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On This Date in History: If I am not mistaken, Elizabeth Carter Symon was born on this date in 1898. My grandmother lived to see February 11, 1998. It always amazed me that she was born in the Oklahoma Territory. I’ve seen a photo of her and her best friend in a horse and buggy. [...]
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On This Date in History: Al Jennings was born in 1863 Virginia. His father was a judge and Al began practicing law in the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. Al’s law-partner, brother Ed Jennings, was shot to death in October 1895 by another lawyer named Temple Houston, who was the son of famous Texan General Sam [...]
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On This Date in History: I’m sure many people have heard of the Oregon Trail but probably aren’t familiar with where it is except Oregon. In the early 19th Century, Lewis and Clark gained the blessings and financial support (Probably Not Constitutional) of President Jefferson. That paved the way for commerce with John Jacob Astor [...]
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Shaw Keeps His Eyes Forward On this date in 1715, the French ship Grifon survived a hurricane off the coast of Florida. “So what,” you ask?Well, first off when the Spanish came to the new world they were looking for booty and plunder. They wanted to exploit the region for its natural resources and send [...]
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On this Date in History: John Wayne got fired on April 5, 1931 by Fox studios. He mainly grew up in Lancaster, CA which later became known as Glendale. He had a dog named Duke and, for some reason, the local firefighters would see the kid and his dog and so they started calling the youngster “Duke.” He was [...]
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On This Date in History: In late 1982, the Cold War had gotten a bit chillier. President Reagan had given a speech to the British House of Commons on June 8, 1982 that many mistakenly refer to as the “Evil Empire Speech” when in fact, Reagan never used that term in that particulary speech. But, [...]
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On This Date in History: There are several small volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean. As of June 18, 2007, one of those islands became known as Iwo To. The name means “Sulpher” which apparently is also what Iwo Jima means. But, according to USA Today, after the success of the Clint Eastwood Films, Flags [...]
Posted in Bob Symon, History, Louisville Forecast, Louisville Weather, movies, Opinion, Science, This Date In History, Weather | Tagged: Battle of Iwo Jima, Clint Eastwood, Cpl Harry Towe, Dunce Cap, dunce photo, Flags of our Fathers, Harry Towe, Harry Towe Navy Cross Citation, Heroes, Iwo Jima, Iwo Jima Flag, Iwo Jima images, Iwo Jima Memorial, Iwo Jima photos, Iwo Jima video, Iwo To, Joe Rosenthal, Letters From Iwo Jima, Letters of the Century, Military history, Navy Cross, Pacific, Pacific War, US Marine Corps Iwo Jima, US military history, War, World War II | 7 Comments »
On This Date in History: It’s March 15. If it weren’t for William Shakespeare, most people would probably have never heard of the Ides of March. Of course, the Ides of March is when Julius Caesar was stabbed to death my several members of the Roman Senate. Even now, most people probably don’t even know that there [...]
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On This Date in History: Everyone should know that today my two cats, Nit and Wit, turned 14 today and that the day marks the 201st anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. In years past, this would have been a holiday but Congress decided that we had too many holidays and so when they [...]
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On This Date in History: First, on an interesting note relating to baseball and Bonds as well as a recent post, I found out that Hank Aaron’s birthday was February 5. The man he passed as the all time home run king, Babe Ruth, celebrated his birthday on February 6. That’s kinda unusual. Then, I [...]
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