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68Baby Boomer Chronicles (BBC): 1964
Welcome back to the Baby Boomer Chronicles, the other BBC. Who among you have vivid memories of 1964? Do you remember what was happening in your life at the time? Think hard and without going to Wikipedia, try to recall what events you remember. ...
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72Great Directors-Howard Hawks
An article in praise of the great movie director Howard Hawks; at home as much as a director of war movies as he was of comedies. Hawks truly was a talented director, one of the first to be considered an auteur of his own movies.
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58Heroes of history
The exploit of General Douglas McArthur during world war II is one of the greatest stories of the 20th century.
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83The Disappeared of Flannan Isle - Mystery Files
The true but eerie story of a remote Scottish lighthouse where the three keepers just vanished off the face of the earth, and were never seen again.
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63Urban Legend Group #1: The Babysitter Part 3
This version of the legend has been twisted so much it's actually hilarious how it turns out. It remains a favorite of mine. Story starts the same as "The Caller" up until the kids go to bed. No thumping is heard now, except the thump of...
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60“America never once GOT IT RIGHT” - Defense Secretary Robert Gates
“America never once GOT IT RIGHT” - Defense Secretary Robert Gates In an address to the cadets at West Point Gates quoted Gen McArthur when McArthur advised President Kennedy not to expand our involvement in Viet Nam. “Any future...
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70Ten Biggest and Best Irish Actors
This is such a long hub I’m going to split it into two… but it is based around my Beloved Homeland so that makes me ramble on a bit, hopefully in a good way… I’d been thinking of doing a best Irish films hub, but to be honest there...
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73Why Black History Month?
Conservative workmates and friends always asked me why Black folks insist on Balkanizing themselves with the term African American. Are we not all just Americans? I grew up in public schools during the 1960’s and early 1970’s with little...
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63It Ain't Over Yet
The Twenty-First Century "American Dream" Is like anything else When taken to extreme We're working more hours For a lot less money In the name of greed and progress Now isn't that funny We've developed...
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63REMEMBERANCE OF FORGOTTEN HEROES
My fellow hubbers today, June 25, 2010 is the 60th anniversary of the inception of the Korean War or Conflict or police action as various people throughout our history called it. The men and women who fought...
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