Jan. 9 1861: Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union. 1916: The World War I Battle of Gallipoli ended with an Ottoman Empire victory as Allied forces withdrew. 1945: During World War […]
Dec. 5 1848: President James K. Polk sparked the Gold Rush of ’49 by confirming that gold had been discovered in California. 1933: Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to […]
Nov. 28 1925: The Grand Ole Opry debuted on radio station WSM in Nashville. 1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean. 1942: Fire engulfed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, killing 492 people […]
Nov. 21 1920: On “Bloody Sunday,” the Irish Republican Army killed 14 suspected British intelligence officers in the Dublin area; British forces responded by raiding a soccer match, killing 14 civilians. 1980: An estimated 83 […]
Nov. 7 1916: Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress. 1917: Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by […]
Many a dumb political tactic has been tried by both major political parties over the years. But one that is quickly emerging as a top-10 contender for the most stupid is the attempt by Democrats […]
Let’s assume that one day (let’s say tomorrow) everyone wakes up in America with total, utter complete amnesia of who we are as a people and where we have come from genetically, philosophically or figuratively. […]
There is very little new under the sun. The monument and statue destruction that we are witnessing has been witnessed in other times and other places. A tyrant’s first battlefield is to rewrite history. Most […]
The main selling point Joe Biden preaches on his presidential campaign stops is simple: If you want to end the partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C, he’s your guy. He’ll tell you he’s sometimes worked with […]
In the history books, Anti-Federalists are frequently portrayed as losers. Without them and their political strategy, however, Americans probably would not have the Bill of Rights. In 1787, the Philadelphia Convention delegates submitted the U.S. […]
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