Veterans History Project: Dr Roger Stembridge, Cold War Submariner
My Dad, talking about his experiences on the SSR-312 Radar Picket submarine (“Burrfish”) during the Korean conflict. Filmed at King’s Bay SubVet base in Nov 2010
Category Archives: History
Memorial Day, 2016 – Starwano Cemetery, Stark County, Illinois
Happy Back to the Future Day
Giving Thanks
Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789 By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and—Whereas both… Read more »
100th Anniversary of The Start of WWI
On June 28, 1914, Serbian ultra-nationalist Gavril Princip assassinated Austro-Hungarian Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
It’s Come to This
Snow Jam ’82 – The Snow was the Lesser of Two Evils
Being an Atlanta, Georgia native, I watched with amused interest as the city experienced “Snowmageddon ’14” recently, as if it was the first time snow had ever fallen in Georgia. In fact, this event very closely paralleled the original Snow Jam ’82 event that happened while I was in college. I ran across a site that documents stories from this… Read more »