the day after Morrison would have turned 65 - he appeared in The New York Times in two obituaries: his father's and that of the owner of the Los Angeles club, Whisky A Go Go, where Morrison's band, the Doors, got its big break. ...more

December 13, 2008

After "Kaiser Bill's" U-boat sank the Lusitania, Woodrow Wilson still pursued appeasement tactics. National outrage compelled him to declare war on Germany. Warren G. Harding's patronage appointments embroiled him in the Teapot Dome scandal and his death from food poisoning under unclear circumstances. Herbert Hoover vetoed bills to provide employment during the Great Depression, also efforts to fund public works. ...more

May 2, 2008

Navy Lt. Melvin Spence Dry dropped out of a helicopter into choppy waters off the coast of North Vietnam in June 1972. On a classified mission to rescue two escaped U.S. prisoners of war, he died the moment he hit the water. ...more

February 26, 2008

They say that history repeats itself. I will probably catch a lot of flak from this observation, but look at the facts. Because of a speed boat in the Gulf of Tonkin, we went to war, which cost us 57,000 lives and untold billions. They assassinated President Kennedy because he wouldn't declare war amiss government lies and trumped up facts. So what do we have today, a speed boat incident, government lies and false information. Let's not forget those weapons of mass destruction. ...more

January 16, 2008