Alexander the Great. The name alone inspires images of a man with a massive army at his back, his face laden with both the burden and the right to sweep the world and bring it under his rule. During his time, and for centuries afterwards, Alexander the Great, son of the infamous Phillip of …
The stench of rotting punditry drifted over the 2016 election. Nobody saw Donald Trump lasting anywhere near as long as he did. Almost nobody saw Bernie Sanders coming in the first place. The money, which has traditionally lined up perfectly behind a winner, chose Jeb (!). The entire class of political experts failed so …
Exactly what time did the Battle of Shiloh begin? Precisely what time of day did U.S. presidents prior to 1918 become inaugurated? The answer to these questions is we don’t know and never will know. You see, the idea of exact time evolved in American history. Today there are four time zones in the …
Gut instincts are kind of our thing — for better and, often, for worse 1865 “Abe, you’re gonna love ‘Our American Cousin’” It’s unclear who suggested President Lincoln go to the theater on April 14, but whoever recommended the idea wasn’t necessarily wrong. ‘Our American Cousin’ was a hit comedy that had been running …
The long past Egyptian civilization is a great one, and you will be hard pressed to find someone to who will think otherwise. Ancient Egypt in modern terminology is situated in Africa, at the northwest area. The Nile River, in most cases just called the ‘Nile’, passed through the center of the civilization. The …
It was on January 1, 1776 that the Continental army was restructured and adjusted according to a Congressional resolution which heralded American forces to the command of George Washington. On that day, the American Continental Army was blockading Boston which had been taken over by the British army. It has been said that the …
More important than proving perfection on your party’s side, is a willingness to seek out the mistakes and correct them; to improve; to monitor your integrity. In the face of the opposition bashing away and looking for any sign of weakness it is tempting to deny any fault at all, but it is still …
Have you ever screamed at the television or radio? These days, Americans have plenty to be outraged about… and if you’ve ever asked yourself the above question, you’re definitely not alone. The question is: what are we going to do about it? I’ve noticed a lot of disturbing trends in our country today, and …
The guillotine was first put to lethal use on April 25, 1792, at 3:30 PM, in Paris at the Place de Greve on the Right Bank of the Seine. It separated highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier’s head from the rest of his body. The device was perfected – though not invented – by Doctor Joseph …
In the 1800s, most women remained in their parents’ households until they married. Young ladies who were single were known as “spinsters”; middle aged and older women who remained unmarried were dubbed “old maids.” Many in the older generation fretted about the existence of too many bachelors, spinsters and old maids. This fretting led …