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My shooter encounter at the 1984 Minneapolis Aquatennial

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On Saturday, July 13th, 2024, as I watched the video coverage of the Butler, PA Trump rally shooting aftermath, there were several live on camera interviews of upset persons complaining… Read more

R.I.P. Tim Quigley

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notable Irish-American Tim Quigley Tim Quigley, of San Jose, CA, died on Friday, March 15th, 2024. Born on September 22, 1945 in Wabasha, MN, Tim was a graduate of the… Read more

Battle of Point Pleasant

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October 10, 1774 By Cecilia Fábos-Becker Battle of Point Pleasant The French and Indian War, aka The Seven Years War, really started in 1754, and was concluded by a treaty… Read more

Semiquincentennial Grants

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US National Park Service is Accepting Applications By Cecilia Fábos-Becker American Independence Semiquincentennial We recently learned about the planned commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. Back in… Read more

Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism?

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ADL’s Greenblatt says ‘Yes’ by Tony Becker 2023-12-11 Jonathan Greenblatt More than one year ago, in May of 2022, the New Yorker Magazine published an interview by Isaac Chotiner, a… Read more

Apple adds RCS to iOS (finally)

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Mobile OS Market Share 2009 – 2023 When Apple Computer, Inc. was founded by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak on April 1, 1976 its stated goal was to… Read more

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland This past week, we learned about an important new resource for family history researchers whose ancestors came from Ireland as Irish, or passed through Ireland… Read more

Taking Flight Album Release Concerts

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Amelia Hogan Band Taking Flight Album Release Concerts Album Launch Concerts Friday, February 24th, 8:15 PM Lost Church, Santa Rosa, CA, Details Sunday, February 26th, 6:00 PM Casements Bar, San… Read more

Sean Murphy – Irish History Online

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Sean Murphy Weekly on 4 consecutive Thursdays Each Month, Irish historian Sean Murphy presents a pair of four-week live Zoom course on Thursdays at 3:00 PM PST (6 PM Eastern… Read more

Why I Dropped Out of the Facebook group ‘DNA Detectives’

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(and I won’t return) First a few facts. I chose to leave this Facebook group. The group did not drop me, nor had I yet been ‘suspended.’ I decided to… Read more