Category Archives: History

Apollo 11: Mission Out of Control by Steven Witt

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

Tom Haugomat Shortly after noon on July 20, 1969, as they orbited some 70 miles above the surface of the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin detached their lunar lander from the Apollo 11 command module in preparation for descent. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, History, Science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Review of Between Two Shores

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

  In Jocelyn Green’s Between Two Shores, Catherine Duval is determined to remain neutral, despite her French heritage, in The Seven Years War, a conflict that seems interminable. She must trade with the British if her family is to survive. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book review, History, My Book Shelf, reading | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Review of Gray Day

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

  In his book, Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America’s First Cyber Spy, Eric O’Neill chronicles his part in the quest to take down the worst Russian mole in U.S. History, Robert Philip Hanssen. Hanssen, an FBI agent … Continue reading →

Posted in Book review, Current Events, History, My Book Shelf, reading | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Happy Birthday, America!

Posted on July 3, 2019 by

  “The date will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day … Continue reading →

Posted in education, History, Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ancient palace emerges from drought-hit Iraq reservoir By Jack Guy

Posted on July 1, 2019 by

(CNN) — A 3,400-year-old palace has emerged from a reservoir in the Kurdistan region of Iraq after water levels dropped because of drought.   The discovery of the ruins in the Mosul Dam reservoir on the banks of the Tigris … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, History, Science | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Review of The Daring Mission of William Tyndale

Posted on June 29, 2019 by

  In his book, The Daring Mission of William Tyndale, Steven J. Lawson takes an inspiring look at renowned theologian, brilliant lexicographer and translator, and famous English Reformer, William Tyndale. Driven by a burning desire to see God’s Word distributed … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional, education, History, My Book Shelf, reading, Theology, words, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

We Hold All the Cards in the Showdown with Iran By Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

  In May 2018, the Donald Trump Administration withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, popularly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The United States then ramped up sanctions on the Iranian theocracy to … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, History, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment