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Category: History

Massachusetts: Part 5 Cheers and More

01/18/2025

History, Photographs, Travel

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Masschusetts: Part 4 Faneuil Hall

01/18/2025

History, Photographs, Travel

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Massachusetts: Part 3 Boston

01/18/2025

History, Photographs, Travel

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Massachusetts: Part 2 Boston

01/18/2025

History, Photographs

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Massachusetts: Part 1 Plymouth

01/18/2025

History, Photographs, Travel

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Photos of La Brea Tarpits

05/05/2023

History, Photographs

I used to edit my photos beforehand, making them more presentable, but today not so much. Here are the photos from my very quick visit in the La Brea Tarpits Museum because I had about 50 minutes to see everything inside. I was able to see more outside at a leisurely pace. It was the
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National Atomic Testing Museum

03/25/2023

History, Photographs, War

I probably need to go here again to see everything and listen and watch the videos. There was a lot of stuff there and wasn’t sure if I could take photos. I guess you can’t take videos but I was able to take pictures on my phone. There were cameras in every room and no
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The Neon Museum in LV 2021

10/24/2021

History, Las Vegas, Photographs

The Neon Museum in Las Vegas and a few things from the store minus the magnets and books.
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TV Series Recommendation: Lincoln: Divided We Stand (2021)

03/25/2021

Documentary Recommendations, History, US History

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. -Abraham Lincoln- This six part series started on February 21st and ended on March 21st this year. It begins with Abraham Lincoln as
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FYI: Looking Back at Past Olympics

04/28/2020

FYI, History, Olympics

The Olympic Games With the Tokyo Games postponed to 2021, I decided to look up past Olympics Games information. The games have been postponed five other times, which were due to the World Wars in 1916, 1940 twice, and 1944 twice. The country that hosted the most games is the United States and the continent
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TV Show Recommendation: Forged in Fire (2015-)

09/18/2019

History, TV Recommendations, Weapons

Executive Producers: Paul Hogan, Jaim Pasquarella, Shawn Witt, Simon Thomas, Steve Ascher, David George, Tim Healy, and Brent Montgomery Directors: Michael Pearlman and Alfonso Trinidad Host: Wil Willis Major Cast/Judges: J Neilson, David Baker, Doug Marcaida, Jason Knight (season 3 and 4), and Ben Abbott (season 4-) TV Rating: I didn’t it listed but would
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In the Order of Roman Kings, Roman Republic, and Roman Empire

08/20/2019

History, Random Posts, Rome

Here’s a list of the Roman Kings, Republic, and Empire from 753 BC to 476 AD and the Byzantine Empire 330 to 1453 AD. Romulus Augustulus was the last Western emperor. The Eastern or Byzantine Empire fell in 1453 AD making Constantine XI its last emperor. With an empire lasting over a thousand years, it’s
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Documentary Recommendation: The Untold History of the United States (2012-2013)

04/19/2019

Documentary Recommendations, History, Netflix Recommendations, US History

Quote from The Untold History of the United State by Oliver Stone: “Americans, like people everywhere, are in thrall to their visions of the past, rarely realizing the extent to which their understanding of history shapes behavior in the here and now. Historical understanding defines people’s very sense of what is thinkable and achievable. As
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