The Army has awarded a posthumous honorary promotion to the service’s first Black colonel, elevating him to brigadier general more than 100 years after his death, Army Times has learned. Col. Charles Young’s career, which stretched from his West Point graduation in 1889 to his forced medical retirement in 1917 that kept him from fighting in World … Lire la suite
The West’s most important repository of learning J. Harold Ellens February 26, 2022 26 Comments 29922 views Share When Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C.E.,the Ptolemaic dynasty was given control of Egypt. Ptolemy I (c. 367–283 B.C.E.) established his capital at Alexandria and immediately began to build up the city.Ptolemy’s grandest project, begun in … Lire la suite
On February 2, 1855, Alexis Soyer, Britain’s most famous chef, left a London theater to join friends at a nearby restaurant. A waiter showed him to the wrong room, and while waiting in vain for his fellow diners, he picked up a copy of the London Times newspaper and read the latest distressing report from … Lire la suite
BAS Staff February 25, 2022 0 Comments 112 views Share The Mazars I WAS SURPRISED that Eilat Mazar’s cousin, Amihai Mazar, was not mentioned in her very nice Milestones memorial column (Fall 2021). Was that an oversight or are there professional reasons? Tom Davis Fairfax, Virginia It is true that the Milestones obituary in BAR, … Lire la suite
Explore first-century pilgrimage routes connecting Galilee and Judea Megan Sauter February 24, 2022 0 Comments 4490 views Share This map shows pilgrimage routes from Galilee to Jerusalem. In the first century C.E., many Jews traveled to the Jerusalem Temple to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths. … Lire la suite
Gail Halvorsen, a child of the Depression, recalled watching planes soar over his family farm in Utah and how he longed someday to be at the controls. As America geared up for the looming world war, Halvorsen was accepted into a pilot-training program. The attack on Pearl Harbor prompted him to join the Army Air … Lire la suite
Codice IATA: TGZ Codice ICAO: MMTG Passeggeri: ~ 1,5 milioni L’aeroporto internazionale Angel Albino Corzo, noto anche semplicemente come aeroporto di Tuxtla Gutierrez, serve Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Messico. È uno degli aeroporti in più rapida crescita in Messico, poiché serve come aeroporto per Tuxtla Gutierrez e le vicine destinazioni turistiche. L’aeroporto ha raggiunto il … Lire la suite
A sweet Roman treat for February Jennifer Drummond February 23, 2022 0 Comments 169 views Share Roman Cinnamon Sweet Cake—A tasty treat best served with a hot beverage.Credit: John Gregory Drummond February, of course, is the month we celebrate Valentine’s Day. Though a holiday associated by many with romance, in the modern world we often … Lire la suite
Jesus Was a Refugee Jesus the refugee child in the Gospel of Matthew Joan E. Taylor February 22, 2022 76 Comments 26610 views Share “Jesus Was a Refugee” was originally published on The Jesus Blog. It is republished here with permission.—Ed. The unstoppable force of refugees fleeing to Europe has in various places hit the … Lire la suite
Situated on Prince William Sound’s scenic Passage Canal, Whittier was designed and built as a U.S. Army base during World War II. IT’S RAINING the day my train rattles through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel and comes to a halt in front of a rail yard in Whittier, Alaska. I disembark beside a small harbor … Lire la suite
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