Happy 250th to a Cranky Country
It’s been said a nation has a life cycle, just like people do. Perhaps our American gestation was the period when European powers first started planting their little colony seeds along the coast of this […]
Tag: American history
Make Political Violence Fun Again
Let’s talk assassination attempts. But let’s make it fun. Assassinations aren’t funny, of course. But neither is is getting injured by a mechanical device, and I’ve built several humor blogs out of that subject. Thankfully […]
Renovations Make White House Blue
News of the East Wing of the White House, which isn’t there anymore, made me wonder just how many changes have been made to the Executive Mansion over the years. I mean, besides changing its […]
So, You Say You Don’t Want a Revolution?
No one wants to face challenges or work for their dreams, anymore–they just want everything handed to them. That made me wonder, what would have happened if Americans shared that attitude at the time of […]
No Electronics: Stories To Scare Your Grandkids
So, you kids want to hear a scary story? “Yay!” I grew up in a dark, backward land called No Electronics. “That is scary!” I know. Every generation has some version of this story. Not […]
World War I Leads To American Independence
Flags are cool. Of course, these flags hang at the Albion Fire Station, so maybe they’re hot. Your flag may vary. Ever since Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World and […]
Keep Your Pants On
One privilege of rank is getting to keep your pants on. In 1942, Americn Major General Mark Clark was on a top-secret mission in German-occupied Algiers to persuade the French commander not to resist […]
Undiscovered History: The Secret Jefferson Letters
[Note: As a nationally respected historian, I am proud to share never-before-seen correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and his rarely mentioned youngest son, Bradley. These riveting letters were written between 1786 and 1787, when Jefferson was […]