This is a mush share old newspaper clipping from June 1930.. A fine example of news reporting from the coal region, or as the 30s paper described it as, the ‘depressed anthracite region.’ ……those were the days.
Krampusnacht. The Feast of St. Nicholas is celebrated in parts of Europe on 6 December. On the preceding evening of 5 December, Krampus Night or Krampusnacht, the wicked hairy devil appears on the streets. Sometimes accompanying St. Nicholas and sometimes on his own, Krampus visits homes and businesses. The paranormal should be kept in the … Read moreHappy Krampus Day
Today Donald Trump did what any other president does this time of year: He pardoned a turkey in Thanksgiving tradition. And thought a typical day in the life of President produces odd Tweets and awkward photo ops, today seemingly went off without a hitch. This is how Matt Flagenheimer kept record of the events at … Read moreDRUMSTICK gets his Thanksgiving pardon
Reading all of these JFK files brought me to have some more interest in the CIA vault itself.. This document, date stamped July 1963, seems to have a description of how Adolf Hitler .. the source to the CIA conveyed not only a story of Hitler’s survival but also an image, included with the document.. … Read moreReading all of these JFK files brought me to have some more…
Desensitized to shootings October 2, 2017.. The madness of the Las Vegas shooting continues .. the aftermath of a massacre.. Incidentally it’s the anniversary of the famous but sadly now forgotten Nickel Mines shooting in Pennsylvania … something so horrific looks so tame compared to the modern news today.. At that time, in Pennsylvania, the … Read moreDesensitized to shootings October 2, 2017..The madness of the Las Vegas shooting continues .. the…
9/11 I have always struggled to know why I, along with many others, watch footage of 911 every year … also several times throughout the year. It seems ghoulish, it seems like we just relive a snuff film in real time every moment. For me, there is a sense of guilt that comes with it … Read moreHistory on repeat: Why do we constantly watch September 11 reruns
TAKEN IN 1843.. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.. THE OLDEST KNOWN PHOTO OF A PRESIDENT TAKEN.. from Tumblr http://ift.tt/2x3WFWm
I am preparing to write up a lengthly post about why I think, all of these years later, so many people are still fascinated and constantly watch footage of the attacks of September 11, 2001. And in the mean time I realized that on this day in 2005, August 7, Peter Jennings met his fate. … Read morePeter Jennings died on this day in 2005
historicaltimes: Last photoshoot of Diana Princess Of Wales, 1997 via reddit In only a few weeks it’s going to be the painful 20th anniversary of princess Diana’s August 31 1997 death–one of the events where I still know where I was. Watching the ABA parade in Ashland PA.. I was a news junkie as much … Read morehistoricaltimes: Last photoshoot of Diana Princess Of Wales,…
O.J. Simpson, the polarizing former football star, seemed to suggest he was ready to recede from the spotlight after succeeding in his quest for freedom after being incarcerated for nine years at a desert prison in northern Nevada. Simpson, convicted of robbery and kidnapping, was granted parole Thursday — a unanimous vote by the four-member … Read moreO.J. Simpson, the polarizing former football star, seemed to…