Remembering John B. Gordon’s 180th Birthday
By Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Monday, February 6, 2012
Stephen D. Lee, Commander-in-Chief, United Confederate Veterans, said of John B. Gordon:
‘He was a devout and humble Christian Gentlemen. I know of no man more beloved in the South, and he was probably the most popular Southern man among the people of the North.’——-
February is Black History Month. It is also the birthday month of George Washington, our first president. And it is the birthday month of John Brown Gordon of Georgia.
A Southern Black History Month MomentBy Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Saturday, February 4, 2012
The following story should be included during Black History Month.
A magazine article in 1989 caught my eye about a black child, a Confederate President’s First Lady and the Southern Presidential Family. The story was written by Gulfport, Mississippi freelance writer Mrs. Peggy Robbins and is entitled, “Jim Limber Davis.”
A Gabreski Airport tribute to American’s WWII Air AceBy Frank Milewski Tuesday, January 31, 2012
HONORING A GREAT AMERICAN HERO AT GABRESKI AIRPORT. After laying a wreath on the memorial stone in honor of U.S. Air Ace Francis S. Gabreski, Polish American Congress committee members and guests pause and reflect on his accomplishments. Shown here are:
Col. Gabreski’s daughters, Frances and Patricia. In rear (left to right) are: Frank Milewski, president of the PAC’s Downstate N.Y. Division, Richard Romanski, committee chairman; Hon. Conrad Teller, mayor of Westhampton Beach and Chet Szarejko, co-chairman.
Westhampton, N.Y. .. The Downstate New York Division of the Polish American Congress marked the 10th anniversary of the January 31, 2002 death of Col. Francis S. Gabreski with a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial stone in the Long Island airport named after him.
Robert E. Lee: Remembering an American LegendBy Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Sunday, January 15, 2012
Sir Winston Churchill once remarked, “Lee was the noblest American who had ever lived and one of the greatest commanders known to the annals of war.”
Dear students, teachers, parents, church, community leaders, historians and folks everywhere, January is the birthday month of War Between the States Generals; James Longstreet born on January 8, 1821, Thomas Jonathan ‘Stonewall’ Jackson born on January 21, 1824, George Pickett born on January 28, 1825 and Thursday, January 19, 2012, is the 205th birthday of General Robert E. Lee, whose memory is still dear in the hearts of people everywhere.
A Soldier’s True Spirit of Christmas
By Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Tuesday, December 20, 2011
What happened to Christmas?
Christmas was, once, a wonderful time that was celebrated with family, friends and dinner at Grandma’s house. Grandpa would gather the children around the fire place and tell them the story about Jesus Christ who was born on Christmas Day.
Some people, now, call it a “holiday.” People stand in line at at malls, after Thanksgiving, then rush through the doors to buy, buy and buy more.
When ‘Gone with the Wind’ premiered in AtlantaBy Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Saturday, December 10, 2011
Hello America!
The 1930s was an exciting time when everyone loved Super Star-Shirley Temple, Baseball Home Run Legend-Babe Ruth, Aviator Pioneer-Amelia Earhart and “Gone with the Wind” Author- Margaret Mitchell.
The Great Depression was ending but Europe would enter World War II. The United States was only two years away from entering the war but the Christmas Season of 1939 was a jubilant time for America, especially in the Southland, when….
A Walk through HistoryBy Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The Potomac River shines through the barren trees.
The marina nearby is empty although the weather is balmy for late November.
I can hear the laughter of children playing at the water’s edge.
I feel lucky and privileged to walk on Lee’s historical trail in Leesylavania Woods, Virginia.
A white marble obelisk in the middle of a roundabout draws my attention.
It is dedicated to Henry Lee III, “Light Horse Harry,” 1756-1818, whose accomplishments are inscribed on the simple monument:
Is English a Phonetic Language?? Of course. 100%.By Bruce Deitrick Price Friday, November 18, 2011
Welcome to the Reading Wars. One of the weirder aspects of this conflict is that some so-called experts say a lot of untrue things, for example, that English is not a phonetic language. Sure, and birds do not fly.
A Veterans Day Remembrance
By Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Tuesday, November 8, 2011
What does Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, 2011, mean to you? To me it means….
Remembering American Patriots like Thomas Jefferson who said, “A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.”
Love Me Tender Premiered in New YorkBy Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Saturday, November 5, 2011
Did you know that Elvis Presley had Cherokee ancestry and November is American-Indian Month?
Let me tell you about an exciting time before the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dixie Cups, and Diana Ross and the Supremes came on the music scene with their wonderful music.
In 1956, Americans loved President Dwight Eisenhower, Fats Domino sang “I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill”, Buddy Holly and the Crickets appeared at New York’s Paramount Theater and “Love Me Tender” starring Richard Egan, Debra Paget and introducing Elvis Presley premiered at the Paramount Theater that is located at 43rd Street and Broadway in New York’s Times Square Theater District.
141st Anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s deathBy Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Monday, October 10, 2011
Do Americans know more about Fidel Castro and Che Guevara then they do about George Washington and Robert E. Lee? I have been told that some college students wear Che Guevara and Mao Tse Tung tee shirts but are not allowed to wear American History shirts depicting Robert E. Lee, George Washington, the United States flag or Confederate Battle flag.
A Hispanic Month Tribute to Moses EzekielBy Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Friday, October 7, 2011
September 15th -October 15th is Hispanic History Month and the Educational Committee of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a national-historical and educational organization, has included an informative Hispanic History Month fact sheet about those who served in the Confederate and Union Armies.
“The death of Moses Ezekiel, the distinguished and greatly loved American sculptor, who lived in Rome for more than forty years, caused universal regret here”—-1921, The New York Times Dispatch from Rome.
Do your children know who Sir Moses J. Ezekiel was?
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