National History

Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight
Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight
Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight
Those who keep track of these things say the world is closer to apocalypse than most people know. The Doomsday Clock, a figurative timepiece used as a barometer of humankind’s fate, was moved one minute closer to midnight on Tuesday, the first time it has been nudged forward since 2007. It is now 11:55, five minutes before Doomsday.
Pearl Harbor Attack Survivors Buried With Shipmates
Pearl Harbor Attack Survivors Buried With Shipmates
Pearl Harbor Attack Survivors Buried With Shipmates
In one of the most poignant reminders of that "day that will live in infamy", more old sailors who survived the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor have died, and have been taken back to Hawaii to be buried in their sunken ships with their shipmates.
This Day in History for December 7 – Pearl Harbor Attacked and More
This Day in History for December 7 – Pearl Harbor Attacked and More
This Day in History for December 7 – Pearl Harbor Attacked and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1787 – Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution (More info) 1941 – In an early-morning sneak attack, Japanese warplanes bomb the US naval base at Oahu Island’s Pearl Harbor, causing the United States to enter World War II (More info)
De-Classified 1941 Navy Memo Hints US Knew Hawaii Attack Was Coming
De-Classified 1941 Navy Memo Hints US Knew Hawaii Attack Was Coming
De-Classified 1941 Navy Memo Hints US Knew Hawaii Attack Was Coming
Did President Franklin D. Roosevelt know the December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was coming?  A newly de-classified memo to FDR reveals there were signs that something was going to happen at Hawaii, but no one knew what it would be or when it would happen.
Patrick Buchanan:  The End is Near
Patrick Buchanan: The End is Near
Patrick Buchanan: The End is Near
Conservative political and social pundit and former presidential candidate Patrick  Buchanan has a grim view of America's future.  Buchanan believes America is dying, and worse, it's dying by its own hand -- committing suicide. That's the title of Buchanan's latest book:  Suicide of a Superpower.