Avalon

I just heard someone on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street" call pancakes "Vitamin P". Rather clever! I like that! While coming down the stairs he said "I smell Vitamin P".

What about a compromise? The Second Monday in October can be Native American Day and 12 October can remain Columbus Day. Each can take what they want to celebrate. Btw 12 October in 1492 was a Friday.

In fourteen hundred and ninety-four Columbus sailed to a foreign shore. Don't know. I have a poor memory. Wouldn't 25 June be more appropriate at least here in the USA? The anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn; the Native Americans won that one. Or maybe 11 October the day before their world changed forever. Or 18 October the anniversary of the Battle of Mabila in 1540. One of the bloodiest encounters between Europeans and Natives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabila

It was on Friday, 3 August 1492 that Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain on his First Voyage. He returned to the same small port on 15 March 1493, Friday. I told my landlord yesterday that if not for Columbus neither of us would be here today. He would be in Greece and me in England. One of the great things about America is that people who would never otherwise have met have.

Thanks! I hadn't noticed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantropa I remember reading this book in school. I was finally able to buy a copy. http://johnhawks.net/weblog/reviews/books/ley-engineers-dreams-2009.html

Just goes to show one better just keep their mouth shut.

He reminds me a little of Gale Harold http://www.nndb.com/people/584/000044452/

Again thank-you! I was unaware of this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_intervention_in_Siberia

Germany and the Allies (the British Empire and France) were at a stalemate in the trenches. But with the USA entering the War Germany faced millions of new fresh armed forces. It was just too much.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_man%27s_hand Today is the anniversary of the murder of Wild Bill Hickok on 2 August 1876. He was said to be holding a pair of black Aces and a pair of black Eights when he was killed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Bill_Hickok +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Henri II of France of the House of Valois and his wife Catherine de Medici had 10 children. Three became Kings and two Queens. I thought a card hand of Three Kings and Two Queens could be called a "Valois Hand".

But unlike WWII the Allies never occupied Germany after WWI. Germany just gave up from exhaustion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson%E2%80%93Hemings_controversy

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https://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/books/10-ancient-classics-every-student-should-read-sophocles-homer-the-odyssey-aristotle-plato-a7541491.html Interesting choices. I've never been fond of Greek comedy. I just don't get it. The Iliad and Aeneid ought to be on every list. I'm glad that Ovid was there. I also like Lucan's "Pharsalia". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharsalia

And the Federalist Party is no more. Maybe that portends the GOP. If you can't change/adapt you die. At one time the Democratic Party was the party of slavery, segregation, the Klan; the party of "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion". But it has evolved. It is no longer the party of Jefferson and Jackson.

https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/warning-over-rise-in-shigella-sti-cases-among-gay-men/#gs.PvXFBCw I remember years ago reading that Chad Knight stopped rimming because he caught something.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands_(California) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon,_California

https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/this-years-prague-pride-to-be-family-themed/#gs.w94mZhY There will probably be some Belami lads there.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=on%20fleek Not familiar with this phrase. The creator of it was on the recent episode of "To Tell The Truth".

I especially liked TJ for two things - the Declaration of Independence and the Louisiana Purchase. I was not aware that TJ was such an isolationist before I read your post. Thanks!

But of course!

http://www.mofga.org/Publications/The-Maine-Organic-Farmer-Gardener/Summer-2007/Dandelions I'm watching episode four of the Stephen King series "Castle Rock" on Hulu. Someone mentioned that dandelions came on the Mayflower. So I had to look it up. And it's probably true!

King Arthur and Avalon. I'm 5th general American but am of English heritage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In my scenario there hopefully would have been no Holocaust and that horrendous event led to the establishment of Israel.

https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-emperor-claudius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius https://rogueclassicism.com/2010/07/28/first-elephant-in-britain/ Caesar may have visited Britain but it was Claudius who conquered the southern half of the island. Claudius rode an elephant in triumph when he made his entrance there.