The War on....Women's Suffrage?

We've heard of the War on Terrorism and the War on Poverty, but the War on Women's Suffrage?  Could something that, today, seems so normal and a part of our every day lives have once created such a stir?  Umm....yes.  A nice piece from the blog Mental Floss.  Click the picture to be redirected.

Ignorance of the Constitution in Delaware Senate Race

The Delaware US Senate race has provided us a stunning example of ignorance of the US Constitution.  Christine O'Donnell seems shocked that her opponent, a Yale-trained lawyer, doesn't know that the idea of separation of church and state is not found in the Constitution.  Except that it is.
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Before San Francisco's 1906 earthquake: the movie!

In the spring of 1906, filmmaker Earl Miles recorded this film of a trip down Market Street, the main thoroughfare in the city of San Francisco.  No one knew at the time what was coming, literally, just days later.  At 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, a massive earthquake--and then widespread fires--destroyed 80% of the city's buildings, killed over 3000 residents, and left 300,000 of its 410,000 residents homeless.  One picture of the destruction along Market Street is shown above.  This film survived the destruction because it was sent to New York by train the night before.  After languishing for decades, the film has been rediscovered, digitally restored, and is presented here.  Please click the frame below to watch the "60 Minutes" piece.

 

Happy Un-Independence Day!

If you know anything about Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" you must know that Alice traveled to a strange world where things were often confusing, nonsensical, or contradictory.  CollegeHumor.com created a 2010 version that makes some sense out of a very senseless political climate.
Click the picture to see the animation