Tag Archives: history

Why I’m an Optimist: Large Scale Macro Trends

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Thanos

So it is that I am a confident optimist based on the past example of our long history. Whatever pratfalls, missteps, and tumbles that humanity has taken we have always managed to dust off and carry on with the journey after. As we witness one of those pratfalls that will become the biggest environmental disaster since we started recording them in the Gulf of Mexico I am also confident that over time the problem can be overcome Continue reading →

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The Berlin Wall: A Retrospective on Escape Attempts and Construction Phases

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Thanos

The Berlin Wall: A Retrospective on Escape Attempts and Construction Phases This forty five minute episode of Megastructures covers the Berlin wall and the history of some of the amazing escapes from the totalitarian tyranny of East Berlin.

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7-20-1969

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Thanos

7-20-1969 On that day I was 12 year old boy, visiting my Great-Grandfather for what was the last time in Bull’s Gap Tennessee. We had stopped to see him on our trip from  Ft. Bragg in North Carolina to Ft. … Continue reading →

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D-Day: As Told by the Soldiers Who Survived

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Thanos

D-Day: As Told by the Soldiers Who Survived The video below tells the story of the D-Day invasion to recapture Europe from the evil hordes of the dark regime of Adolph Hitler. We’ve been strong ever since this war, so … Continue reading →

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History of a Scandalous Rape of Taxpayers: Once Again Congress is the Culprit

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Thanos

Watch and weep at this extensive history of legislative malfeasance Continue reading →

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