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Today marks the 324th anniversary of the publishing of Sir Isaac Newton’s book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy). Principia is a set of three volumes and[…]
In view of this year’s Fourth-of-July celebrations, a poll was conducted asking Americans the following two questions: “On July 4th we celebrate Independence Day. From which country did the[…]
July 1st, 1916 (95 years ago today) marked the beginning of the Battle of the Somme. The Battle of the Somme was a three-and-a-half-month offensive by the Allies in[…]
Many, if not all, of us have pleasant childhood memories of reading our favorite children’s books. My personal favorites were the Dr. Seuss books (do you like green eggs and[…]
As a follow-up to my post on Libya a few days ago, here is a statement Rep. Ron Paul issued yesterday: Last week I joined six Republican and three Democrat[…]
The hurdy gurdy is a traditional European musical instrument. The earliest forms of the hurdy gurdy were in existence at least as early as the 10th century in the[…]
“The Congress shall have Power . . . To declare War.” – U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8 A bit of a constitutional showdown is shaping up over the[…]
The Hindu god Ganesh has come to Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho. The idol is part of an art (and I use that word in the loosest possible sense)[…]
The University of California, Riverside is all about diversity: racial diversity, gender diversity, “sexual orientation” diversity – they just can’t get enough of it. Did I mention that they[…]