Artist Justine Lai is working on a series of self-portraits called Join or Die in which she depicts...
Category - History
The Secret Message Inside Lincoln’s Watch
"Jonathan Dillon April 13, 1861. Fort Sumter was attacked by the rebels on the above date. Thank...
Naming the Presidents
In honor of President's Day, I tried to list all of the presidents from memory in less than 60...
'Life In Your Years'
My wife wrote a great tribute to President Lincoln at her vintage blog. Especially worth checking...
Staggeringly Crazy
New Nixon Tapes! -- On July 1, 1971, Nixon instructs Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman to have someone...
'The Pursuit of Peace'
I speak of peace, therefore, as the necessary, rational end of rational men. I realize the pursuit...
Google Life
Google is hosting the archive of LIFE Magazine photos and illustrations from 1750 to the present...
Why Can't He Close The Deal?
In 1980, there was rampant inflation, unemployment, a gas crisis, a hostage crisis, a Cold War with...
40 Years Ago
On this day in 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy died in Los Angeles. And what followed was equally...
Memorial Day
"Remember what you see here." (The rest of the battle here.)
Worst President in The World
From Steve Benen over at C&L: In an informal survey of 109 professional historians conducted...