todaysdocument: Remembering Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 Clarendon Hetrick, Pearl Harbor survivor, sits in his wheelchair as he views the memorial shrine at the USS ARIZONA Memorial immediately following the joint Navy/National Park Service ceremony commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 2006, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 1,500 Pearl Harbor survivors, their families and their friends from around the nation joined the more than 2,000 distiguished guests and the general public for the annual observance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class James E. Foehl) (Released), 12/07/2006
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Remembering Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

Clarendon Hetrick, Pearl Harbor survivor, sits in his wheelchair as he views the memorial shrine at the USS ARIZONA Memorial immediately following the joint Navy/National Park Service ceremony commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 2006, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 1,500 Pearl Harbor survivors, their families and their friends from around the nation joined the more than 2,000 distiguished guests and the general public for the annual observance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class James E. Foehl) (Released), 12/07/2006

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Nothing important happened today.
King George III, in his journal on July 4, 1776 (unbeknownst about the signing of the Declaration of Independence) (via beyondthesurf)
Nothing important happened today.
King George III, in his journal on July 4, 1776 (unbeknownst about the signing of the Declaration of Independence)

Seven Civil War Stories Your Teacher Never Told You

From Loser Lincoln’s initial slavery proposal to women mugging Jefferson Davis, this is one for the history affecionados.

Conan O’Brien Tries Baseball, 1864-Style

I’m not a big Conan fan (okay, his monologues suck!), but this has got to be one of the most hilarious clips I’ve seen of him.  He interviews 1864 baseball reinactors and then dresses up and plays a little baseball himself, 1864 style.  A must see for any baseball fan!