Thought For The Day

......and grateful and thankful....

Thought for the Day

Yep.

June 6...........On This Day In History

We are the beneficiaries of significant events and of the vision and courage of great Americans who have come before us.  Some days are particular reminders.  June 6 seems always to be for me.

Embarking on such a critical, historic World War II mission, allied troops stormed the shores of Normandy to begin, literally, saving Western Civilization, on this day, in 1944.  Again, we are indebted to the vision of great leaders, and to the courage of young Americans and allied troops.

In addition, on this day in 1968, an assassin took out a great American progressive and Presidential candidate, Robert Kennedy, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, only 3 short months after the murder of Martin Luther King, only 5 short years after the assassination of his brother. 

Remember.....

Thought for the Day

Yep.  Which is why Leno and Letterman air at 11:30 p. m. :)

Political Collecting II

OK, this is the last political button frame I will "show off".  I must admit that part of the fun of collecting is displaying my collection for others to see.  This is an Alf Landon frame from the election of 1936.  Landon was from Kansas and most of his items were in the sunflower design.  His items "show" nicely.  Alf, a very moderate Republican and a good man, lost to Franklin Roosevelt 523 - 8 in the electoral college.  Word was if the campaign had gone another month, Roosevelt would have carried Canada.

Political Collecting



Political collecting is a joy of mine.  Here is my 1896 to 1927 frame.  All candidates for President during that period are represented, most multiple times.  This was a real 'golden age' of colorful, well-designed political items.

Picture of the Day

Very nice photo.  I know it is posed, likely a WWII USO setting during a movie scene, but it so nicely combines the themes of "innocence" and "very sexy".