Amelia Earhart was an early pioneer in American aviation having become the first female passenger to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and later the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic. She was an early promoter of commercial air travel writing best-selling books about her flying activities and experiences. In May, 1937, she attempted to […]
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Homer, the ancient Greek poet, is praised as one of the first scholars in the history of Western culture. His major works, the Iliad and the Odyssey, were widely used in schools in ancient Greek and Hellenistic cultures and were often the first literary works taught to all students. They helped the later generations learn
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Baseball’s World Series in 1919 between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds was tainted by a scandal that involved eight players of the White Sox team agreeing to fix the outcome of the Series for a large sum of money from professional gamblers. The White Sox were the favorites to win the series,
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The origins of the Declaration of Independence in America date back over 200 years before Columbus even discovered land in the Western Hemisphere and brought the news back to Europe. The Declaration is not only the culmination of a long series of major complaints sent back to King George III, but also a continuation of
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Those of you that follow this blog know that I am also a private investor that uses various investment tactics to supplement my retirement income. Although I won’t give out individual investment choices, I will share with you some of the different strategies I have used and reused over the years. Prior to the early
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Many economies around the world are running out of oil, but the crude oil markets (particularly the futures) are still drumming along with some higher prices and the inconvenience of the Strait of Hormuz being closed. Why haven’t crude oil markets seized up? What is it That Keeps Oil Markets Flowing? When U.S. and Israeli
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The third Gulf War has been going on for over two months, and although a ceasefire has been agreed to, shots are still being exchanged by both sides. When it will all end is too uncertain for now, but what would happen with the price of oil if and when it does finally end? Here
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In the next several blogs we’ll take a closer look behind the consequences of the 2026 Iran War, and the economic fallout that is taking place that does not make headlines. The first volume is a broad look at the course of events that brought us where we are today. Scope: The war began with
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The Persian Gulf is bordered on both sides by countries that export about 25% of the worlds crude oil and 20% of the world’s liquified natural gas (LNG). What’s more, the two sides don’t always get along with each other: Iran is about 95% Shia Muslim and the Arabian countries (except for Bahrain and Iraq)
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Late in World War II in the Pacific an Associated Press photographer happened into capturing a photograph that became famous world-wide. The story of the picture is interesting by itself, but it includes a major shift in battle tactics used by the Japanese Military in their defense of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles
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