Dec 31 2006
US Navy Historical Center Photo Library
A truly wonderful array of historical photos:
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY — NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER — Online Library of Selected Images
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May 03 2006
More human cost of Wilson’s folly…
Imagine going down to your local brewpub or coffee shop. You meet some friends. The talk turns to the war. You criticize the President and his wealthy supporters. Next thing you know, a couple of husky fellows at the next table grab you, hustle you out the door and down to the local police station. You are arrested on a charge of sedition. Within months you are indicted, tried and convicted. The judge sentences you to 5-10 years in prison — and off you go! Think this could never happen? Well, it happened not that long ago — during World War I — to scores of ordinary people in Montana. They discovered very painfully that their free speech rights had been stripped away by the state legislature.
via BoingBoing.
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Nov 11 2005
It’s Armistice Day…
87 years ago today, the First World War ended on the western front.
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Oct 21 2005
“England expects that every man will do his duty”
Today is the two hundredth anniversary of the British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. As you likely know, the quote above was Admiral Lord Nelson’s message to the fleet.
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