@ElmarByl@KonigDFB True, budgets will raise their ugly heads. But they could have at least had someone COMPLAINING about the Austrians, if not actually shooting at them.
@luiscalleo November of 1969 saw the first Mott the Hoople album released. Seeing as how they referenced The Beatles and The Stones in a later song, I vote for Mott.
@history_dame@ncirish2002 A great opportunity! I'll pick up the book on your recommendation. I went to Guilford Courthouse last year, which I had wanted to visit for decades. But today, it being the anniversary, I will swing up to the War of 1812 and have a Lundy's Land kind of day.
@GenFlynn During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, there were periods within the war that are now referred to as Tanker Wars or City Wars. Nothing new from the Iranian position.
@hoyer_kat@TheRestHistory Thanks for pointing out the difficulties we historians face. I'm not sure enough people understand the challenges of the field. It's like, wherever you go, there is another beer. We suffer.
@japan_nobunaga The Bill of Rights, to which the 2nd Amendment belongs, is designed to protect the populace from the government. The 2nd Amendment ensures that should the government pursue oppression, the people can pursue insurrection.
@SterreWorld0101 Living with a black cat who will often walk across my wife's laptop when he thinks she has had too much internet time, I really love that photo! (and the meme)
@BuzzPatterson If, and it is a big if, Iran was serious about this and not just stalling for the midterms, they would reign in Hezbollah. Since they aren't, Israel really has no choice but to retaliate against attacks from that quarter.