THE VIKINGS OF MINNESOTA, MUSSOLINI WAS A BRITISH SPY!, PAINTER RUBENS WAS A SPY!, THE GREAT ANARCHIST MUSICIAN SPIKE JONE TAKES ON HITLER AND MUSSOLINI, WHERE IS CAPTAIN KIDD'S PIRATE TREASURE?
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The David Letterman sex scandal is much more complex than the initial press coverage would have you believe.
Welcome to the Runestone Museum, located in downtown Alexandria, Minnesota. We invite you to stop by and tour historic Fort Alexandria, take your picture with the country's biggest viking, and see the world famous Kensington Runestone. For awhile you will live in the past, so walk a little slower, talk a little slower, and enjoy the exhibition on Norse history, the Native American exhibit, the Minnesota wildlife display, the display of early pioneer life, and the hands-on children's area. From Surfer Richard Crowe
The two part spies theme than ran the last two days had many surprises- the captured North Vietnam film was astonishing to see. But a spy story has hit the press no one saw coming. Benito Mussolini began his career as a spy for England's MI5! http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/13/benito-mussolini-recruited-mi5-italy
This college course on the Jazz Age has the coolest website and loads of examples of the art and design of the era. I'm impressed! If you dig the 1920's check it out. http://classes.berklee.edu/llanday/fall01/jazzage/
Everyone knows the story of the attempted bank robbery in Northfield by the James-Younger gang, when the townspeople rose up to defend their bank and thwarted the infamous would-be robbers. The gang fled the scene and split up; however, the Younger Brothers were captured later near Madelia, Minnesota. Government Records Specialist Charlie Rodgers tells the story of what happened to the brothers after their capture. From Surfer Richard Crowe
Peter Paul Rubens, painter of those fleshy, pink nudes, was a man in control. In fact, he was a secret diplomat and spy, his artistic work a perfect cover
The mystery of Captain Kidd's buried pirate treasure! From Surfer Richard Crowe
How to speak to complete idiots. (Hint, the facts alone won't work) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/09/25/notes092509.DTL
Professor Ellen van Wolde, a respected Old Testament scholar and author, claims the first sentence of Genesis "in the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth" is not a true translation of the Hebrew.
She claims she has carried out fresh textual analysis that suggests the writers of the great book never intended to suggest that God created the world -- and in fact the Earth was already there when he created humans and animals.
A spokesman for the Radboud University said: "The new interpretation is a complete shake up of the story of the Creation as we know it."
She claims she has carried out fresh textual analysis that suggests the writers of the great book never intended to suggest that God created the world -- and in fact the Earth was already there when he created humans and animals.
A spokesman for the Radboud University said: "The new interpretation is a complete shake up of the story of the Creation as we know it."
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Spike Jones and his crazy band takes on Hitler and Mussolini!