Moments in Time – August 21, 2024
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On Sept. 2, 1945, Vietnamese communist Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam’s independence from France following Japan’s World War II surrender, in a proclamation ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – November 3, 2021
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On Nov. 21, 1877, Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a way to record and play back sound. Although initially used as a dictating machine, the phonograph ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 29, 2021
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On Oct. 12, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing he has reached East Asia. Columbus, and most others, underestimated the world’s ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – July 14, 2021
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On July 30, 1619, in Jamestown, Virginia, the first elected legislative assembly in the New World – the House of Burgesses – convenes in the choir of the town’s ... Continue Reading →
Agent Orange exposure not limited to Vietnam
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The Government Accounting Office (GAO) stepped into the fray to document exactly where all the Agent Orange (AO) was used and stored when it released a report ... Continue Reading →
Agent Orange benefits cover Blue Water Veterans
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As of Jan. 1, 2020, the Department of Veterans Affairs has extended presumption of Agent Orange herbicide exposure benefits with the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Oct. 9, 2019
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On Oct. 25, 1881, Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, is born in Malaga, Spain. Picasso’s work comprises more than ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Aug. 21, 2019
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On Sept. 8, 1504, one of the world’s most beloved works of art, “David,” by Michelangelo Buonarroti, is unveiled to the public in Florence, Italy’s Piazza ... Continue Reading →
Blue water vets gain Agent Orange benefits
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It passed! H.R. 299, known as the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, is now Public Law 116-23. It extends disability benefits to Blue Water Navy ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – June 12, 2019
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On June 30, 1859, Emile Blondin becomes the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. The feat was witnessed by some 5,000 spectators. Blondin wore pink ... Continue Reading →
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