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America Marks 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Posted Monday, July 20, 2009 in History, International, National, Space


Voice of America
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama is reaffirming his commitment to space exploration as America marks the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing.
Barack Obama was only seven years old when Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon.
But he still has memories of those days. He recalls standing [...]


Man Who Walked on Moon Looks to Mars

Posted Monday, July 20, 2009 in History, National, Space


Voice of America
Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who landed on the moon 40 years ago Monday, says the United States should set its sights on a mission to Mars.
Aldrin appeared on the television news program Fox News Sunday, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11’s lunar landing.
Aldrin said Mars appears to be [...]


Let’s Call This a Trip to Save the Republic

Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in Election 2008, Georgia, History, International, National, Politics


ATLANTA – Upwards of 15,000 to 20,000 people gathered today at the state capitol to protest high taxes, out of control federal government spending and a number of other issues. The Atlanta “Tea Party” was one of at least 700 such peaceful protests nationwide.
U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga., told the crowd that of the many [...]


Perry: Don’t Forget the 10th Amendment

Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 in Election 2008, History, National, Politics


AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the [...]


Marking the anniversary of The Andrews Raid

Posted Sunday, April 12, 2009 in Georgia, History


HarpBlaster.com News Wire
KENNESAW, Ga. – For anyone looking to take advantage of the spring weather, today marks the 147th anniversary of the Andrews Raid.
It was the one-year anniversary of the start of the Civil War, and the morning passenger train – pulled by the locomotive General – arrived in town. The train comes to a [...]


New National Museum to Honor the Infantry Soldier

Posted Monday, March 16, 2009 in Georgia, History, International, National, Travel


Courtesy of ARAcontent
As medics put him on a stretcher and rushed him to an evacuation helicopter, Sgt. Jeremy Feldbusch, a 23-year-old mortar gunman in the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 75th Regiment, recited the Ranger creed.
“Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong, and morally straight and I will shoulder [...]


Oakland Cemetery Reopens This Weekend

Posted Thursday, March 12, 2009 in Georgia, History, National


By Todd DeFeo
HarpBlaster.com News Wire
ATLANTA – Historic Oakland Cemetery reopens this weekend, a year after the grounds were damaged by a tornado. The Historic Oakland Foundation is holding a rededication ceremony at 11 a.m. today.
“The rededication ceremony offers Oakland the opportunity to thank all those who have been instrumental in our progress since the tornado,” [...]


‘The Smallest Church in America’

Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 in Georgia, History, National, Travel


By Todd DeFeo
HarpBlaster.com News Wire
SOUTH NEWPORT, Ga. – “For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst,” Jesus said, according to Matthew 18:20.
Admittedly, the cinderblock building doesn’t make much of an impression from the road. In fact, it looks more like a storage shed than a church. [...]


Happy Square Root Day

Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in History, International, National



A Look Back: Clarksville, Tenn., Railroad Strikes After Money Tightens

Posted Friday, February 6, 2009 in History, National


By Todd DeFeo
HarpBlaster.com News Wire
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – When the money ran out on the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad, employees refused to work and a nearly two-week strike began on Feb. 6, 1868.
The Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad was chartered on Jan. 28, 1852, and ran from Paris, Tenn., to Guthrie, Ky. The road connected [...]


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