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Alms for indigent historians?Become a Patron! December 30, 1999 – lots going on, the day before the last day of 1999. Terrorists on the loose were generating a goodly amount of panic among law enforcement and causing many to consider curtailing New Years Eve festivities out of fear Ahmen Ressem...
Easy as saying “yes” and with none of the guilt: Become a Patron! December 27,1994 – An uneasy day in the world. With the holding of a U.S. pilot, his helicopter downed over North Korea, a diplomatic game of Chess was underway. North Korea upped the ante by proving photos...
Become a Patron! December 23, 1998 – The Arctic Express of 1998 – a frigid blast of cold swept through much of the U.S., causing the usual havoc, but raising more than the usual eyebrows. Temperatures in places such as Winston-Salem North Carolina woke up to temperatures only the day...
Lush – Live At Shinjuku Liquid Room, Tokyo – September 18, 1996 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For the price of an iced Caramel Latté: Become a Patron! Lush, live in Tokyo this weekend. It was a huge cause for celebration when it was announced, back in 2015, that...
Become a Patron! December 20, 1996 – Carl Sagan; the Science and Astronomy Popularizer, who hosted the PBS series Cosmos, died this day. Sagan is best known as a science popularizer and communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of...
Become a Patron! December 18, 1994 – This week Chechnya became a household word through the world as the former Soviet republic was now in open rebellion against the Russian Federation. On 11 December 1994, Russian forces launched a three-pronged ground attack towards Grozny. The main attack was temporarily halted...
A little goes a very long way – and comes with perks: Become a Patron! December 17, 1996 – A day of relative calm in Washington – a day of shock and horror to even the most cynical in Chechnya. In Washington it was learned President Clinton was seeking cuts...
Become a Patron! December 16, 1996 – News for this day had almost everything to do with Africa and nothing to do with peace. A flareup of rebel fighting in the Somalia capital of Mogadishu was intensifying and forcing many civilians to flee. For the first time since the war...
Become a Patron! December 13, 1990 – The gulf crisis was continuing on a simmer/slow boil. Word that an Iraqi Airways 707 left Baghdad for Frankfurt, carrying Ambassador Nathaniel Howell and four fellow diplomats and around 25 additional Americans. The last organized American evacuation flight brought out 14 Americans including...
Roxette – Live at Cirkus Theatre, Stockholm – August 1, 1993 – Sveriges Radio P3 – More sad news this year. It was learned earlier today of the passing of Marie Frederiksson from Roxette,the Swedish Pop/Rock duo who were an international success all throughout the late 80s and into the...
