This Week in History: March 13-19, 2017
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past,
for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.”
Machiavelli
Week of March 13-19, 2017
March 13
1868 - The Senate begins President Andrew...
This Week in History: March 6-12, 2107
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past,
for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.”
Machiavelli
Week of March 6-12, 2017
March 6
1831 - Edgar Allan Poe is removed...
Bitcoin Used to Pay Ransoms
Bitcoin Used to Pay Ransoms
by Temerity Forthright
Last month I published an article revealing how Bitcoin is being used as the new world currency. Bitcoin is a virtual, electronic, unregulated currency that is gaining widespread...
This Week in History: Feb. 27-March 5, 2017
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past,
for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.”
Machiavelli
Week of February 27-March 5, 2017
February 27
1813 - Congress authorizes the use...
Food Insecurity in America
Food Insecurity in America
by Temerity Forthright
The third largest food producer in the world still struggles with feeding its own people. This country ranks third in terms of food production despite having a much smaller...
This Week in History: Feb. 20-26, 2017
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past,
for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.”
Machiavelli
Week of February 20-26, 2017
February 20
1792 - The U.S. postal service is...
This Week in History: Feb. 13-19, 2017
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past,
for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.”
Machiavelli
Week of February 13-19, 2017
February 13
1795 - The University of North Carolina...
President Reagan Shut Down Berkeley Riots in 1969
Berkeley was the scene of riots in 1969. Times were very different and the situation then and now isn't really comparable. The country was in the midst of riots by domestic terrorists like Bill...
This Week in History: Feb. 6-12, 2017
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past,
for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.”
Machiavelli
Week of February 6-12, 2017
February 6
1693 - A royal charter is granted...
AHA Sues Missouri School Over Bible Study – UPDATE!
AHA Sues Missouri School Over Bible Study – UPDATE!
by Temerity Forthright
On December 22, 2016, I alerted readers that the American Humanist Association (AHA) had sued a Missouri Middle School for serving donuts at a...