We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:02:53 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Having had to come home to put the Exterior Guard out (they don't do Guard Mount in Thunderstorms) I find that SangerM is all excited about today in history, sending these three tidbits: 1951 McArthur was Relieved. The Executive asserts his primacy over the miltary. 1961 Adolf Eichmann On Trial Adolf would end up at the wrong end of a rope. 1990 SuperGun going to Iraq Siezed To which I would add: 1814 Napoleon's first abdication; next stop, Elba. Sour looking little spud, ain't he? 1862 Rebels surrender Ft Pulaski, Georgia. Significant in that this massive masonry fort was reduced... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:37:55 -0600 Well, the Castle at least, has benefitted from the event! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21742 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21742 Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:45:11 -0600 Ah, that splendid little war. Imperialism bought me to existence, litteraly. The father of the mother of my father: GreatGramps, came to the Island with the SignalCorps on July '98. Right after the hostilities, he was tasked to redo the Telegraph and Semaphore (Signals with Mirrors and Lights), system throughout the Island. Thus bought high-speed connectivity to a new land (well compared to pony speeds anyways). In any case, while performing this task, he met a beautiful Creole (GreatGradma) and the rest is history. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21730 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21730 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:27:08 -0600 pennies con cojones... what to do wth 'em? Well -they paved the floor with them, as a kind of tribute to the spirit of the people. It's quite a sight... I saw it in 1970, and my Mum was quite proud of it. She was 6 years old that night, and sat in a home made back-yard bomb shelter the whole time while bombers droned over the city and opened the Gates of Helk (her words). No-one in the family was hurt or killed, but everyone knew someone who was... she became an American citizen in 1962...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21723 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21723 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:45:46 -0600 I did all my laundry while hi speed was down. hahahaha. Now I need to find someplace to put it all. I feel a run with boxes of clothes to a charitable institution coming on. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21722 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21722 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:21:09 -0600 gack! I lost cable for several hours during the blizzard yesterday, and tried reverting to the horse-and-buggy days myself. A very short-lived excursion. But I did some good reading in (since I wasn't going anywhere, in common with all of Colrado). Hey- it was that or scrub the kitchen floor...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21719 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21719 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:04:17 -0600 Yes, I punish the hi-speed challenged. We would conquer the earth if I would forgo foto. Never! Upgrade or die! My. How rude. And selfish. But I *like* the pics! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21718 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21718 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:58:35 -0600 Goering became the premier of Prussia and ate all the black forest cake immediately increasing his size by 200%. By 1941, he could use his air marshal baton as a toothpick. Sorry I've been gone for a few days (just as I was preparing to go to work on Bill), but the hi speed went down and your page does not like to load with dial up. Viva la revolucion de hi speed. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21717 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21717 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:53:21 -0600 And tomorrow marks the last day of the Battle of Vimy (began 09 Apr 1917). Cheers JMH http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21705 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/04/today_in_history.html#comment-21705 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:16:02 -0600