Category Archives: History

December 7, 2012 — The day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, 71 years ago

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Dear William, Daniel, Catherine, (and Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

In school you will learn about different events in history — we already discussed some of them: September 11, 2001 — the day that the World Trade Center Towers fell; November 11, 1918 – the day that the agreement that ended World War I was signed (hostilities were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918); July 14, 1789 – Bastille Day; 1410 – the Battle of Grunwald.

December 7, 1941, is “a date which will live in infamy” — it is the day that Japan attacked the U.S. Navy base in Pearl Harbor.
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November 12, 2012 — Veterans Day

Dear William and Daniel, (and Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

Once a year, we celebrate Veterans Day — the official day of celebration is November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the agreement that ended World War I (hostilities were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918). (Note: Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day [observed annually on the last Monday of May] is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving.)
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July 29, 2011 — Marek’s Babtism

Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

I previously told you about my Baptism — now, I have been scanning photos from your Dad’s Babtism, and the celebration we had after the ceremony in church on April 7, 1974 — here they are:

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July 28, 2011 — A “Kostro” participated in the Civil War

Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

Did you know that a “Kostro” participated in the Civil War? Yes — Private Otto Kostro, Company F, 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization). By the way, I suspect that he is not a relative, but you never know.
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