Infinity is bound only by the limits of our Imagination

Hall of Fame honors women baseball players

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:15 PM EST (UTICAOD.com)

The pain of a broken finger, an infected scrape, or even missing a cut-off man, did not bring Elliott or any other real former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player to tears.

history, doubleday-field, national-baseball-hall, gloria-elliott

Poll: What are the chances a Republican will win the White House in 2012

Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:55 PM EST

I know some of you are thinking there isn't a snowball's chance in Hell a Republican will win. On the other side of the divide, there is the belief that Barack Obama is toast ... finished ... done ...

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poll, election, politics, opinion

Judge Frank Johnson fought against racial inequality in Alabama

Seeded on Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:23 PM EST (Academy of Achievement)

Johnson's subsequent decisions on public accommodations forced the integration of libraries and agricultural services. While cities and businesses in the South grudgingly submitted to the Court's decisions, local school boards continued to drag their feet on school integration.

history, alabama, supreme-court, rosa-parks, boycott, jimmy-carter, segregation, african-americans, federal-judge, fifth-circuit

My break is over ... it's again time to put up with mean-spiritedness

Wed Feb 1, 2012 1:28 PM EST

I have been on a self-imposed break from mean-spiritedness since August. No Newsvine. No Fox News. No CNN. No MSNBC. No ABC, CBS, or NBC evening news. I didn't even watch the local evening news. And no, I didn't watch …

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newsvine, opinion

Study: South has 'middle-skills' worker shortage

Seeded on Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:48 PM EDT (al.com)

Unemployment is at record highs, yet study shows there is a middle-skills worker shortage in the South. Is there a lack of media coverage regarding this worker shortage or it there another reason the problem exists?

south, economy, study, news, north-carolina, southern-governors-association, southern-states, jobs-shortage

Man who previously performed castrations arrested on child porn charges

Seeded on Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:05 PM EDT (al.com)

Edward Bodkin is the type of criminal whose character appears on TV shows such as Criminal Minds or Special Victims Unit. But Bodkin is a real criminal and so are his crimes.

news, criminal, castration, sexual-acts, possessing-child-pornography, prior-conviction

The Horrific Lynching of Mary Turner in 1918

Seeded on Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:38 PM EDT (dawnali.com)

Lynchings of African Americans is a taboo subject of history for some people. Nothing is more true of the lynching involving Mary Turner.

history, georgia, female, lynching, injustice, 1918, mary-turner, eight-months-pregnant-mobs

Youth Pastor Arrested for Sex Crimes

Seeded on Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:10 PM EDT (ABC News)

Sometimes the combination of religious and sexual activities are nothing more than a crime. Preying on the innocence of a child landed a Los Angeles youth pastor in jail.

youth, california, news, los-angeles, pornography, sex-crime, youth-pastor, sexual-offense, today-concert-series

A History Of US Secret Human Experimentation

Seeded on Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:12 PM EDT (Jeff Rense Program)

Secret human experimentation is definitely the stuff of nightmares. Matters are made worse when goverment is responsible for these nightmares.

army, history, weapons, chemical, secrets, agent-orange, biological, cover-up, atomic-energy-commission, yellow-fever

John Hanson First President of the United States: George Washington Had 7 Presidential Predecessors

Seeded on Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:53 PM EDT (Suite101)

George Washington is entrenched in history as being the first President of the United States of America. Or was he? Some historians want to credit John Hanson as being the first president of the country.

history, congress, president, united-states, u-s-constitution, articles-of-confederation

History of Capitalism

Seeded on Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:41 AM EDT (History World)

Capitalism is not a form of government. It is an economic term associated with the creation of wealth.

history, church, labor, economics, wealth, enterprise, capitalism, usury, time-line, middle-ages

Baseball's First Female Owner

Seeded on Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:08 PM EDT (KPLR TV)

In 1911 when Helene Britton's uncle died, she inherited control of the St. Louis Cardinals, and she defied all expectations and decided to own and oversee the team herself which she did for six years from 1911 until 1918."

history, baseball, st-louis-cardinals, professional-sports, female-owner, helene-britton

Dr. James McCune Smith: First African-American Doctor in the United States

Seeded on Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:54 PM EDT (Suite101)

Receiving a medical degree is a great achievement in itself. For James McCune Smith, an African-American, to become a Medical Doctor years before the American Civil War was not typical of the times in which he lived.

history, scotland, jim-crow, national-council, glasgow, medical-doctor, new-york-journal

90 Years After a Bloody Race Riot, Tulsa Confronts Its Past

Seeded on Thu Aug 4, 2011 9:33 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Ever since the story was unearthed by historians and revealed in uncompromising detail in a state government report a decade ago — it estimated that up to 300 people were killed and more than 8,000 left homeless — the black men and women who lived through the events …

history, death, violence, mob, justice, racism, destruction, race-riot, survivors, tulsa-ok

Man walks out and surrenders to deputies wearing only his glasses and sipping coffee

Seeded on Thu Aug 4, 2011 12:17 PM EDT (al.com)

Strange things happen when law enforcement officals encounter suspects during domestic disputes. In this particular case, sanity won out over craziness.

abuse, crime, local-news, deputies, naked-man, domestic-abuse

Africa: Lessons From Cheik Anta Diop

Seeded on Thu Aug 4, 2011 9:35 AM EDT (AllAfrica News: Latest)

Cheik Anta Diop used science and research to further his belief in the need to enhance the truth of African history.

history, egypt, senegal, africa, scholar, french, dakar, colonialism, mummies, physicist

Anna Nzinga – Queen of Ndongo

Seeded on Wed Aug 3, 2011 4:35 PM EDT (Encyclopedia.com)

Only a year after the treaty was signed, the Portuguese disregarded the terms of the treaty and resumed their slave-gathering activities. Mbandi was proving to be a weak leader.

history, english, rule, africa, queen, christian, french, dutch, portuguese, slave-trade

The History of Money

Seeded on Tue Aug 2, 2011 12:28 PM EDT (PBS)

Barter is the exchange of resources or services for mutual advantage, and the practice likely dates back tens of thousands of years, perhaps even to the dawn of modern humans.

history, money, currency, economics, barter, electronic-money

The Real Unknown History of War.

Seeded on Mon Aug 1, 2011 10:20 AM EDT (The News is NowPublic.com)

Even past wars and injustices come to mind, to resonate the sword and saber rattling. History is full of the examples. .. to include mental derangement from drug use. Most people say and validate our need for a military due to the past world wars.

turkey, china, india, drugs, politics, war, u-s, opium, world-events, britian

Poll: Is the Tea Party good or bad for America

Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:01 PM EDT

Proponents of the Tea Party believe the group is the best thing to happen to the country since the Civil War between the States. Opponents think the Tea Party consists of anarchists who are hellbent on destroying America. According to Tea Party loyalists, the org …

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poll, politics, right-wing, propaganda, grassroots, anarchists, socialists, opponents, tea-party

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Stupid Criminals' Hall of Shame

Seeded on Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:35 PM EDT (the Freeman Institute)

According to the FBI, most modern-day bank robberies are "unsophisticated and unprofessional crimes," committed by young male repeat offenders who apparently don't know the first thing about their business.

fbi, crime, funny, stupidity, idiots, bank-robbers, humorous, criminal-offenders

The Truth About Hoodoo

Seeded on Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:33 AM EDT (associatedcontent.com)

Voodoo (which is often mistaken for Hoodoo) originates from a separate region of Africa than the region which birthed the beginnings of Hoodoo. Voodoo is an established religion; the word meaning "god" or "spirit".

africa, myth, beliefs, traditions, hoodoo

Mennonite group rebuilds homes and spirits in Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere

Seeded on Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:31 PM EDT (al.com)

That's one key lesson that members of the Mennonite Disaster Service have learned over 61 years responding to the devastation and heartbreak of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes. John M.

disaster, assistance, storms, volunteers, us-news, mennonites, religious-group, tornado-damage, rebuild-homes

Eugene Bullard: First Black Combat Aviator

Seeded on Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:50 PM EDT (New Georgia Encyclopedia)

Eugene Bullard was the world's first black combat aviator, flying in French squadrons during World War I (1917-18). Before he became a pilot he served in the French infantry and was awarded the Croix de Guerre.

history, france, world, america, discrimination, nation, segregation, african-american, ww1, combat-pilot

The Story of the U.S. Navy's Golden 13

Seeded on Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:14 PM EDT (associatedcontent.com)

There were a total of thirteen men that were commissioned.

history, navy, america, wwii, honor, african-american, naval-officers

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