history

Not Yours To Give
Col. David Crockett
US Representative from Tennessee

One day in the House of Representatives a bill was taken up appropriating money for the benefit of a widow of a distinguished naval officer. Several beautiful speeches had been made in its support. The speaker was just about to put the question when Crockett arose:

"We ignore history at our peril"(Martin de Semlyn)

Did you know that “Albert Einstein” spoke and had an opinion on RACE and RACISM? Perhaps, it is the world’s best-kept secret n the world today. Its best to read the complete article.

from wikipedia: Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an annual holiday in fourteen states of the United States. Celebrated on June 19, it commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas.

I just saw this story on one of my favorite daily reads, "Axis of Evel Knieval" The site is a sort of This day in sordid history chronicle. Yesterday, May 31st's entry, was about George Washington ordering the genocide of the Native American tribes that sided with British in the American Revolutionary War.