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A Brief History This article presents a timeline of Israel’s history! Digging Deeper In the 17th Century BC, Israelites settled in what is now modern Israel.  On an unknown date, Israelites traveled to Egypt to escape famine. In the 12th Century BC, Israelites left Egypt in Exodus, resumed living in Israel, according to religious texts, but supporting historical records remain elusive regarding the “Exodus.” in 1020 BC, Saul established the Kingdom of Israel. On December 29, Catholics and Lutherans celebrate the feast day of David, that guy from the Bible who first made the news by slaying the giant Goliath. …

A Brief History While the US Department of Justice and numerous commercial entities wage culture war with the State of North Carolina about a state law recently enacted that requires persons of a biological or “birth” gender to use the rest room or locker room of the gender listed on their birth certificate, many other government entities from states to cities to school districts have gone the other way. Digging Deeper With recently announced orders to administrators to allow school children in Chicago schools (and other venues) to choose their own gender identity and use the rest room and locker…

A Brief History On May 12, 1926, just a few days after Richard Byrd allegedly flew over the North Pole, the semi-rigid airship, Norge, did fly over the North Pole with 16 men and a dog, becoming the first men to reach the North Pole.  (Previous efforts have been discounted as failures due to inaccurate navigation or fraud.)  The Italian designed and multinational manned Norge did not get the fame it deserved, so here we list 10 of the most famous aircraft in human history.  Digging Deeper 10. Vostok 1, 1961.  This Soviet space capsule was the first one to carry a…

A Brief History On May 12, 1975, the Cambodian Navy seized the US freighter, SS Mayaguez from international waters.  The ensuing battle between the US and Khmer Rouge Cambodian forces is considered the last battle of the Viet Nam War. Digging Deeper The Mayaguez, a container ship, was on its way to Thailand when it was stopped by a Cambodian patrol boat. The Cambodians had fired across the bow of the Mayaguez, causing the ship to slow down, and when an RPG rocket was then fired toward the ship the Mayaguez stopped and sent out an SOS. The Mayaguez was…

A Brief History On May 12, 1968, the Australian Army in Viet Nam fought probably their largest engagement of the war (for the Australians), underlining the fact that not only the United States was involved in the effort to keep South Viet Nam independent. Digging Deeper The Battle of Coral-Balmoral as it was known was fought between about 3000 Australian troops (2 regiments plus a couple squadrons of armor), including some armed with Centurion tanks, and over 4000 North Vietnamese Army regulars and Viet Cong guerillas (2 regiments of regulars).  Australian forces included smaller numbers of New Zealanders, another often…