Author Topic: This Day In History  (Read 8811 times)

Offline luvrbus

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 26049
This Day In History
« on: December 07, 2013, 09:02:17 AM »
Remember this day people and the ones that gave the ultimate trying to prevent it from not happening again to those I give my up most gratitude even with all the problems the USA is still the greatest country in the world 

good luck 
Life is short drink the good wine first

Offline akroyaleagle

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 644
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2013, 09:42:05 AM »
Ditto what Clifford said!
Joe Laird
'78 Eagle
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Offline Van

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3254
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2013, 09:48:55 AM »
I most certainly second that! ;) PROUD TO BE AMERICAN!
B&B CoachWorks
Bus Shop Mafia.

Offline muldoonman

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1138
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2013, 10:00:59 AM »
My dad helped win that war! Hat's off to all of those Brave Souls.

Offline Eagle

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 332
  • 1985 Eagle
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2013, 11:34:02 AM »
I salute all of the military people that is preserving our freedom and way of life.

I had two brothers in the South Pacific and another in Europe during WWII, how Mom & Dad endured the stress I will never know.


JCB
AKA: Eagle

Offline Len Silva

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4086
  • Angle Parked in a Parallel Universe
    • Leonard Studio
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2013, 11:57:56 AM »
So unfortunate that today, 72 years later, Pearl harbor is barely a blip on the American Conscience.
It doesn't make the newspaper or Google News.  Probably half the population couldn't tell you much about that day.

Hand Made Gifts

Ignorance is only bliss to the ignorant.

Offline luvrbus

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 26049
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2013, 12:07:47 PM »
It's sad Len my granddaughter is in a advanced class in school and today I had to explain to her what happen on this day in 1941 we went through her history book and there was no mention of Pearl Harbor sad indeed 
Life is short drink the good wine first

Offline TexasBorderDude

  • Founder - Texas Curmudgeon Society
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 242
  • Nothing simple is ever easy...
    • WheresDoyle
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2013, 01:14:32 PM »
Here's today's headlines according to Drudge... not a word about Pear Harbor.


Mandela Leaves Divided Legacy in Africa...
Once branded 'terrorist' by USA...
In his own words...
Maya Angelou: 'His action came from kindness'...
Family: 'Son of the Soil'...
NYT: Reverence, but Criticism, Too...

WORLD PREPARES FOR BIGGEST FUNERAL SINCE CHURCHILL

Thousands seek refuge at Central African airport... Iran presses ahead with uranium enrichment technology... Recording of brain activity could lead to mind-reading devices...
'Now able to eavesdrop on brain in real life'... Reid's Insurance Jumps $4,500 Under Obamacare...
Scam Targets D.C. Health Exchange... Newlywed 'thrill killers' used CRAIGSLIST to lure victim... Federal Prison Population Grows 27% in Decade... Victims want more money in Pellicano wiretap payout... Hong Kong quarantines 19 people over second bird flu case... Pocket hookahs proliferate with young pot users... Intel Adviser Worked With Chinese Firm Deemed Espionage Threat... Experts Warn NASA Making Mistake Ignoring Moon...   
'Climate Change' Warning: Killer Winter Storms for Next THIRTY Years... Porn Industry Shut Down Again -- New Star HIV Positive... Siegel: America the Vulgar... Same-Sex Weddings 17% of Washington Marriages... GRAMMY NOMINATIONS: Jay Z on Top With 9 Nods...
Native American Tribes Blast Potrayal In New Movie 'OUT OF THE FURNACE'... Houston Texans sack head coach... HUFFINGTON ROAST: AOL editor-in-chief to exit... Woman Hospitalized After Glued to Toilet Seat at HOME DEPOT... College student shot dead by campus police officer... WABC RADIO...   IRS Using GOOGLE Maps to Spy on Taxpayers...FBI Can Secretly Activate Individual's Webcam... Patriot Act author: Obama's intel czar should be prosecuted... Japan's Abe Secures Passage of Secrecy Law as Opposition Revolts... Unmasked: Area 51's Biggest, Stealthiest Spy Drone...
Paul Walker's dad begged him to stop 'daredevil' ways...
REED: Shades of James Dean! VIDEO: Pro-amnesty Dem rep flips out on house floor...
Advocates bank on budget deal to rescue overhaul...
Illegals sue for tuition assistance from taxpayers...
Immigrant charged with raping deaf-mute woman... Saudi deportations gain momentum...
Riyadh to expel up to 2 million workers... State Dept defends $1 million sculpture... Elton John Slams Russia Anti-Gay Laws at Moscow Concert... Jogger hit by flying deer... Man calls in bomb threat to get friend off work...


It's just not right!
A curmudgeon's reputation for malevolence is undeserved. They're neither warped nor evil at heart. They don't hate mankind, just mankind's absurdities. They're just as sensitive and soft-hearted as the next guy, but they hide their vulnerability beneath a crust of misanthropy.

Offline Dave5Cs

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4666
  • BCM Subscriber
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2013, 01:40:42 PM »
They are training the new generation with all the new news stories. The newer generation doesn't live in the past as much as mine does.

I tried to explain to a niece who Nixon was when she asked. She truly didn't know. History in school has changed with the internet and news stations agendas to push for next elections. Most their age don't even pay attention to the government or past wars. They are more worried about who's on FB or Twitter. Look at the ads on TV it shows them that it is all about them and how to dress and what to eat etc.
"Perfect Frequency"1979 MCI MC5Cs 6V-71,644MT Allison.
2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 60th Anniversary edition.
1998 Jeep TJ ,(Gone)
 Somewhere in the USA fulltiming.

Offline wg4t50

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 913
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2013, 01:47:49 PM »
Yes, sad day, 72 yrs ago, today I am guessing we will have another National Holiday to admire The African Mondella.  Not only has the Dec 7th gotten washed over, so is the holacost that Hitler did.
History seems to be  for the uneducated with short memories, maybe it is the new adjenda ?  When I am told America is not a Christian Country any longer, makes me want to reenlist in the USMC.
MCI7 20+ Yrs
Foretravel w/ISM500
WG4T CW for ever.
Central Virginia

Offline TexasBorderDude

  • Founder - Texas Curmudgeon Society
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 242
  • Nothing simple is ever easy...
    • WheresDoyle
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2013, 02:26:48 PM »
makes me want to reenlist in the USMC.

for this?


A curmudgeon's reputation for malevolence is undeserved. They're neither warped nor evil at heart. They don't hate mankind, just mankind's absurdities. They're just as sensitive and soft-hearted as the next guy, but they hide their vulnerability beneath a crust of misanthropy.

Offline HB of CJ

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1814
7 December; We Need To Remember
« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2013, 03:04:02 PM »
Not so long ago.  Barely 3 generations.  How history paints with such a broad brush.  What I find very scary is that there remains today a power base big enough and bad enough, (my opinion) that we are made to forget Pearl Harbour Day, but now need to remember Nelson Mandela--as he was most certain NOT.   Very scary indeed.  HB of CJ (old coot) :( :(

Offline Len Silva

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4086
  • Angle Parked in a Parallel Universe
    • Leonard Studio
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2013, 03:22:16 PM »
It's just the normal passing of time and how it impacts each generation.  I know that my grandfather would be appalled at how little I know about the First World War, the sinking of the Lusitania, and all those other things we have forgotten.  Others, if they were still alive would be sad the we don't "Remember the Maine".

It is unfortunate that Pearl Harbor is slipping from our memory, but it should not have anything to do with how we remember Nelson Mandela.  He will be remembered for far longer than any war and is in a class with Washington, Lincoln, Gandhi, King, and others who truly changed the world for the better.

Hand Made Gifts

Ignorance is only bliss to the ignorant.

Offline oldmansax

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1235
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2013, 03:35:11 PM »
It is unfortunate that Pearl Harbor is slipping from our memory, but it should not have anything to do with how we remember Nelson Mandela.  He will be remembered for far longer than any war and is in a class with Washington, Lincoln, Gandhi, King, and others who truly changed the world for the better.

Your classing and my classing are extremely different. I will stop there because I'm not going to change your mind and you are not going to change mine. Also, this will turn into a political discussion.

TOM
1995 Wanderlodge WB40 current
1985 Wanderlodge PT36
1990 Holiday Rambler
1982 Wanderlodge PT40
1972 MCI MC7

Offline wg4t50

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 913
Re: This Day In History
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2013, 05:38:53 PM »
Yup, two things,
1st-USMC new covers do make me ill.
2nd-Too bad we can not disagree without it becoming a political mess, so guess the only answer is to give everything left to the too lazy & unwilling, called equalize everyone. >:(
MCI7 20+ Yrs
Foretravel w/ISM500
WG4T CW for ever.
Central Virginia

 

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2024, SimplePortal