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Tim Banks Legacy
Chapter 1
I was born here in Daviess County, Owensboro, KY, in the 1950’s.
My daddy, Claude, and my mom, Dorris Harper, were both here when it was happening. My dad was in the military at the time. He was in the Marine Corps. I know he was a Corporal. I know that he went from being in the Marines to being in the Air Force and he did flight engineering on B52’s.
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Contracts that Changed History
A timeline of contracts that changed history: From the Magna Carta to the Louisiana Purchase
In world history, contracts have transferred control over huge swaths of land, freed populations, brought peace, and disintegrated into war.
Ironclad compiled a list of 9 contracts that have had a significant impact and influence on the world using museum research, historical accounts, news reports, and educational resources.
The First Draft: FDR Signs Selective Training And Service Act
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It has been more than 50 years since the United States resorted to the controversial state-mandated enlistment of citizens for military training and service, and yet the draft remains alive in public memory, as do the protests against it, the escapes to Canada and Mexico, and the demonstrations of public refusal in the form of the burning of draft cards.
Picture, from left to right: Chris Smith, Carrie Smith nee Hasenmyer holding John Held, Harold Held, Alice De Luca nee Held standing in rocker, Ida Parker nee Hasenmyer supporting Alice, and Fred Parker. Magdelina Hasenmyer nee Kebortz is sitting in the rocker.
I Think That Is Just Alright!
From Helen Held
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When United States Presidents do just about anything, the world takes notice. But one thing they do to get the whole world’s attention? Meet with one of their counterparts around the world to discuss issues of strategic importance. Such meetings between leaders—often termed “presidential summits”—have historically reset policy between entire countries, normalized long-chilly relations, and in the case of the Cold War, kept the world’s two great established superpowers from using nuclear weapons on each other.
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25 idioms that were common in the '60s
The 1990s hit film trilogy "Austin Powers" may have reintroduced many to 1960s lingo, phrases, and idioms. In the films, a 1960s-era spy, played by comedian Mike Myers, time travels to the 1990s, where he anachronistically uses phrases like "groovy, baby" and "shagadelic." But did people actually talk like that?
By Nacho Vasquez
As Told To Nila Gott
Nacho Vasquez was part Yaqui Indian and was born in a boxcar along the New Mexico SP rails (his father was an employee). The following is an excerpt from a book about Nachos survival in life.
Nacho was a member of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team.
Operation Dragoon
Venus Ramey was born Sept. 26, 1924 in Ashland, Kentucky. Ramey passed away on June 17 in Agoura Hills, California, at the age of 92.
President Zachary Taylor
From Hostetters 1892 Almanac This Month in History
July 1, 1867
RECIPES
Compiled by Women’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Grandview, Indiana
1955
Barbecue Burgers
Legacy of Rae Turner
Grandview, Indiana
1 lb hamburger
1\4 cup barbecue sauce
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
½ cup catsup
1 small onion, chopped fine
salt and pepper to taste