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06/02/2026

On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a ceremony in London’s Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.

05/30/2026

"The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the more, the stronger light there is shed upon them." -- Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852).

Moore was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist, widely regarded in his lifetime as Ireland's "national bard."

05/26/2026

Memorial Day 2026!

Remember veterans and their families!

05/26/2026

Remembering John Wayne (b. May 26, 1907-1979). Thousands of editorials were written about Wayne on his passing. The only actor, at the time, to be a transitive verb, according to this columnist. He ended by saying that John Wayne was "one of the darker sides of the American ideal."

You can't "John Wayne" everything. You must negotiate as appealing as "to John Wayne" something may look. Still, John Wayne was not a "dark side" of America. He was a Hollywood creation. Hollywood has created many "dark sides" of America. Why? Box office!



Source: The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts · Thursday, June 14, 1979

05/26/2026

On May 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty in Moscow following the SALT I negotiations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. (The U.S. withdrew from the treaty under President George W. Bush in 2002.)

05/25/2026

Bob Woodson RIP

Thanks be to God for Bob Woodson.

05/25/2026

On May 25, 2018 – The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable in the European Union.

05/25/2026

On May 25, 1999 – The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.

05/25/2026

On May 26, 1981 – In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

05/25/2026

On May 5, 1963 – The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.