Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 06, 2018

From the Archives: Virginia Senate candidates remember Ronald Reagan on his 100th birthday

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Virginia Senate candidates remember Ronald Reagan on his 100th birthday February 6, 2011 9:45 AM MST The 2012 campaign for the U.S. Senat...
Monday, September 11, 2017

From the Archives: Virginia businessman Tim Donner relates ‘eerie’ memory of 9/11 in New York City

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Virginia businessman Tim Donner relates ‘eerie’ memory of 9/11 in New York City September 10, 2012 7:38 PM MST Like all Americans who wer...
Wednesday, December 07, 2016

What Was Daily Life Like on December 7, 1941?

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Seventy-five years ago today, an attack on a remote American naval outpost – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii – rousted the United States out of its con...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Has It Been Ten Years Already?

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Today marks the tenth anniversary of my blogging life. Starting here on December 17, 2004, this writing platform has expanded to include...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Upcoming: Ten-Year 'Blogoversary' / Requested: Your Comments

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Nine years and 11 months ago today, I posted my first blog entry , which said, in part: It took a while, but I've been sucked into the...
Friday, February 04, 2011

Ronald Reagan's Centenary

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You'd probably have to live under a rock to be unaware that this coming Sunday marks the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan . The forme...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Pop One for Me, Please

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It's Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day! Who knew? It turns out that people have been celebrating the useful (but sometimes annoying) pack...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Twin Anniversaries

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It would be a shame if I let this month end without first acknowledging two December anniversaries that mark important milestones in my life...
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Happy Birthday, Mr. President!

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Let's all join together in wishing a happy birthday to President Barack Obama. President Obama was born at 7:24 p.m., exactly 48 years a...
Sunday, July 26, 2009

Happy 100th, Vivian Vance!

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Today would have been the 100th birthday of television's foremost second banana -- I hope that is not taken as an oxymoron -- Vivian Van...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Remembering Ratification

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Today is the 221st anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the elected delegates of the people of Virginia, meeting in ...
Friday, June 12, 2009

Another Anniversary: 'Tear Down This Wall!'

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It seems the date of June 12 is a propitious one for those who value human rights and human liberty. I have already noted the anniversary o...

Worth a Reminder

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I have mentioned this before , but it is worth remembering that today, June 12, is the anniversary of the adoption of the Virginia Declarati...
Wednesday, April 02, 2008

The Great Elm Grove Train Wreck

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"April is the cruelest month," said Eliot. While "breeding lilacs out of the dead land" may not seem to be such a bad t...
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