Racism Originally uploaded by dustin3000. Sadly I have to agree this looks like racism to me as well. Click thru to read what the poster has to say and what others have commented.

August 31rst: Today in 1888 the first murder to be attributed to ‘Jack the Ripper‘ occured in the Whitechapel area of London. The first victim was Mary Ann Nichols, but it is by no means certain she was the actual first victim as many horrible attacks had already occured the same year. The Ripper crimes [...]

Stonehenge Originally uploaded by Tancread. A bunch of old stones in England. This is an old photo of mine that I found while doing some photo reoganization but I really do like it.

This is a great site which has 112 translations of ‘Oh my god, there’s an axe in my head.’ This will no doubt be useful to you nearly every day as you go about your life. How did we ever survive before the internet?

August 30th: Today in 1918 disillusioned revolutionary Fanya Kaplan attempted to assassinate Lenin, wounding him severely. Kaplan was a passionate believer in revolution who believed that Bolsheviks and Soviets had usurped the government. Many believe that the wounds Lenin suffered, and his failure to seek effective treatment due to paranoia led to his later strokes. [...]

Via Carol, who has just been down to Texas we have the latest in high class truck accessories….

August 29th: Today in 1786 the popular rebellion against the Massachusetts government known as Shay’s rebellion began. Today we take the early part of American history for granted, it was just bound to work out with all those clever guys around then. At the time it was much less clear as events like Shay’s rebellion [...]

Thunderbolt Originally uploaded by Tancread. Went to the new Air and Space Annex yesterday and really enjoyed it. Got home and dug up this photo from one of our first trips in the UK to Duxford Air Museum. I love the P47 because it is sooo American, it is nothing but armor, a big engine [...]

August 28th: Today in 1963 at the March for Jobs and Freedom Dr. Martin Luther King delivers his famous I Have A Dream speech, one of the most stirring and memorable speechs of the 20th century. It had better be memorable, because the estate of the late Doctor has locked it down with copyright restrictions [...]

August 27th: Today in 1896 the United Kingdom and Zanzibar entered the shortest war in history, lasting between 9:02 am and 9:40 am. Would that they could all be so short.