Category: History
Looks Like Rain: Cloudbursts, Pittsburgh, and the Grateful Dead
It seems fitting to me now that the Grateful Dead’s “The Rain Show” would be the last time I would ever hear Jerry Garcia’s voice live.
Dark and Dusty, Painted on the Sky
The dirty history of West Virginians trying to get clean of documentary perceptions.
Religious Accommodations Are Good for US Military’s Spirit
The fact that American adherents to those faiths can serve alongside each other, and for each other, is an American military accomplishment worth celebrating.
The D-Day That Never Was
In Eisenhower’s letter taking the blame for the D-Day that never was, we have another thing to be thankful for to the greatest generation before they pass.
This Post Won’t Be Read in China
June the 4th marks 30 years since dreams of democracy were splattered across Tiananmen Square along with the blood of untold number of protestors
Down in New Orleans
The city has been destroyed many times over, by war, fire, disease, and flood. Each time, she comes back to life, more vibrant than before but with another layer of rich history atop her deep and storied façades.
Fagin, Bigotry, and “Cancel Culture”
Put simply, Fagin is one of the most loathsome and unredeemable creatures I have ever come across in fiction.
Oh, the Humanity
My son cannot understand why anyone cared if the Hindenburg blew up because he is eleven years old and thinks the world is an anime.
Virtue Signaling the Civil War
How we look at the Civil War has changed in the last few years. This is good-and bad.
The Trouble With Incumbency
My point is that a Trump defeat would be the first time in modern American politics where a good economy wasn’t enough to keep an incumbent in office.
God and Man at the Burning of Notre Dame
All of us look to the flame-scarred icon along the Seine and wonder what will be next for this mighty watcher of the affairs of mankind.
And Then There Were None
The Doolittle Raiders, as they preferred to be called, had long since planned for there being only one, and then none of them.
American Sandwich Project – Reubens, Rachels, and Monstrosities
They say if you stare too long into the sandwich abyss, the abyss stares back into you, and when you wrestle with sandwiches too long, eventually you will come across a monster in the form of a sandwich.
Wednesday Writs for 1/30
The weekly roundup of law and legal related links from around the web. This week features birthright citizenship, dangerous scooters, the notorious NFC no-call and the many crimes of caped crusader.
Challenger: Learning of Tragedy in Real Time
Days of remembrance, such as this anniversary of the Challenger disaster, remind us that along with the memories and thoughts of what we felt comes a responsibility to teach the past and the lessons from it. Not just for recording the events, but in explaining to those who didn’t live through them what it was like.
Linky Friday: Pearl Harbor
Linky Friday is Ordinary Times’ end-of-week tradition of bringing you stories and links from across the web and around the world. This week, remembering Pearl Harbor, 77 years later.
Observance: George HW Bush Lying in State
“Cross-section of America” is a phrase that gets overused. In the lines snaking their way through the Capitol and around a rotunda occupied by the 41st president lying in state, it was made manifest. A living, breathing example of E Pluribus Unum, queued up in neat rows waiting to pass by the honored George HW Bush.
President George HW Bush Dead at 94
The 41st President, George Herbert Walker Bush, has died at 94. His biography, from shot down naval aviator in WW2, to election to the House, failed Senate candidate, UN ambassador, leading the CIA, and VP to President Reagan before his own rise to the White House, is astonishing.
Linky Friday: A Bit of History
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ end-of-week tradition of bringing you links from across the web and around the world. This week, A Bit of History with stories, photos, videos, music, and more for you to read, share, and discuss.
