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A Brief History On July 23, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln finally found a replacement for General George B. McClellan as General-in-Chief of the Union Army when he appointed General Henry W. Halleck.  Lincoln had spent the previous 4 months as de facto head of the Army himself until he found another commander, having earlier relieved McClellan of such duty. Digging Deeper During the Civil War the US Army (or Union Army if you prefer) had a total of 4 men assigned as General-in-Chief, more or less akin to today’s designation as Chief of Staff of the Army as the top…

A Brief History On July 20, 2017, we eagerly await the mass release of the major motion picture, Dunkirk, the story of the evacuation of over 300,000 British troops from the Dunkirk beach in France in 1940.  The Germans had pushed British and French forces into a pocket around Dunkirk on the English Channel, and it seemed these forces would be killed or captured with no hope of survival.  A miracle was needed.  On Monday, July 17, 2017, we were privileged to see an advance screening of this historical war film. Digging Deeper The film, Dunkirk, shows us that miracle in incredible fashion, taking…

A Brief History On July 19, 1814, Samuel Colt was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and although he lived only to the age of 47 became rich and famous as the man that made the repeating firearm a practical reality.  Here we list 10 of the most important designers of firearms and their components (no significance to the order listed). Digging Deeper 1. Samuel Colt, Revolver. The familiar revolving cylinder pistol is the legacy of Mr. Colt, the man about which it is said, “God created men, and Sam Colt kept them equal.”  The revolver is so closely associated with Colt, that…

A Brief History On July 17, 2017, the entire world celebrates World Day for International Justice, as it does every July 17th since 2010.  In honor of those creeps that received justice and those that avoided justice for their alleged sexual misdeeds and general creepiness, we list 10 Celebrities That are (Alleged) Sexual Creeps.  Some have been convicted or their actions are well known, others suffer the pain of rumor and innuendo.  You decide which ones deserve to be considered sexual creeps and which are wrongfully accused. Digging Deeper 1. Michael Jackson, Singer. The King of Pop, Jackson was perhaps the…

A Brief History On July 15, 2006, the social media vehicle known as Twitter was launched, and quickly became an essential part of electronic communications in the United States and world-wide.  Created by Noah Glass, Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey, the social networking device caught on with frightening speed, and became one of our most important and prevalent sources of information. Digging Deeper By 2016, there were well over 300 million users of Twitter, and on election day 2016 over 40 million ‘tweets’ were sent regarding election news.  Williams and Glass had founded an internet search and directory…