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55 Years Ago, I Was Baptized

By the grace of God, I've made it 55 years on this planet. Half a...

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10 Years Before I Was Born is the Decade We Went to the Moon

This is what happen in life a decade before I came into the world. It...

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20 Years Before I Was Born

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30 Years Before I was Born

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40 Years Before I Was Born

40 Years before I was born the country in which I lived was at the...

January 07, 2026

What A Year -July 1925/2025 – December 1925/2025

The Jubilee year began in January 2025 with Trump as President once again and Pope...

December 2025

December 31, 2025

What A Year -January 1925/2025 – June 1925/2025

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December 05, 2025

50 Years Before I was Born

In this article I continue to casually look at some of the many events that...

November 2025

November 30, 2025

What A Year -July 1924/2024 – December 1924/2024

A year ago, we started a new liturgical year that included the start of the...

November 25, 2025

The 1910’s was Decade The Titanic Sunk and WWI Raged

As I continue to highlight history, I now delve into the decade that gave us...

November 21, 2025

125 Years Ago at the Dawn of the Century

I find the study of history fascinating and intoxicating. For the last few years on...

October 2025

October 13, 2025

250 Years Ago The Fight For America Began

I started a 1000 years ago to look at the past and pondered how short...

October 06, 2025

Almost a 1000 Years Ago Christianity Split in Half

Time is a funny thing. When looking at past events a year can seem like...

June 2025

June 03, 2025

The 1st Full Decade of Cinema & Sherlock Holmes-1890 -1899

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May 2025

May 28, 2025

1889 The Year of Tolkien’s Wife

1889 is the crossroads where the descendants, living persons and ancestors of previous, current and...

May 14, 2025

1889: A Year That Changed Art, Faith, and the World

Life in 1889 1889 is the crossroads where the descendants, living persons and ancestors of...

February 2025

February 12, 2025

Actors on Stage, Screen and Radio Alive in 1889

All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have...

February 07, 2025

Good Sports Alive in 1889

It would seem that worldwide people love to gather with others to watch others kick...

February 04, 2025

Out of the Ordinary Extraordinary People Alive in 1889

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January 2025

January 31, 2025

Cowboys and Outlaws Alive in 1889

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January 09, 2025

The Sound of Music in 1889

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December 2024

December 13, 2024

2025 A look Behind and Ahead- 700th Post

Here we are once again at another new year. Well for us Catholics the new...

December 01, 2024

This Month in Life December 2024

Sunday December 1, 2024 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Day 335: Run the Race — The...

November 2024

November 22, 2024

Picture These Artists in 1889

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November 15, 2024

Descendants of Some Famous People Not Alive in1889

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November 08, 2024

Those Who Shaped the World Who Were Alive in 1889

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November 01, 2024

This Month in Life November 2024

Thursday November 1, 2023 All Saints Day You Can be a SAINT!!! | Kristin Wilson...

October 2024

October 25, 2024

Notable People Alive in 1889

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October 01, 2024

This Month In Life October 2024

Here is a look at what is going on in October 2024 Tuesday October 1,...

September 2024

September 20, 2024

Ancestors of Popes and Presidents Alive in 1889

Last Time on HOARATS Descendants Of Popes And Presidents Alive In 1889 | The Descendants...