May 26

1940 - Operation Dynamo: WWII.  The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France began.

Hitler made a huge miscalculation not crushing the Brits on the beach.

His first mistake was not allowing his generals to continue the offensive, which would have destroyed the Brits before they even got to Dunkirk. The second mistake was allowing the 'Fat Field Marshal' (Goering - who failed his master at every turn), to crush the evacuation with the Luftwaffe.  A 'crushing' Goering didn't accomplish.

Instead, the Germans had to fight the escaped Brits at a later date...And even more important, the evacuation gave the Brits the hope and will to continue fighting the Germans until the Russians and Americans were dragged into the fight.

Thankfully, Hitler and his non-military leaders were inept, otherwise it is possible he could have kept the U.S. and Russians out of the war - by winning it before they entered.

1865 - The last Confederate resistance of the American Civil War ended when General Kirby Smith surrendered at Shreveport, near New Orleans. The Confederate government surrendered on April 9.

Information transfer is always slow during war, and it must be remembered this was long before the age of telephone, TV and the Internet.

1868 - President Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives for "high crimes and misdemeanors."

Those who pay attention know Johnson was the first U.S. President to be impeached...Not Nixon and not Clinton.

I also hope you know Nixon wasn’t impeached at all. He jumped before they could get him.

1938 - The House UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC) was founded.

We could desperately use a renewal of this committee. It functioned properly before and would do so again. Much of what McCarthy claimed was right (Venona Papers), and the scoundrels of our time should be ‘outed’ as well.

2000 - President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order #13158, expanding the scope and jurisdiction of the 'Marine Protected Areas' (MPAs) along American coasts, lakes, "connecting waters," etc.

What a jackass! He pushed this order and didn’t think through the effect it would have on Marine amphibious training sites, or naval maneuvers...Or, maybe he knew exactly what he was doing!! He was the 'smartest' president we've ever had, ya know. Well, until Obama took over.