The last Saturday in June we spent the day at Arctic Thunder, the air show at Elmendorf Air Force Base. It was a fantastic time! Lots of aerial displays by military and civilian aircraft. Plenty of static displays to walk through.

The most impressive demonstration was the F-22. It was amazing to see the […]

49th Star: Alaska Statehood, New Flag Official 5th January 1959

June 30th marks the date the Senate voted to admit Alaska into statehood 50 years ago. The celebration begins tonight with activities downtown and ALASKA’S OPERATION GRATITUDE, a tribute to Alaska’s military personnel. Wynonna Judd will perform at Elmendorf Air Force Base  in a concert that will be webcast worldwide by AT&T and locally […]

I have no idea how people think of these things but I am sure glad they do. Tourist Pictures presents “An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict.” If you don’t get it the first time through (like me), the cheat sheet […]

My family thoroughly enjoys the Indiana Jones movies and National Treasure, all fun treasure hunt stories. Did you know there are great treasure hunts going on today? Today’s Wall Street Journal features a profile of Robert Edsel, a Texan who has made it his life work to chronicle the “greatest treasure hunt in history,” […]

The last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient in Louisiana, Marine pilot, Colonel (Ret.) Jefferson DeBlanc, passed away a week ago. From his citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as leader of a section of 6 fighter planes in Marine […]

The Discovery Channel is a great place to go for beautifully produced interactive online resources for science topics like volcanoes and weapons and much more. Discovery’s cable shows are also online at this site including our house’s fave, Mythbusters.
Essay Writing Center has guidelines for, well, essay writing. You’ll find the Basics, Writing Guides, and every […]

Upon arrival in the New World the Pilgrims, complying with their contract with investors, promptly set up a common property arrangement for all to labor in and provide food and goods for the community. They nearly starved to death. Plan B was to assign each family its own plot to provide for their own needs. […]

Here’s a clever idea for history. The letters of a British WWI soldier Harry Lamin are being posted in blog form by his grandson, Bill Lamin, a schoolteacher in the UK. Harry Lamin left behind a wife and a child to serve his country in the trenches of France. We have no way of knowing […]

Can you find Abraham Lincoln in the image below? Think: “Where’s Waldo.” Pretty tough to find any detail, I think.