Interesting take on Peter Frederick Rothermel’s painting, “Battle Of Gettysburg —...
Category - History
The Blame Game
Artist– Bill Day And, just what is the old Decider-Commander-Guy 43′ doing these days...
What Our Ancestors Sounded Like 6,000 Years Ago
Long before there was English, French, German, Spanish — or even ancient Greek and Latin...
Flashback to How Clinton Won the 1996 Shutdown
Former Clinton administration staffer Elaine Kamarck recalls how the previous shutdown was won:...
Here’s To New Beginnings
In what has been a winning streak for believers in international diplomacy going on around here...
This Day In Civil War History
After losing battles at Cemetery Ridge and Gettysburg over 148 years ago, Confederate troops, now...
Your Father’s Republican Party
Kind of lengthy, but here’s some excerpts from the Republican party’s 1956 presidential...
Remembering The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
It was 50 years ago today, on the morning of September 15, 1963 that the bombing of the 16th Street...
First Labor Day Parade
New York, 1882. August 29, 2013: As always, we can thank labor unions for this long weekend...
For Jobs and Freedom
Yesterday, tens of thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the...
“Burn, Baby, Burn!”: Watts Uprising In Retrospect
It was on this day, in 1965, that the Watts Rebellion, or “Watts riots,” as...
N.C. Republicans Experiencing The Good Life
It’ll be interesting to see where all the little Republican Congresscritters scurry off to...
John Boehner and The Republican Party’s ‘Easter’ Special
In one of his typically-mindless, “where are the jobs?” rhetorical attacks on the...
Jury Nullification History And Trayvon Martin
Yesterday, thousands gathered all across the country in 100 cities for rallies on behalf of Trayvon...
Morning Awesome
The Declaration of Independence – “John Adams” HBO Miniseries Slow blogging day...
George Bush’s Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was a Slave Trader
Via Taegan Goddard: Twelve American presidents owned slaves, eight while serving in office, and at...
George W. Bush’s Greatest Hits In Pictures: Crashing The Economy Edition
In honor and appreciation of George W. Bush’s new Gallup polling numbers out this week...
They’re Making Another ‘Killing Kennedy’ Movie?
There was already a documentary based on Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Kennedy book, but...
The Real-Life Doctor Behind This Week’s Mad Men Episode
The notorious “Dr. Feelgood” — a purveyor of amphetamines to the stars —...
Keeping Up With The Ricketts
The Ricketts family is on the offensive again. You remember Joe Ricketts, the right wing...