Subscribe (RSS)Blog Heap of Links for the day 30 January 2018
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WW2 - less with us
Naomi Parker Fraley, the real "Rosie the Riveter," died Saturday, the New York Times reports.
Though Fraley's name remained obscure for most of her 96 years, her likeness became an iconic symbol during World War II.…
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Breitbart is Here
…On this day in 1661 the dead body of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, was disinterred and ritually executed by hanging, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed.
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2:07pm CST Tue 2018 Jan 30 :MW
Character
…To look at 79-year old Ted Rubin nowadays, one would come face to face with a slight soft-spoken man with earthy wit and graying hair. Beneath this unassuming façade, beats the heart and soul of a heroic and just man. He has personally suffered evil and deprivation, but still remains a good man that you would be honored to talk with even if you did not know his story. And what a story it is.…
This was first published in 2009. I've read it before, and maybe even blogged it once upon a time. Still worth a read or a re-read.
6:44pm CST Tue 2018 Jan 30 :MW