially spared him from being hit directly. An inch or less to the right, the shot would have almost certainly been fatal.
Just before he was struck in the ear, Donald Trump turned his head slightly - a lucky head jerk that potentially spared him from being hit directly. An inch or less to the right, the shot would have almost certainly been fatal.
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June 25th is the anniversary of one of the worst management decisions of all time. On that day in 1876, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer made a decision to engage an overwhelmingly superior force of more than 2,000 Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors with only 210 members of the 7th U.S. Cavalry along the Little Bighorn River. Giving your life is the ultimate price for a bad decision, but Custer's decision-making was especially poor in so many ways.June 25th is the anniversary of one of the worst management decisions of all time. On that day in 1876, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer engaged an overwhelmingly superior force of more than 2,000 Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors with only 210 members of the 7th U.S. Cavalry along the Little Bighorn River.
In this book are the confessions of a born flyer who always seems to know a tiny bit less than he needs as each chapter of his career unfolds. Naivety, and a positive attitude so strong it often overpowers common sense, join to make 'I Can Fly' a fascinating read.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the US government engaged in a massive cover-up to hide their foreknowledge of the attack. Any student of World War II history should read this article.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the US government engaged in a massive cover-up to hide their foreknowledge of the attack. Any student of World War II history should read this article.
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Another celebrity rolls right over to BLM demands to avoid blacklisting his career. If he actually believes this, just another Hollywood liberal.
Another celebrity rolls right over to BLM demands to avoid blacklisting his career. If he actually believes this, just another Hollywood liberal.
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