From the 1800′s through today, the United Secret Service continues it’s mission of protecting the President as well as investigating all sorts of financial fraud such as counterfeiting. Although it’s best known for the protection aspect, the other mission of the Secret Service is just as vital. In today’s post, we’ll talk about the...
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Evidently, food rationing is back! I heard on the radio about the Costco move to limit rice purchases in the last fee weeks. Heard about that? See Here for more details. Anyway, so it got me thinking about food rationing in World War II. The concept of stamps and points for food and other...
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This one actually happened before I started blogging. I thought about it this morning and knew it would be a great topic to talk about. Can you guess what it is? Here are some hints: (1) Ok, one more: (2) Yes, you got it: Western Union! Once a prime method of communicating long distances...
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Everybody loves a good crime story! I remember that the “True Crime” section of the library where I used to work was always the busiest! With that in mind, today, I’ll share the tale that’s come to be known as: Murder, Inc. “…What’s the use killing me here? he said softly to Jake….” (1)...
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As popular as the movie Platoon was, it almost ruined me on Vietnam, at least from the military history aspect. It seems popular media sources concentrate only on the ready topics that come to mind such as drugs, bad soldiers and draft card burnings. Seemingly overlooked is the vast transition of the United States...
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