Happy Fort Sumter Day

[N8GAV]

150 years ago today April 12th, 1861 the war that never seems to end to some people started at 4:30am. Today in the halls of Congress, the battle rages on. Nice to know nothing was changed :)

[KC2UGV]

The Union lost the last simulation I ran with my kids, again...

I think I'm going to re-run it next time with current technology/climate/military strengths. Just to see how it pans out :)

[W5RB]

Maybe today they'll vote to extend the protection of the Voting Rights Act to all Americans . Like hell .

[W3MIV]

150 years ago today April 12th, 1865 the war that never seems to end to some people started at 4:30am. Today in the halls of Congress, the battle rages on. Nice to know nothing was changed :)

Sorry, it started in 1861, not 1965 -- which is when it ended on April 9, Palm Sunday. The following Friday, Good Friday, John Wilkes Booth, a drunken actor from Maryland, used a Philadelphia Derringer to put a single bullet in Lincoln's brain.

[W1GUH]

Sorry, it started in 1861, not 1965 -- which is when it ended on April 9, Palm Sunday. The following Friday, Good Friday, John Wilkes Booth, a drunken actor from Maryland, used a Philadelphia Derringer to put a single bullet in Lincoln's brain.

Another reason to avoid Philadelphia.

[KG4CGC]

April has historically been a tumultuous month especially in recent times.
As for the Civil War, people are still reliving that with a special affinity as if they were there. Many who don't believe in reincarnation will tell you that they fought in the Civil War in a past life. Some have even found the exact spot that they died, on the battle field. many said that they welcomed death for the human condition was so miserable. Kind of what today's GOP is trying to accomplish.

[W3MIV]

Sorry, it started in 1861, not 1965 -- which is when it ended on April 9, Palm Sunday. The following Friday, Good Friday, John Wilkes Booth, a drunken actor from Maryland, used a Philadelphia Derringer to put a single bullet in Lincoln's brain.

Actually, I was not correct when I stated it ended. Lee's surrender was the beginning of the end, but Joe Johnston and Uncle Billy Sherman were still fighting in the Carolinas and the war in the West continued. The last man killed in the Civil War died in Texas in a battle the Confederates won.

Booth did the South no favors. Had he not shot Lincoln, US history would have been vastly different.

[N8GAV]

Yup, I better change date there Albi, done that. Don't know what I was thinking I should know better :)

[W3MIV]

Today would better be remembered as the day FDR died in Warm Springs, GA.

[KG4CGC]

Today would better be remembered as the day FDR died in Warm Springs, GA.
Or the first manned space flight. До свидания!

[N8GAV]

Actually, I was not correct when I stated it ended. Lee's surrender was the beginning of the end, but Joe Johnston and Uncle Billy Sherman were still fighting in the Carolinas and the war in the West continued. The last man killed in the Civil War died in Texas in a battle the Confederates won.

Booth did the South no favors. Had he not shot Lincoln, US history would have been vastly different.

I think the last shot was fired in June 1865 but the last battle was in May 1865 and it was a South Victory

[N8GAV]

There is a lot of history in the month of April

[W3MIV]

There is a lot of history in the month of April

There is a lot of history in every month of the year.

[suddenseer]

Lewis Payne was a hottie. Too bad he was a sadistic b*stid.

[N8GAV]

There is a lot of history in every month of the year.


Lewis Payne was a hottie. Too bad he was a sadistic b*stid.

True Albi we forgot Hitler was born and shot him self in April also. Tim Lewis Payne would be like 175 or so years old by now, he wouldn't look too hot today there old buddy.

[NQ6U]

Tim Lewis Payne would be like 175 or so years old by now, he wouldn't look too hot today there old buddy.

Probably no worse than a lot of the guys you see at a typical hamfest, though...

[W5GA]

Probably no worse than a lot of the guys you see at a typical hamfest, though...
Wouldn't smell much different, either.

[W4RLR]

Another reason to avoid Philadelphia.W.C. Fields had the same sentiment.

[W4RLR]

Today would better be remembered as the day FDR died in Warm Springs, GA.He was a popular president from the North. He died in the South. Conspiracy? :-)