History
Photo du Jour: Boston College Celebrates 20th Anniversary/Fall of the Berlin Wall
Submitted by k9hi on Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:10
November 5, 2009: Boston College commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall by constructing a replica of a portion of the wall. Students were invited to scribble their own graffiti onto the structure to add to its authenticity. And scribble they did! There was hardly an unmarked spot on the entire surface.
Photo du Jour: "The Little Engine That Could"
Submitted by k9hi on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 11:11
October 2, 2009: This little locomotive occupies a prominent place outside the historic Anthony's Pier 4 Restaurant near Boston harbor. There are very few steam locomotives still in existence.
Photo du Jour: Senator Ted Kennedy's Televised Funeral
Submitted by ptemples on Sat, 10/24/2009 - 13:03
August 29, 2009: When I turned on the television that morning, I hadn't intended to watch Senator Ted Kennedy's funeral at the cathedral in Roxbury for more than a few minutes. But watch I did--for several hours, in fact. I was transfixed by the gravity of the event--of an historic occasion registerd by my sometimes-wet eyes, along with those of millions of others around the world. It was a splendid tribute to a man who had accomplished so much for so many during his public life.
Anniversary Of My Father's Death
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 12:43
On this day in 1992, my father, Earl Temples of Bloomington, Indiana died of a massive heart attack while cutting grass at the residence of his father-in-law, Maurice Evans. Dad had been feeling ill for a number of days, but failed to alert anyone to his condition. One of his grandsons, Brian Chandler who was around 12 or 13 years old at that time, witnessed the event and alerted Maurice, who called 911. He died soon thereafter.
When I was last in Bloomington a few weeks ago, I felt the urge to visit my father's grave site in the Rose Hill Cemetary on the west side of town. My sister, Joyce, had placed a nice floral arrangement on the tombstone.
I miss you, Dad. I hope that I've made you proud.
Oh no! You mean the Internet lied to me?! [they don't actually. RT @CaitlinCarrigan [The flesh dehydrates, shrinks away.]
Submitted by ptemples on Sat, 07/11/2009 - 14:56
ptemples: Oh no! You mean the Internet lied to me?! [they don't actually. RT @CaitlinCarrigan [The flesh dehydrates, shrinks away.]
See original: 
Oh no! You mean the Internet lied to me?! [they don't actually. RT @CaitlinCarrigan [The flesh dehydrates, shrinks away.]
On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress in Philly adopted the Stars & Stripes as the national flag. Oh, yeah--today is ...
Submitted by ptemples on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 10:49
ptemples: On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress in Philly adopted the Stars & Stripes as the national flag. Oh, yeah--today is Flag Day, too.
On this day in 1917, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States is born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 08:42
ptemples: On this day in 1917, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States is born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
See original: On this day in 1917, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States is born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
On this day in '84 Surgeon Gen. C. Everett Koop issued report stating "very solid evidence" linking cigarette smoke to cancer...
Submitted by ptemples on Sat, 05/23/2009 - 09:29
ptemples: On this day in '84 Surgeon Gen. C. Everett Koop issued report stating "very solid evidence" linking cigarette smoke to cancer in nonsmokers.
Happy Birthday André the Giant. (d. 1993) (via @bump)
Submitted by ptemples on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 08:28
ptemples: Happy Birthday André the Giant. (d. 1993) (via @bump)
See original: Happy Birthday André the Giant. (d. 1993) (via @bump)
Israel Attacked
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 15:48
On this day in 1948, just hours after declaring its independence, the new state of Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon.
