April 21rst: Today in 1918 the career of Manfred Von Richthofen came to an end. Some claim he was shot down by Roy Brown, some say he was hit by ground fire, but however it happened it was the end to one of the most famous fighter pilots ever. His records were shattered in the [...]

This is just one of those things that had to happen. It may have happened before now, but this is a cool blog entry about what happened when a Klingon comes to a Civil War reenactment. Instant classic.

April 20th: Today in 1653 Oliver Cromwell dissolved Parliment after deciding they were hindering his rule. A ruthless dictator who turned down kingship because it would restrict his unlimited powers Cromwell actually made people long for the good old days of divine Monarchs. Unrestrained he launched wars against anyone who annoyed him and brutally repressed [...]

April 19th: Today in 1967 Pirates of the Caribbean opened in Disneyland. A great ride with many stories this is the ride that set the gold standard for an E Ticket ride for me when I was a boy, and I still enjoy it when I ride it now long after. Many more memorable events [...]

I will be travelling and in and out of contact for the next week or so and as a result updates may be few and far between. I should be able to get email if anyone needs me.

Following on from the big Japanese aircraft carrier sub found off of Hawaii, here is an interesting Japanese sub sunk in the Atlantic which may have been carrying secret peace proposals. It was also carrying a ton of opium and some gold bars just to make it interesting to salvagers with less interest in history.

April 18:
Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere
Unforturnately for Dawes and Prescott, Longfellow didn’t include them so they are left out of history for most who have even heard of the ride to warn the American Militias at Lexington and Concord [...]

This site is a pretty detailed listing of carnival and theme park ride accidents and news. The site is perfect for all those ‘I don’t ride those things because they just aren’t safe’ types. Most are just ride stalls, though some are pretty long stalls, quite a few are people doing dumb things on the [...]

Civil war graphiti found in Andrew Johnston’s home under the wallpaper. He was pretty unpopular in the south so this is no great suprise, but kind of cool that they are preserving it, although I doubt it will age as well as ‘Halfdane was here‘ (scroll down for photo).

April 17th Today was the premier of the Porky’s Duck Hunt the debut of Daffy Duck. Daffy is one of the most versatile of all the Warner characters and has had a long and glorious career. Sadly the Warner licenses have not had the same care the Disney stable recieves, so Daffy and the rest [...]