Tag: France
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Thursday Burka Ban Open Comments
The French are making waves these days. It’s kinda nice to see another country stir people up for a change. For one thing, they’re “leading” the effort in bombing an oil-producing Arab country. And asking for help in bombing them harder and faster. You’d think that’d be enough, except Big Mo isn’t all that popular…
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Tuesday April 12th Open Comments
April 12th. Lots of big stuff has happened on April 12th. April 12, 1861 – Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter, starting the US Civil War. After many hours of heavy bombardment and with minimal casualties, France Union forces surrendered. April 12, 1961 – Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, orbiting the…