Almanag 2010 Almanac History Item Highlights
Notable events include Baden-Powell founding the Boy Scouts in 1907 and Eisenhower creating NASA in 1958. Birthdays cover Tocqueville Mussolini Dole Jennings Burns McBride Radnor and Burns. Moon phases place between July 26 full moon and August 3 last quarter.
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Robert Baden-Powell
Boy Scouts
England
Eisenhower
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Alexis de Tocqueville
Benito Mussolini
Elizabeth Dole
U.S
Peter Jennings
Ken Burns
Martina McBride
Josh Radnor
Bill Mueller
Boston Red Sox
Boy Scouts of America Organization
American Girl Guides
Girl Scouts
Women of the Storm push for Gulf restoration money
Anne Milling leads a diverse group that formed after Katrina to pressure Washington for Gulf Coast funding. The campaign gathers signatures for a national petition, cites economic and ecological damage from the BP spill, and aims to spur action on the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to restore wetlands and fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
Anne Milling
Milling
Louisiana
Gulf
James Carville
Mary Matalin
Dave Matthews
Lenny Kravitz
Sandra Bullock
John Goodman
Emeril Lagasse
Leah Chase
Mad Men
Bryan Batt
Indianapolis Colts
Peyton Manning
Milling & Co
Venice
United States
Congress
Navy
Ray Mabus
Mississippi River
Readers Debate Welfare, Halliburton Ties, and Economic Policy
In a Sunday letter Ken Sedlak questions conservative stances on welfare and healthcare for the poor. He links Republicans to the Christian right and cites infant mortality and healthcare gaps. The discussion touches Halliburton, Dick Cheney, Deepwater Horizon, and broader critiques of economic policy and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Sedlak
Sedlak
Halliburton
Dick Cheney
Iraq
Deepwater Horizon
Jon T. Bainbridge
Lorain
Reluctant Gun Purchases and Personal Defense Journey
A woman narrates her gradual acceptance of firearms in the home after her husband buys a shotgun for protection. She shifts from opposition to choosing a revolver the week after training, detailing shop interactions, hand size fitting, and a plan to practice regularly. Sonia Wolff is noted as the author of many novels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
Smith & Wesson
Ruger
Sonia Wolff
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North Ridgeville
Higgason
U.S. Navy Supply Corps
Feds
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Fred
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Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
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