"The Perfect Historical Primer"
Here are some excerpts from my work-in-progress. I am planning on naming it “The Unraveling: A History of World War I”. Let me know if you wish to review it before its release. “Charles Darwin, the man who introduced the … Read More »
Seventy years ago today, Allied forces from the United States, Great Britain, Canada and various other parts of the globe, embarked on the largest military invasion in history: D-Day. Germany had overtaken Europe four years prior, but now the tide … Read More »
America’s history contains numerous stories, some heroic and patriotic and others which leave us with an ill feeling. One of the earliest mishaps of American history was the infamous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr which left Hamilton dead … Read More »
Last Saturday marked the 60th anniversary of the momentous Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. This Supreme Court case ended race-based segregation in American schools and moved the United States into the Civil Rights era. Rather than diving … Read More »
Perhaps no image is more iconic and awe-inspiring to the American spirit than the image of the American flag being hoisted high above the sands of Iwo Jima by the US marines during World War II. The sacrifice of those … Read More »
Our nation has “progressed” quite far from the original intent of the founding fathers. The original American political system was not built on money or “campaigning”. Rather, ideally, it was a system in which the people found a man of … Read More »
We have strayed far from the Founding Father’s original intent for our country. This is due, in a substantial part, to the Civil War. Ironically, the Civil War almost united the country. The North fought the South, the USA fought … Read More »
In 1776, American colonists declared independence from Great Britain. Under twenty years later, the French deposed their king and guillotined him and his wife. The American and French Revolutions were close chronologically but radically different in nature. While the American … Read More »
Common sense. That’s what we all want and what we all need. That’s also the title of the pamphlet that started the American Revolution. Common Sense was written by English immigrant Thomas Paine in 1775 and 1776. He made a … Read More »
Henry Clay ran thrice for President. Obviously, he lost thrice. This does not diminish the importance of this political figure in American history. Clay was one of the leading senators in American history and together with John C. Calhoun and … Read More »