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The year is 1923. The Santa Rita No. 1 has hit the pay in West Texas, and San Angelo is becoming an oil boom town. Prosperity is flowing, and Miss Pearl's Parlor is open for business! Thirteen women have come to work at Miss Pearl's Parlor. How did they get there? What challenges did they have to overcome? Why did they make so much money? Why did they have so much business? Why San Angelo?

Just two girls coming to tell you about the pearls of the past while we sip coffee and chat! If you're interested in history come and listen! We post about twice a month!

This book by the world expert on Pearl Harbor blows the top off a 70-year cover-up, reporting for the first time on long-suppressed interviews, documents, and corroborated evidence. The bottom line thesis: that the attack December 7, 1941 was not unexpected or unprovoked. Nor was it the reason that Franklin Roosevelt declared a war that resulted in massive human slaughter.

Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement reveals all of the eye-opening details of Clausen's investigation and is a damning account of massive intelligence failure. To this day, the story surrounding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor stokes controversy and conspiracy theories. This book provides conclusive evidence that shows how the US military missed so many signals and how it could have avoided the events of that fateful day.

Have you ever heard of the pearl of Alaska? How about the hillbilly Eskimo? Do you know the name of the woman who received the Wright Brothers’ Master Pilot Award at the age of 97? Well, her name is Pearl, and this is a story about her and her family and friends. To be more precise, many of these stories are hers - authentic memories written by an amazing woman.

El ataque a la base naval estadounidense de Pearl Harbor cambió el rumbo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y, como resultado, fue un evento muy formativo tanto para Estados Unidos como para Japón. Aunque las dos naciones parecían enemigos poco probables al comienzo de la segunda gran guerra, el derramamiento de sangre que tuvo lugar entre ellos sería mayor de lo que nadie podría haber imaginado.

In this “riveting” (Los Angeles Times) account of the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Twomey “infuses a well-known story with suspense” (The New York Times Book Review), offering a poignant new perspective on the most infamous day in...

Pearl Taylor left her conventional home and life in Toledo, Ohio, to take up gambling on the Mississippi. She survived life in a boom camp in the Arizona Territory and ultimately became an outlaw. Once caught, she awaited trial for an armed stagecoach robbery, while reporters dubbed her "The Bandit Queen".

Author Stephen Young - a seaman on the battleship Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor - recounts his terrifying experience with incredible realism.

In the summer of 1913, under the cover of London’s perpetual smoggy dusk, two brilliant minds are pitted against each other - a celebrated gentleman thief and a talented Scotland Yard detective - in the greatest jewel heist of the new century. An exquisite strand of pale pink pearls, worth more than the Hope Diamond, has been bought by a Hatton Garden broker. Word of the “Mona Lisa of Pearls” spreads around the world, captivating jewelers as well as thieves.

I "Krigen i Stillehavet" fortæller E.J. Saabye om den del af Anden Verdenskrig, der begyndte med japanernes angreb på Pearl Harbor i december 1941 og først sluttede, da amerikanerne kastede de to atombomber over Hiroshima og Nagasaki. Fra et dansk perspektiv er denne del af krigen ikke nær så kendt, som den del, der foregik i Europa, men Saabye går grundigt til værks og giver en kyndig beskrivelse af begivenhedernes gang. E.J. Saabye var en dansk kontreadmiral i søværnet og forfatter.

戦争は、忘れられたとき、再び始まる。その地を歩くことでしか見えない、悲劇の真実と平和の重さ。第三次世界大戦前夜を生きる日本人へ。太平洋戦争終結から80年。戦争の記憶が継承されなくなったとき、悲劇は繰り返される。

We are excited to share about the family and history of Joseph and Emma Smith. We will talk about their descendants, struggles, and will help to correct misconceptions about the prophet and his family.

In 2001, while vacationing on Panama’s Pacific coast, maritime archaeologist James P. Delgado came upon the hulk of a mysterious iron vessel, revealed by the ebbing tides in a small cove at Isla San Telmo. He learned that the wreck was the remains of one of the first successful deep-diving submersibles, built in 1864 by Julius H. Kroehl, an innovator during the Civil War. Delgado chronicles the confluence of technological advancement, entrepreneurial aspiration, American capitalist ambition, and ignorance of the physiological effects of deep diving in this compelling narrative.

Teach the History, Science, and Fashion Icons behind your favorite pearls.

A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.

The Black Pearl Podcast reveals rare and overlooked stories from military history, exploring the lives of warriors, thinkers, and leaders across eras. Blending immersive storytelling with the perspective of a U.S. Army junior officer, it examines both battlefield decisions and the internal struggles leaders face under pressure. For history fans, military professionals, and curious minds, it offers insight, depth, and hard‑earned wisdom, while highlighting the timeless lessons, human moments, and hidden narratives that continue to shape how we understand conflict and leadership today.

Women have lost jobs, career status, a year of our lives, and damn near lost our minds to The Shecession. Marie Hale, CEO and sales and marketing visionary, talks with feminist leaders in all sectors about the atrocity of it all and how the hell we are going to bail out 7 million burned-out moms.---------------------Young women have been told for the last thirty years or so that if we really want it and we work hard enough, we can have it all: career, family, financial independence. But for all the progress we’ve made, 2020 slapped us with a brand new feminine recession. The options for ...

All Americans are familiar with the "day that will live in infamy." At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, the advanced base of the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet, was ablaze. It had been smashed by aircraft launched by the carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. All eight battleships had been sunk or badly damaged, 350 aircraft had been knocked out, and over 2,000 Americans lay dead. In less than an hour and a half the Japanese had almost wiped out America's entire naval presence in the Pacific.

Pearl Harbor was unquestionably one of the seminal events in American history, and given the nature of the surprise attack, the entry of the US into the war, and the lingering controversies and conspiracy theories, the attack on Pearl Harbor continues to be a highly charged and heavily debated event. History for Kids: The Attack on Pearl Harbor chronicles the history leading up to the surprise attack, including the negotiations between the Japanese and American governments, and the plotting of the attack itself.