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Marion Algier – AskMarion (reposted in part by request) The Fourth of July places us smack in the middle of America’s Patriotic Season. With unemployment still a reality for so many Americans and the fear of uncertainty which includes possible...

On this day in history… December 01 1783 – Jacques Charles & Nicolas Roberts make first untethered ascension with gas hydrogen balloon in Paris 1835 – Hans Christian Andersen publishes his 1st book of fairy tales 1878 – 1st White House telephone...

August 27 In History 410: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. Some view the Visigoths as just one more group of barbarians that helped to bring an end to the Roman Empire.  But that is only part of the story. The Visigoths were...

From Ian: Alan Dershowitz: A tribute to humanity’s teacher Elie Wiesel was my teacher, my “rabbi,” my mentor, my colleague, and my dear friend. Over the past 50 years, we worked together on numerous human rights projects. Elie did more to bring the...

Some I am unfamiliar with but I hope this is the complete list, No More: JANUARY: Dale Bumpers, 90. Former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator who earned the nickname "giant killer" for taking down incumbents, and who gave a passionate speech defending...