Recently news organizations reported on the $2.5 million dollar project that was mounted this summer to use new clues and equipment to try to uncover what happened to Amelia Earhart, who along with her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared on July 2, 1937 in Earhart’s Lockheed Electra airplane.
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George Washington was said to have been a man who loved dogs and owned many. He was an avid hunter, and most of his dogs were hunting dogs. The Marquis
A Dog on the Battlefield and the Character of George Washington Read More »
The Democratic National Convention, Denver 1908: Heightened Security in 1908 Equaled Sixteen Extra Officers (and Some Help from Tammany)
Political Convention Security Measures 1908 Read More »
Tonight Michelle Obama will give her speech in Charlotte, N.C. and the President will watch the event on television from the White House. While Barack Obama will join Democrats at the Convention tomorrow, it was once customary that candidates did not attend the nominating conventions. This is a look back at the Democratic Convention of 1908 when it was in Denver:
As was customary in 1908, the candidates themselves did not attend the nominating conventions (the first president to attend a convention was FDR in 1932 who appeared to accept the nomination to dispel rumors about his health).
Where is the Candidate? (1908) Read More »
Willy Necker came to this country from Germany in 1929, finding work at a kennel. From there he went on to train war dogs and become one of the most
Trainer Willy Necker and His Dogs Read More »
“Dogs cannot laugh, except with their tails; and their laugh is a laugh of joy.” How can one resist a story that begins with that sentence?
A Dog Story from 1875 Read More »
