July 4th
July 4th, 2026 was the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, 250 years ago. Two hundred and fifty years is a quarter-millennium, making the USA the 23rd oldest nation-state in the world. Oklahoma was not one of the 13 English Colonies that became the USA, so we don’t have Revolutionary War […]
Our Congress and President Biden have just added a new federal holiday, called “Juneteenth”. Formerly a regional holiday celebrated by some black Americans, Juneteenth has now been politicized. Shouldn’t our lawmakers have spent more time considering this? For the entire blog entry, click here. Blog entry by Allan Wall, published June 30, 2021, on US […]