Andre Stojka

TWO ASSASINATION BULLETS THAT CHANGED THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S LIFE

  With all the news of Presidential assassination attempts, I was reminded of two assassination bullets that completely changed Theodore Roosevelt’s life. I’ve been studying Roosevelt since I produced and narrated the audiobook of his adventure “Through the Brazilian Wilderness.” The first bullets that changed Roosevelt’s life were fired on September 6, 1901. They were […]

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HOW AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO STEP ON THE NORTH POLE AND HOW IT WAS COVERED UP

  An African-American was the first person to step on the North Pole. Here is how this part of Black History happened: On April 6, 1909, Admiral Robert Peary moved toward what he thought was the exact geographic point of the North Pole, where no one had ever been before. Peary had left his exploratory

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CHRISTMAS ON STORMY SOUTH AFRICAN SEAS WHERE THE WORLD IS STILL FLAT

The world’s most famous sailor struggled by himself in his 35-foot sloop against winds that shoved and buried the bow and him under water. Crawling on the bowsprit, trying to adjust his sails, the rolling sea shoved him under water 3 times. It was a dangerous situation especially being alone; there was no one on

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HOW TO WIN ELECTIONS IN LOS ANGELES OF 1852

  The first Presidential Election in California was in 1852, pitting Democrat Franklin Pierce against the Whig Candidate, General Winfield Scott. California’s 4 electoral votes went to Pierce. According to Horace Bell in his book “Reminiscences of a Ranger,” political campaigns and elections in early Los Angeles, California were often wonders to behold. Los Angeles

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