While digging around in history documents I noticed a very precise phrase comes from the Free Speech League of America, during 9 April 1917 “Espionage and Interference with Neutrality” Hearings of U.S. Congress: There you see it, from the Free Speech League of America (radical socialists): The first casualties of war are free speech and … Continue reading “The first casualties of war are free speech and free press”
Recently as I was reading a note someone sent me about Melody Millicent Danquah, who was born in 1937, I thought something seemed off in the timeline. Danquah was described as the first female pilot in Africa, trained in 1963 by Ghana’s Air Force and a year later making solo flights in a de Havilland … Continue reading 1930s Air Force Against Fascism: First Women Pilots in Africa
If you’ve been a long-time reader of this blog you may recall seeing here before that in the early-2000s the US government left security of critical infrastructure up to the market investors in infrastructure (mainly banks) to figure out. It was like a “trickle-down” theory of investment bankers showering the littlest critical infrastructure projects with … Continue reading Is “Cash Strapped” The Right Analysis of American Critical Infrastructure?
Recently I found out blacks invented mountain biking in America. In that history I found multiple references to Buffalo Soldiers being the first park rangers in America. In 1869, Congress established four all-black regiments within the Army – the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 24th and 25th Infantry. These soldiers, known for their fierce … Continue reading Buffalo Soldiers: First U.S. Park Rangers