A Brief History On June 18, 1815, the combined forces of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blucher defeated the French army at the battle of Waterloo. The battle is remembered by history not as a victory of the British and Prussians, but as a defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte, his final major defeat. Certain battles are known more for their vanquished than their victor. Here we list 10 of those famous battles. Digging Deeper 10. Little Bighorn, 1876. Better known as “Custer’s Last Stand,” the US 7th Cavalry Regiment consisting of 12 companies of soldiers sallied forth expecting to…
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Major Dan
Major Daniel Zar is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.
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A Brief History On June 17, 2015, a white racist, Dylann Storm Roof, age 21, shot and killed 9 African-Americans and injured another that were attending a prayer session in a South Carolina church. Included among the dead was the Pastor and a State Senator. Digging Deeper Roof, a loser that had failed at least one grade and dropped out of high school was described by his family as playing video games and taking drugs. A web site was found to be hosted by Roof called The Last Rhodesian containing white supremacist and anti-African-American sentiments. Roof had posted a rambling…
A Brief History On June 17, 1462, Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad III The Impaler, or simply Dracula, conducted a night raid against his Turkish enemy, Mehmed II who had invaded Vlad’s land of Wallachia (Romania). Digging Deeper The name Dracula was given to Vlad meaning the “son of Dracul” as his father was known. (Dracul means dragon in Romanian.) Being known as The Impaler was a moniker earned all by Vlad himself, after the fashion in which he forcibly sat his enemies onto large spikes planted in the ground, pointy side up. Mehmed II had invaded Wallachia because Vlad had failed to pay tribute (taxes…
A Brief History On June 17, 1932, 17,000 United States military veterans of World War I and 25,000 of their friends and family gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand early payment of their service certificate war bonuses. Although the bonuses were not due to be paid until 1945, the Great Depression had hit the United States and these veterans were floundering financially. General Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff of the Army, personally led US troops to forcibly drive away his fellow veterans, even though future 5 star general and president, Maj. Dwight Eisenhower (serving as an aide to MacArthur) counseled…
A Brief History On June 16, 2010, the nation of Bhutan became the first nation in the world to outlaw tobacco. Growing and otherwise producing tobacco products and the sale of any tobacco product was outlawed. Harsh penalties were put in place, but within a couple years things eased up a bit. The actual use and possession of tobacco was not outlawed, just the production and sale. The government was also mandated to provide anti-tobacco counseling and education. Digging Deeper Not Banned 5. Tax Revenue. In 2013, the government collected $43.9 billion in tobacco tax revenue, and over half a…