Clear and Present Dangers……Susan Ertz

“Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.”

~Susan Ertz

U.S. Space Force Flag

February 6, 1971 — NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard used a six-iron that he had brought inside his spacecraft and swung at three golf balls on the surface of the moon.

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Clear and Present Dangers……Henry Petroski

“Ink is the cosmetic that ideas will wear when they go out in public. Graphite is their dirty truth.”

~Henry Petroski

Whiskey Rebellion Flag

February 3, 1913 — The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and collect income tax.

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Clear and Present Dangers……Lloyd Alexander

“Keep reading, It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have”

~Lloyd Alexander

U.S. Coast Guard Flag

January 28, 1915 – The Coast Guard was created by an act of the U.S. Congress to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea.

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Clear and Present Dangers……Chelsey B. Sullenberger

“Not every situation can be foreseen or anticipated. There isn’t a checklist for everything.”

~Chesley B. Sullenberger

U.S. Navy Flag

January 11, 1911 — Top Gun Maverick: For the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. Pilot Eugene B. Ely flew onto the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco harbor.

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Clear and Present Dangers……Susan Sontag

“I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them.”

~Susan Sontag

U.S. Cavalry Flag

January 8, 1877 — January 8, 1877 — Crazy Horse and his warriors fought their final battle against the U.S. Cavalry in Montana.

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