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Here are some one liners...
UFO Watch: Battle Over Nuremberg -- This is the first UFO report in the local news with art. I also talk about the likelihood of intelligent life close by. Short answer: zip.
St. Basil's Cathedral Spires Are Up... St. Paul's Cathedral Spire Burns Down -- I mention this because both Cathedrals are iconic in the modern day for different reasons.
The 4th Battle to Bring Peace to the 17 Tribes... Yada, Yada, Yada -- Video games are made about this battle but it seems too idealized to be real in detail even though I have no doubt that the battle took place.
UFO Watch: Battle Over Nuremberg
Several apparitions appear in the midst of the sun. The people of Nuremberg witness globes of blood-red and cylinders fighting for hours and moving out beyond the sun and returning. They aren't sun spots. Whatever they are, the people have only a limited number of explanations for them. Many interpret this display in the sky as signs from God to repent their evil ways. Others ignore these signs. This isn't the first modern UFO sighting but it's pretty close. It does come with art, though, and it's reasonably spectacular. Something happened that day. [1] [2]
My Take by Alex Shrugged
Do I believe in UFOs? UFOs don't require belief. Do I believe that there have been aliens visiting the Earth since ancient times? No. I do not. Could there be such beings? In the theoretical sense, yes. Practically speaking, it doesn't matter. I've heard the argument of an infinite number of monkeys typing out Shakespeare to explain how aliens could exist somewhere in the Universe but I'm not "somewhere." I'm here. There are not an infinite number of monkeys within the region of stars close enough to make communication practical, so the chances of intelligent life being randomly created right here are just about zip. The fact that I exist tells me the chances are not zero. They are just very low without Divine intervention. A Star Trek "Prime Directive" doesn't explain how alien spacecraft can be landing everywhere for hundreds of years and yet not one of them thinks to land on the front lawn of the White House. There is some other explanation that doesn't involve alien races that think that human beings are delicious.
Do I believe in UFOs? UFOs don't require belief. Do I believe that there have been aliens visiting the Earth since ancient times? No. I do not. Could there be such beings? In the theoretical sense, yes. Practically speaking, it doesn't matter. I've heard the argument of an infinite number of monkeys typing out Shakespeare to explain how aliens could exist somewhere in the Universe but I'm not "somewhere." I'm here. There are not an infinite number of monkeys within the region of stars close enough to make communication practical, so the chances of intelligent life being randomly created right here are just about zip. The fact that I exist tells me the chances are not zero. They are just very low without Divine intervention. A Star Trek "Prime Directive" doesn't explain how alien spacecraft can be landing everywhere for hundreds of years and yet not one of them thinks to land on the front lawn of the White House. There is some other explanation that doesn't involve alien races that think that human beings are delicious.
St. Basil's Cathedral Spires Are Up... St. Paul's Cathedral Spire Burns Down
Ivan the terrible commissioned a new and magnificent cathedral to be built to commemorate his victory over Mongols of Kazan. The result is St. Basil's Cathedral. It's distinctive bulbous spires remain iconic representatives of Moscow but right now the spires look more like helmets. These will be replaced by the familiar bulbous spires before the century is out. This cathedral will also remain the tallest building in Moscow for several decades. In this same year, the spire of the famous Saint Paul's Cathedral is hit by lightening, catches fire and collapses. Repairs restore most of the church but the spire will not be rebuilt. The cathedral will be destroyed during the Great Fire of London in 1666. St. Paul's will be rebuilt and remain standing into the modern day even through the Blitz in 1940 when Nazi Germany specifically tried to destroy St. Paul's. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
My Take by Alex Shrugged
Many legends surround St. Basil's Cathedral. One suggests that the designer was blinded after the cathedral was completed to prevent him from creating anything as magnificent. One can almost believe this. Ivan the Terrible wasn't called "terrible" for nothing and he was insane, so maybe it happened, but probably not. The image of St. Paul's Cathedral became the symbol for British defiance against the Nazis. There are many inspiring stories about the Blitz. I read a two-book series by Connie Willis based on first-hand accounts. The story revolves around time-traveling historians who come back in time to document the Cathedral but accidentally get caught in the Blitz. The two novels are "Blackout" and "All Clear". [8]
Many legends surround St. Basil's Cathedral. One suggests that the designer was blinded after the cathedral was completed to prevent him from creating anything as magnificent. One can almost believe this. Ivan the Terrible wasn't called "terrible" for nothing and he was insane, so maybe it happened, but probably not. The image of St. Paul's Cathedral became the symbol for British defiance against the Nazis. There are many inspiring stories about the Blitz. I read a two-book series by Connie Willis based on first-hand accounts. The story revolves around time-traveling historians who come back in time to document the Cathedral but accidentally get caught in the Blitz. The two novels are "Blackout" and "All Clear". [8]
The 4th Battle to Bring Peace to the 17 Tribes... Yada, Yada, Yada
In one of the bloodiest battles in Japanese history, Uesugi Kenshin (oo-eh-soo-geh ken-shin) often called the Dragon, squares off with Takeda Shingen (tah-kay-dah shin-gen) often called the Tiger. The Tiger's forces are substantially greater than the Dragon's and he is primarily a military leader. The Dragon has a great reputation in battle but his primary skills are in administration. His province is an economic powerhouse. This will be the fourth battle in this bloody war and the Dragon will use a new tactic of rotating his warriors from front to back as they grow tired in battle. This keeps the men in the front of the battle fresh. He also foils the Tiger's plans for an ambush. By tradition the Dragon and the Tiger come to grips: up close and personal. It is probably a myth but a statue of the two locked in battle remains on the spot to this day. This is a failure for the Dragon but he is able to retreat with his troops in good order. [9] [10] [11]
My Take by Alex Shrugged
This battle is too idealized to believe the chroniclers. For example: in order to avoid the ambush, the Dragon's forces would have had to traverse a mountain path at night in the heavy fog they reported (and still exists in the area) with his troops carrying heavy gear and without the Tiger's sentries noticing all the noise, so I'm calling BS on most of the details of this account. This epic struggle has been made into video games galore which is why I mention it now. I'm watching an Japanese cartoon based on characters from this battle and battles to come. There is even a Pokemon video game named Pokemon Conquest based on this battle where the player attempts to bring peace to the region and unite the 17 tribes. [12]
This battle is too idealized to believe the chroniclers. For example: in order to avoid the ambush, the Dragon's forces would have had to traverse a mountain path at night in the heavy fog they reported (and still exists in the area) with his troops carrying heavy gear and without the Tiger's sentries noticing all the noise, so I'm calling BS on most of the details of this account. This epic struggle has been made into video games galore which is why I mention it now. I'm watching an Japanese cartoon based on characters from this battle and battles to come. There is even a Pokemon video game named Pokemon Conquest based on this battle where the player attempts to bring peace to the region and unite the 17 tribes. [12]
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