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John McNeer April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 0 Comments #americanhistory, #benitomussolini, #deathofmussolini, #history, #italiancampaign, #italy, #milan, #mussolini, #secondworldwar, #ushistory, #veteran, #worldwarii, #worldwariiveteran, #wwii, #wwiiveteran, American History, Modern World History, US History

Weldon Reynolds Remembers the Death of Mussolini

75 years ago on April 28, 1945, Italian partisans killed dictator Benito Mussolini and his entourage near Lake Como. By

Ancient History Commentary Medieval/Renaissance History Modern World History News

John McNeer January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 4 Comments #archaeology, #assyrian, #babylonian, #barbaric, #diocletianscolonnade, #greek, #history, #isis, #khaledal-asaad, #khaledal-assad, #khaledalasaad, #khaledalassad, #khaledasaad, #middleeast, #palmyra, #persian, #phoenician, #roman, #romanempire, #syria, #templeofbaal, #templeofbel, #templeofthesun, #zenobia, ancienthistory, isil

Khaled al-Asaad, Historian, Scholar and Defender of Civilization

Khaled al-Asaad spent his life preserving the historic ruins at Palmyra and was willing to defend civilization with his life from the barbarism of ISIS

Commentary Modern World History

John McNeer December 13, 2019December 18, 2019 0 Comments #andalucia, #andalusia, #flamenco, #garcialorca, #history, #literatura, #literature, #lorca, #poem, #poetry, #riderssong, #salvadordali, #spanish, #spanishcivilwar, #spanishclass, #spanishlit, #spanishliterature, #theriderssong

The Rider’s Song, Foreshadowing Death in Spain

Garcia Lorca drew on the diverse culture and history of Andalusia to create a haunting poem foretelling his death.

American History Commentary Modern World History

John McNeer November 11, 2019November 20, 2019 0 Comments #airforce, #avaiationpioneer, #aviation, #aviator, #biplanes, #byroncook, #eddierickenbacker, #pilot, #usairforce, #usairservice, #usarmy #usarmyairforce, #usmilitary, #veteran, #worldwari, #worldwariveteran, #wwi, #wwiveteran

Lt. Byron Cook World War I Veteran and Aviation Pioneer

For Veteran’s Day, I wanted to highlight an oft overlooked conflict: World War I. Today also happens to be the

American History Commentary Modern World History

John McNeer October 15, 2019October 16, 2019 2 Comments #1stamendment, #adamsilver, #americandemocracy, #americanhistory, #billofrights, #censorship, #china, #constitution, #currentevents, #darylmorey, #guiminhai, #history, #nba, #politics, #repression, #rights, #tweets, #ushistory, Commentary, Modern World History, news

The NBA, Chinese Repression, Hong Kong Protests and Lessons in American Liberty

The Chinese repression that has come to light in the recent controversy with the NBA and protests in Hong Kong offers a reminder of how fortunate Americans are.

American History Commentary Modern World History

John McNeer June 22, 2019June 30, 2020 1 Comment

Happy 100th Birthday Joseph Goode!

Update: Sadly, Sergeant Joseph Goode passed away on October 12, 2019. Please read below to see how his last birthday was

Commentary Medieval/Renaissance History Modern World History

John McNeer June 16, 2019June 17, 2019 2 Comments

The Legend of the Dannebrog: the World’s Oldest National Flag Turns 800

The Danish celebrate the 800th anniversary of their national flag, aka Dannebrog. The legendary story behind its creation reveals much about the Medieval Age and modern national pride.

American History Commentary Modern World History

John McNeer May 26, 2019September 27, 2019 3 Comments

Memorial Day: Remembering the Sacrifices of Jimmie Monteith on Omaha Beach

Remembering World War II 1st Infantry Division Medal of Honor recipient Jimmie Monteith and his brave sacrifice on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 on this Memorial Day.