When I was in the Navy (in my wild younger days), one of my haunts was the enlisted man’s club at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The house band there was great, sort of a Hawaiian verion of the Supremes. But the song they closed every night was one that I remember to this day. The…
December 7th, 1941 is a day that every American is aware of. It is the date which has lived in infamy. On that date, the United States entered World War II after a surprise air raid on the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Twenty years later, a memorial was dedicated to the men who…
From the first prayer offered at the Continental Congress by Jacob Duch� to Ben Franklin�s dramatic call for prayer during the Constitutional Convention, America has a rich history of reliance on prayer that continues today. Whenever our nation has called upon God for guidance and wisdom, He has answered graciously.
Today marks the 62nd anniversary of one of the more historic events from World War II. In the dark days following the attack on Pearl Harbor, there was very little good news for our country. But on this date, 80 brave men flew a mission that raised our spirits, and led to events that turned…
“Yesterday, December 7th, a date which will live in infamy…” With those words, President Franklin D. Roosevelt opened one of the most famous speeches of his administration and one of the most famous presidential speeches ever. The surprise attack on the Naval Station at Pearl Harbor in the Territory of Hawaii stands as one of…
The events of the past few years have served to remind us not only of how close of a nation we can become in times of national disaster, but also how divided we can remain when those events fade from our mind. It is important the we remember not only the recent past, but the…
“Yesterday, December 7th, a date which will live in infamy…” With those words, President Franklin D. Roosevelt opened one of the most famous speeches of his administration and one of the most famous presidential speeches ever. The surprise attack on the Naval Station at Pearl Harbor in the Territory of Hawaii stands as one of…
Tomorrow is one of the more famous days in our nation’s history. It was on this day the event, which caused us to enter into one of the bloodiest wars of all time, took place. Today’s FamSite looks at a site that remembers the events of the “date which will live in infamy”. Called December…
Today is one of the more famous days in our nation’s history. It was on this day the event, which caused us to enter into one of the bloodiest wars of all time, took place. Today’s FamSite looks at a site that remembers the events of the “date which will live in infamy”. Called December…
During times of trouble and crisis in our nation, our eyes turn to the one icon of our nation that represents the eye of the hurricane. That eye is the home and office of the President of the United States, the White House. This building has long been where our citizens turn to in times…