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Category Archives: history
Kent State Gun Club
I do love a good conspiracy theory: Two audio scientists analyzed a tape of the 1970 Kent State shootings and believe that they hear the sounds of an FBI informant’s .38 (.38 special maybe?) pistol going off 70 seconds before … Continue reading
Posted in conspiracy theories, history
Tagged conspiracies, conspiracy theories, history
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Shake your moneymaker
I’m working on my Shakespeare conspiracy theory page.
Defunct Stores
Some of the names have changed and some are gone forever. Here’s a list of stores to spark some memories. Service Merchandise Best Products Foley’s Circuit City Builder’s Square Goldsmith’s Mervyn’s Montgomery Ward Sanger-Harris Stripling & Cox Venture Stores TG&Y … Continue reading
Palmer Raids
Let’s pretend you don’t know anything about the Palmer Raids or the politics of early twentieth-century America. Reading this quote about Secretary of State A. Mitchell Palmer in Time Magazine’s worst cabinet ministers of all time article: Charged with enforcing … Continue reading
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Tagged Mitchell Palmer, palmer raids, sedition act, woodrow wilson
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Snoopy is my hero
The Peanuts’ (Charles Schulz’s Peanuts, that is) Frequently Asked Questions list.
Sometimes we forget
Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion…. To deliver an opinion, is the right of all men; that of constituents is a … Continue reading
Lincoln-Douglas debates
I’ve been reading the texts of the famous debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858. They were competing for one of Illinois’ U.S. Senate seats. Wow. They are amazing. Read them here. A few thoughts: They are long. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, campaigns, debates, slavery, Stephen Douglas
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You want to do what with a nuclear bomb?
One of the dumber ideas in modern military history – the atomic cannon a.k.a. “Atomic Annie”. I’ve seen one of them at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
Posted in found on web, history, videos
Tagged atomic, cannon, cold war, history, military, nuclear
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Georgia – country and state – and what the hell is up with Georgia’s flag?
Regarding the country of Georgia – I think they have a really cool flag. Not one cross but five. Now regarding the state of Georgia and flags – there is something about their current flag that has bugged me and … Continue reading
Posted in government, history
Tagged battle flag, civil war, confederate flag, flags, Georgia
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Our Constitution is good.
Something to be thankful for Something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving – The United States Constitution and not necessarily for the reasons you think. Europeans often make the joke that “this building is older than your country” and their … Continue reading