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February 20, 2019: Today is National Love Your Pet Day! (So Do It!!!)

By Major Dan on February 20, 2019 Animals/Pets, February 20

A Brief History On February 20, 2019, we celebrate another National Love Your Pet Day, as if we had to be reminded. Back on May 8, 2015, we featured an article about the Westminster Dog Show and we waxed poetic about the virtues of having a dog and a little about the history of dogs. While we understand many people want to keep pets other than dogs (no, we really do not understand), we prefer canine companions, especially from the Hound group. Yes, we have had other pets and loved them a lot, but the dogs love you back! Digging Deeper We…

November 13, 1901: Sometimes the Rescuers Become Victims (Caister Lifeboat disaster)

By Major Dan on November 13, 2018 Animals/Pets, Crime, Health/Medicine, Military, November 13

A Brief History On November 13, 1901, a British lifeboat crew answered the distress flares of a small ship in peril off the coast of Norfolk, England, only to suffer terrible hardships in attempting to launch their lifeboat from shore to go to the sailors in peril. So hazardous were the conditions, that the lifeboat ended up being turned over on top of the crewmen, causing 9 of the heroic rescuers to drown. Cases in which rescuers end up being killed or severely injured themselves are not at all rare, and today we will discuss a few such cases. Digging…

October 29, 2018: National Cat Day! (Laser Pointers Beware) 10 Reasons to Love Cats

By Major Dan on October 29, 2018 Animals/Pets, October 29

A Brief History On October 29, 2018, Americans celebrate National Cat Day, or at least some Americans do. Those with bumper stickers that say “Cats, the Other White Meat” probably pass on the opportunity to regale themselves in cat trivia. If you are one of these anti-cat people (“I Like Cats, They’re Delicious” bumper sticker), pass this article up and wait for National Dachshund Day or something! (For the record, we are “Dog people,” not “Cat people,” though we do see the brighter side of having cats around.) Feel free to take exception to any of our reasons to love…

September 22, 1995: Birds Are Hazardous to Your Health!

By Major Dan on September 22, 2018 Animals/Pets, Nature, September 22, Travel

A Brief History On September 22, 1995, a United States Air Force Boeing E-3B Sentry (AWACS, early warning spy in the sky type aircraft) flew into a flock of birds immediately after taking off from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, putting 2 of the 4 jet engines out of commission and causing a crash of the big plane, killing all 24 crewmen aboard. Developed from the Boeing 707 jetliner, the E-3 is a large airplane, but not so large it could not be downed by birds. Birds pose a danger to airplanes of all sizes and types and can…

August 25, 1823: Don’t Feed (Yourself to) The Bears! 10 Famous Animal Attacks

By Major Dan on August 25, 2018 Animals/Pets, August 25, Nature

A Brief History On August 25, 1823, mountain man and fur trapper Hugh Glass was attacked by a Grizzly Bear while on a fur taking and exploring expedition in what is now South Dakota. The terrible injuries Glass suffered and his fierce determination to live have been recalled for history by not 1, but 2 major motion pictures, Man in the Wilderness (1971) and The Revenant (2015). We have previously discussed this famous incident in our article, “10 Incredible Tales of Survival.” Today we will discuss 10 cases of animal attacks on human beings that are famous or infamous, either…