Our Dad Alexander, Sandor in Hungarian. A first generation American. #WWII and 20 year veteran of the USAAC, USSAF, USAF Chief Master Sergeant. Our Mom Joyce his Australian war bride. Posts about #History, #Science, #Weather and Global Relations.
It's not uncommon to see people taking selfies with the lake while driving. 🤯
This Is RenoWhat was once one of the most beautiful, isolated drives in Nevada is now among the most harrowing due to an endless stream of visitors and unfettered tourism development. Highway 28 winds along the east shore of Lake Tahoe. This narrow road rises to 50 feet above the Lake’s surface of 6,225 feet.
Walt Disney's "Der Fuehrer's Face" (1943) (4K) (((REMASTERED AUDIO )))YouTube video by mouseloungeyoutu.beReutersDisney-owned ABC said the Federal Communications Commission's threat to revoke the network's broadcast licenses is part of an unprecedented campaign of intimidation over broadcast content the Trump administration dislikes reut.rs/4g0QCt8
July 29, 1976 NYT The Treasury Department is considering issuing a new smaller $1 coin primarily for use in vendine machines. In size and weight, the new coin would be between the 25-cent and 50‐cent coins. It probably would be thinner than either of those. www.nytimes.com/1976/07/29/a...
Smaller Dollar Coin Considered By Treasury for Vending Trade (Published 1976)US Treas Dept expected to propose replacing current Eisenhower dollar with smaller $2 coin for use in vending machines (M)www.nytimes.comJuly 28, 1976 NYT Yesterday, all of John Lennon's troubles seemed so far away and now it looks as though he's here to stay. The rock musician and former Beatle won the long‐sought permission to remain here as a permanent resident of the United States. www.nytimes.com/1976/07/28/a...
July 28, 1936 NYT Hermann Goering gave a luncheon in Berlin for Colonel Charles Lindbergh and presented to Lindbergh an emblem of the German Aero Club, a silver pin representing a wing with a swastika, thereby making Lindbergh the youngest honorary member of that club www.nytimes.com/1936/07/29/a...
GEN. GOERING HOST TO THE LINDBERGHS; Reich Air Minister and Wife Entertain Them at Luncheon to Noted Aviators in Palace. (Published 1936)Entertains Col and Mrs Lindbergh at luncheonwww.nytimes.comSon of SandorApr 30, 1941 #WWII NYT Stimson Permits Lindbergh to Quit. "That leads me to wonder whether he is returning his decoration to Mr. Hitler." The decoration referred to was the Order of the German Eagle, which was presented to Lindbergh by Field Marshal Goering in Berlin www.nytimes.com/1941/04/30/a...
My mini-Schnauzer Heidi was a great bear deterrent. They hated her bark.🐶
Active NorCalWildlife officials are leaning on two highly trained Karelian bear dogs to chase problem black bears out of neighborhoods. Read more: https://www.activenorcal.com/tahoes-bear-break-in-crisis-has-locals-turning-to-two-very-good-dogs/
Dad's Fighter Group that landed in New Guinea 84 years ago this month and was first to land on Japan. Maj. Alex Carmona assumed command of Misawa Air Base’s 35th Air Maintenance Squadron during a July 17 activation ceremony, according to an unsigned email Friday from the 35th Fighter Wing.
Stars and StripesMisawa Air Base in northeastern Japan activated a new maintenance squadron this month to support its growing fleet of F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters as the installation phases out its F-16s.
She is a rosy-cheeked, ruby-lipped darling right off Mr Disney's drawing-board, a sister of Snow White, Cinderella and all the fairy-tale princesses. If you are high on Disney whimsey and if you'll take a somewhat slow, uneven pace, you should find this entertaining. www.nytimes.com/1951/07/30/a...
THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; Disney's Cartoon Adaptation of 'Alice in Wonderland' Arrives at Criterion (Published 1951)www.nytimes.comTom HeintjesDisney’s “Alice in Wonderland” had its US premiere 75 years ago, on July 28, 1951. (It had opened two days prior in London.)
July 27, 1976 NYT On the corner of Broadway and 28th Street, once the heart of the Golden Age of popular music, a bronze plaque was dedicated at 36 West 28th Street, as part of the National Music Council's “Bicentennial Parade of American Music.” www.nytimes.com/1976/07/27/a...
Tin Pan Alley (Remember?) Is Celebrated (Published 1976)Bronze plaque dedicated July 26 at Chemical Bank branch bldg, 36 W 28th St, NYC, as part of Natl Music Council's 'Bicentennial Parade of American Music'; ceremony, with musicians and song writers, rec...www.nytimes.comThe EPA said if the power plants are not supplying electricity to the grid then they would not be subject to the federal Clean Air Act, which has been key to the dramatic reduction of smog and soot pollution from industrial facilities.
Native American Man's TearALT: Native American Man's Tearstatic.klipy.comReutersEPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws reut.rs/3RzNU4A
July 25, 1936 NYT "Everybody seemed to be firing at every one else,” Mr. Friedman said, and there was no way of telling which side any one was on. Barcelona authorities had distributed rifles to 60,000 workers with orders to shoot any one who looked like a rebel. www.nytimes.com/1936/07/25/a...
BARCELONA TERROR TOLD BY AMERICANS; 15 Arrive at Marseilles and Describe Constant Street Fighting Throughout City. TOURISTS LOSE VALUABLES Consul Unable to Take Care of All Refugees -- Many Are Still ...Arrives in Marseilles, describes civil war terror in Barcelonawww.nytimes.comThe Misfits was filmed in Nevada. The wrangling climax scene filmed a short distance from Fallon on Misfits Flat. youtu.be/okYdnldx3rc?...
The Misfits Official Trailer #1 - Clark Gable, Marily Monroe Movie (1961) HDYouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailersyoutu.beChurchill County MuseumToday is National Day of the Cowboy. This being ranch country, we’ve got more cowboy photos than you can shake a spur at! But here’s a few of our current favorites
A Post Office put your town on the map. The Mail that Made America @archivesfdn.bsky.social archivesfoundation.org/newsletter/m...
The Mail that Made America: 250 Years of the U.S. Postal Service - National Archives FoundationThe year 2026 is shaping up to be a big celebration of the Declaration of Independence. Why wait to celebrate? […]archivesfoundation.orgChurchill County MuseumOn this day in 1896, a post office opened on Mike and Eliza Fallon’s ranch. This post office is a major reason the City of Fallon has its name, even though the Fallons themselves were not here long.
July 22, 1976 NYT “Godzilla vs Megalon” completes the canonization of Godzilla, the creature who came from the sea in 1955 to destroy Tokyo and has returned in sequels again and again. It's been a remarkable transformation of character, the dragon has become St George www.nytimes.com/1976/07/22/a...
Another ‘Godzilla’ Movie (Published 1976)www.nytimes.com#WWII The only sign of its historical significance was a rock on the pavement from the Mauthausen concentration camp with the inscription "Never again fascism" that does not mention Hitler. Austria's government hopes will prevent it serving as a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis.
ReutersHitler's birthplace begins new life as a police station reut.rs/4wjcrdi