Merry Christmas, 1913
One hundred years ago in America, Christmas was a mighty different situation. Based on newspaper reports, MyHeritage.com recently put together a list of the most-asked-for gifts by children who lived back then. Here are the top five requests: —Candy. —Nuts. —Rocking...Author: Wrong to honor Lee
On Wednesday, mourners will gather at Washington National Cathedral to celebrate the legacy of Nelson Mandela, a man who fought for racial equality. I’m guessing most of them will have no idea they’re sitting in a place that has shrines to two people who fought...A Strange Cargo
Major General William Rosecrans, leader of the Union’s Army of the Cumberland, had a problem. “Old Rosy,” as he’d been nicknamed at West Point, was a handsome Ohio-born history buff and hobbyist inventor with a reputation for getting nearer to combat than any other...News from Around the South 12/2-12/9
SOUTH CAROLINA: Sheriff Won’t Lower Flag for Nelson Mandela PICKENS, S.C. — Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark says he won’t lower the flag outside the sheriff’s office to half-staff to honor Nelson Mandela because the South African civil rights leader was...Picture-Perfect Propaganda
It might seem like another day in Tea Party Land when a conservative columnist accuses President Barack Obama’s White House of “airbrushing history” like the Stalin-era Soviet Union. But the columnist isn’t a conservative. It’s Dana...Obiter Dicta
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