TODAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1782 – In Paris, Brits sign a preliminary agreement recognizing American independence 1940 – A Hollywood merger — Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez are married
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November 29, 2018 – Pelosi marches towards Speaker position, Obama, Gore and the Clintons just won’t go away — ever.
THURSDAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1929 – Commander Byrd makes the first flight over the South Pole 1947 – The United Nations voted to give Jewish people a homeland in Palestine
Read moreNovember 28, 2018 — Are the Midterms FINALLY over? Is a deal with China going to happen? FLOTUS decorates the White House and the Left whines
TODAY’S ‘PURE OPELKA’ PODCAST LISTEN TO THE TWO-MINUTE DRILL ON ‘GENDER REVEAL’ PARTIES THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1520 – Magellan makes it through the straits that would bear his name and to the Pacific
Read moreTuesday, November 27, 2018 — GM plant closures rile President Trump, Russia’s bold moves in Ukraine, NASA’s Mars mission succeeds
LISTEN TO TODAY’S ‘TWO-MINUTE DRILL’ THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1895 – Alfred Nobel writes his last will and testament and established the Nobel Prize 1910 – NYC’s Penn Station opened — the largest
Read moreNovember 20, 2018 — Ivanka’s emails have the Left chanting ‘Lock Her Up!’ Acosta’s back in the WH and Pelosi has a problem
TODAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1789 – New Jersey ratified the Bill of Rights — the first state to do so 1945 – The Nuremberg Trials of 24 Nazi leaders begins
Read moreMonday, November 19, 2018 — The recounts are ALMOST done, 1000+ missing in CA wildfires and some really stupid news
MONDAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1863 – Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address (it’s worth the takes two minutes needed to read) 1959 – The last Edsel rolled off the assembly line at Ford
Read moreWednesday, November 14, 2018 — Palace intrigue as a cabinet shakeup looms, Melania speaks her mind and more
Today’s Two-Minute Drill People are calling 9-1-1 when Facebook crashed. THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1851 – “Call me Ishmael…” Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” is published 1968 – Yale University announced a plan to go
Read moreTuesday November 13, 2018 — AZ flips to “blue” — FL and GA recounts roll on as California burns
TUESDAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1914 – Caresse Crosby received a patent for the brassiere 1927 – Connecting NY and NJ, the Holland Tunnel is opened 1940 – Disney’s “Fantasia”
Read moreMONDAY — NOVEMBER 12, 2018 — CA is fighting fires, We’re still counting votes in FL, GA and AZ
MONDAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL — HONOR VETERANS THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1859 – The flying-trapeze act debuts at the Circus Napoleon, featuring Jules Leotard 1892 – The first professional football player — Pudge Heffelfinger accepts
Read moreNovember 9, 2018 — The midterm election mess continues as Fl, GA and AZ are all looking at recounts
Today’s Two-Minute Drill THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1799 – Napoleon is part of a coup in France and declares himself Emperor 1938 – ‘Kristallnacht’ — the Nazis burned temples and Jewish-owned businesses in Germany
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