This is the grave of Charles Wilkes. Born in New York City in 1798 and raised by an aunt who would be the first person born in the United States canonized by the Catholic Church, Wilkes attended Columbia and then became a midshipman in the...
Civil War
Parade of Confederate veterans, Jacksonville, Florida, 1914 In the past, although not so much lately, I've received comments when writing about issues such as the Civil War that all of.
This is the grave of Horatio Seymour. This terrible person was born in Pompey Hill, New York in 1810. He became a lawyer in 1832 after attending several colleges. But.
Were you waiting with baited breath for Julian Assange's thoughts about Abraham Lincoln? I don't get it. If the buck stops with the President Isn't Lincoln the worst? Surely more tools to kill slavery than killing 2.3% of the pop— Julian Assange 🔹 (@JulianAssange) September...
This is the grave of Charles Sumner. Born in Boston in 1811, Sumner's family were strong abolitionists and of course their son picked this up with passion. He graduated from.
This is the grave of John C. Breckinridge. The traitor Breckinridge was born in 1821 on his slaveholding family's plantation. His grandfather was Attorney General under Thomas Jefferson and although.
This is the grave of Clement Vallandigham. One of the most unknown yet important villains in American history, Vallandigham was born in 1820 in New Lisbon, Ohio and became involved in the Democratic Party as a young man. This was a time before the parties...
It's a little hard to fathom today, but for many decades, Los Angeles was an unbelievably conservative city. Of course it was the home of Nixon and Reagan. In 1910,.
With Trump trying to erase transgendered people from any public function in the United States, it's worth remembering that among the many, many, many, many people in American history braver.
This is the grave of Matthew Brady. Probably born in 1822 in New York (there is a bit of conflicting testimony about both facts, with some believing he was born in Ireland), the young Brady studied locally to become an artist. But in 1839, he...
This is the grave of Phil Sheridan. Born in 1831 in Albany, New York, Sheridan's family moved to Ohio when he was young. He was a very lucky young man..
On June 17, 1864, the Washington Arsenal exploded in Washington, D.C, killing around 20 workers. This tragic event highlighted the growing dangers of the American workplace and the indifference to.