Showing posts with label china. Show all posts
Showing posts with label china. Show all posts
Saturday, May 16, 2026

May 16, 1966: The Greatest Day In American Music -- and a Bad Day In China

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Left to right: Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine May 16, 1966, 60 years ago: Was this the greatest day in the...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Generation X Has Trust Issues

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Somebody recently pointed out that my generation, "Generation X" -- usually defined as people born between 1965 and 1980 -- has tr...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

September 2, 1945: The Battleship Missouri Surrender

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MacArthur signing, for the U.S. acknowledgement of the surrender September 2, 1945, 80 years ago: Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, actin...
Monday, August 25, 2025

August 25, 1945: The Death of John Birch

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August 25, 1945, 80 years ago:  John Birch dies. This was not widely known at the time, nor was he famous during his lifetime. Most American...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

August 14, 1900: The Boxer Rebellion

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August 14, 1900, 125 years ago:  The Siege of the International Legations is broken by an "Eight-Nation Alliance." It is a turning...
Monday, October 14, 2024

October 14, 1964: The Fall of Walter Jenkins -- and of Nikita Khrushchev

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October 14, 1964, 60 years ago:  Walter Jenkins, unofficially the White House Chief of Staff (officially, the office was vacant) to Presiden...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

October 1, 1949: Red China

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October 1, 1949, 75 years ago:  The People's Republic of China, a Communist state, is declared by Mao Zedong. This brings the 37-year-ol...
Monday, May 29, 2023

May 29, 1953: The Conquest of Mount Everest

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Tenzing Norgay on the summit. Photo taken by Edmund Hillary. May 29, 1953, 70 years ago:  For the 1st time, there is documented proof that s...
Monday, May 8, 2023

Top 10 Myths About World War II

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May 8, 1945: Nazi Germany surrenders, ending the European Theater of World War II. It becomes known as V-E Day: Victory in Europe. V-J Day,...