Recent content by donbosco

Pretty fascinating piece... North Carolina, one of the original 13 colonies, entered the Union in November 1789. The state did not participate in the 1864 election due to secession. Like many other southern states, North Carolina voted almost exclusively Democratic from 1876 through 1964 and...

I'd say done done.

“Freedom’s Plow” by Langston Hughes Into that furrow the freedom seed was dropped. From that seed a tree grew, is growing, will ever grow. That tree is for everybody, For all America, for all the world. May its branches spread and shelter grow. Until all races and all peoples know its...

That ain't Spanish.

Honor your Ancestors -- Punch a Fascist Today. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/world/europe/europe-ve-day-trump.html Europe Alone and in Shock on V-E Day On the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, echoes of tyrannies past shake a continent that is trying to find its footing in the...

Minglewood Blues ... (AUD splice provides beginning of track) Loser El Paso They Love Each Other Jack Straw Deal Lazy Lightning ... Supplication (Aud Splice during transition)Brown Eyed Women Mama Tried Row Jimmy Dancin' In the Streets -Set 2- Take A Step Back/Tuning Scarlet Begonias ... Fire on...

Maps of Railroads in North Carolina for every decade from 1840 to 2010. https://www.carolana.com/NC/Transportation/railroads/home.html

#OnThisDay in 1970.

A bit more Raleigh History Here... https://hiddenhistorian.com/adventures/f/hollys-park-remembering-raleighs-lost-amusement-park?fbclid=IwY2xjawKJmVBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFHU1dMMnpwWlduV3VZWTE0AR6I6CCuUIUZiK3PTlVKcT4_Gyif9o6eHYk0Lj7_ljDkf-TpU2iAs1sWNlCLnw_aem_Y_1sj4UojPJl1GSuFsoBcg

You know what I HATE...ABSOLUTELY HATE. Home teams wearing colored jerseys and Away teams wearing white. Home ought to have on white with the name of their mascot on the jersey. Away ought to have on some combination of their team colors with their city on the jersey. This makes sense.

The Southern Appalachian Digital Collections contain 30124 records https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/

https://www.tva.com/about-tva/our-history/built-for-the-people/the-miracle-in-the-wilderness Fontana Dam: The Miracle in the Wilderness