Sometimes I don't get around to posting on weekends. I don't know why, but this song popped in my head today, and when I looked it up, couldn't...
On February 18, 1970, a federal jury acquits the Chicago Seven of conspiracy charges related to anti-war and countercultural riots that occurred...
In 1972 I was a kid living in Gretna, LA (right across the river from nola). The Super Bowl - Dallas v Miami - was in nola, and NFL's 75-mile...
On February 17, 1801, Thomas Jefferson is sworn in as the third President of the United States. Jefferson won a hotly-contested election that...
Where is that chart found?
More USMC lore related to Derne. In recognition of the victory, Prince Hamet of Libya presented 1Lt. Presley O'Bannon with a type of sabre called...
Got with my brother, a retired E-8. He believes "to the shores of Tripoli" refers to the Battle of Derne, a year later. That victory represented...
According to the Library of Congress website "to the shores of Tripoli" is a reference to the Barbary Wars in general, not necessarily the...
On February 16, 1804, a band of volunteers led by Lt. Stephen Decatur board and burn the USS Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor. The U.S. had been at...
On February 15, 1950, the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China - the world's two largest Communist nations - announce a mutual aid and...
Making drugs legal as a state issue feels problematic. Other than that, these are all sound measures.
On February 14, 1886, the first trainload of oranges is shipped east from Los Angeles. Orange trees were introduced to California by Spanish...
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They did for awhile, mostly because LA played it pretty straight and Cincy was able to double team Donald. The inside stunts are what really...
Donald is the best in the biz, but what I thought they really bushwacked Cincy with was stunting Von Miller inside. That and delayed MLB blitzes....
I hated them in St. Louis. They were in Cleveland when my parents were in high school. I'm sure I hated them in a previous life.
That decision made no sense, nor did the final 4th down play call. But the worst coaching call on Cincy's part was thinking Eli Apple can play...
They are the only major American sports franchises to have won titles in 3 different cities. Cleveland, St. Louis and LA Rams. Boston,...
Trivia question: What do the Rams and baseball's Braves now have in common?
What a terrible play call. Play to the Rams defensive strength with the game on the line? How do you not give it to Mixon?
