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An Ancient tree discovered in New Zealand contains a 42,000-year-old record of a reversal of Earth’s magnetic field.
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The most recent polar reversal, called the Laschamp excursion, happened about 41,000 to 42,000 years ago. During this time, the north magnetic pole moved to the southern hemisphere and then back to the north. Scientists studied ancient kauri trees found in wetlands in northern New Zealand. These trees were alive…
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We Remember Medal of Honor John Baca!
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On this day in 1970, a soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Specialist Fourth Class John Baca must have seemed an unlikely hero? He’d once been a troubled teenager, even going to juvenile hall for petty crimes. “The best thing was getting drafted,”…
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Today we Honor and Remember Jeannette Guyot Parachutes into Europe: Honored with Distinguished Service Cross. Thank You for your Services
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Lieutenant Jeannette Guyot was a French Resistance operative who went on to become one of the Second World War’s most decorated women. She is one of only two women to hold the American Distinguished Service Cross obtained during the war. She participated in Pathfinder Mission of Operation Sussex. As a…
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Petty Officer First Class Ernest Borgnine From The Pacific Theater to The Dirty Dozen
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The 1967 film “The Dirty Dozen” sported an All Star cast of World War II veterans. One of the most popular films of its time, “The Dirty Dozen” still holds as one of the most successful war films ever made. The cast included: Lee Marvin, Robert Webber and Robert Ryan…
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We Remember and Honoring Harriet Pickens and Frances Wills: Trailblazers of the US Navy
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“Lieutenant Junior Grade Harriet Ida Pickens and Ensign Frances Wills were members of the final graduating class at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School (Women’s Reserve) in Northampton, Massachusetts. Commissioned as WAVES officers, in December 1944, they were the first female African-American U.S. Navy officers.” Harriet Pickens, born in Talladega, Alabama,…
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Today we Remember The Lebrecht Brothers Who Give Ultimate Sacrifice to Defend Newfound Freedom
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William and Emma Lebrecht emigrated from Germany to the Upper West Side of New York City, New York during the early escalation of hostilities toward Jewish citizens. The couple had two sons Ferdinand Ludwig Lebrecht and his younger brother Alfred. When the United States entered World War II both brothers…
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BIRTHDAY EVENT: Happy 102nd Birthday to US Army and D-Day Veteran Luciano “Louis” Graziano
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Please join us in wishing Louis Graziano a most Happy 102nd Birthday. Born on February 6, 1923 Louis Graziano, of Thomson Georgia, completed his military training at multiple bases across the country, starting in Fort Niagara and finishing in Fort Dix. He deployed to England, where he led a group…
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We Remember Super Bowl Sunday: Joe Arenas from Decorated Iwo Jima Marine to the 49ers
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“I figured, I’ve been through a lot more (in battle) than what can happen on the football field.” “I was a Marine. That’s where I wanted to be, man. That’s the uniform I wanted.” – Joe Arenas Omaha University Alumni Association interview 2003 After graduating from Lincoln High School Joe…
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Catharina Koopman: The Model Spy
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“Former Chanel model, Catharina Koopman, worked as a successful model in Paris before moving to London. Catharina left London in 1939 to live in Italy. There she began a relationship with a leader of the Italian resistance. When World War II broke out, she agreed to use her contacts and…
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During the 1700s lobsters were so plentiful that they used to wash ashore on Massachusetts beaches in piles up to 2 feet high.
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Lobsters were considered the “poor man’s chicken” and primarily used for fertilizer or fed to prisoners and slaves. Some indentures servants even revolted against being forced to eat the meat and the colony agreed that they would not be fed lobster meat more than three times a week. As the…