Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Holiday & Observances: Martyrdom of King Charles I of England Major Events: Execution of Charles I, Hitler appointed Chancellor, Ghandi assassinated, Tet Offensive Notable Events: Cromwell’s head on a spike, Eighty Years War, 47 Ronin, Attempted assassination of Andrew Jackson, Extermination of the Kulaks, MLK Jr. Bombing Incident Born: Franklin
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Holiday & Observances: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Major Events: Montfort’s Parliament & Representative Democracy Notable Events: Pope St. Fabian, Charles I tried for treason, tyranny, Hong Kong Island, motion pictures, Wannsee Conference, Harry Truman’s foreign aid, Angus Deaton, Sudan, Sharia Law, Born: Richard Henry Lee, Clarice Cliff Died: David
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The 11th Day of Christmas, Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, The Rump Parliament Votes to Put The King on Trial, The Fabian Society, Roman Civil War, Vikings, Seven Years War, Russo-Turkish War, Crazy Nancy named Speaker, and More. Holidays and Observances on January 4 11th Day of Christmas Feast
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Today: The Boston Tea Party leads to a Revolution, King Henry VI of England . . .and France, English Bill of Rights of 1689, Hans Bol, Beethoven, Christmas Music And More . . . Major Events on Dec. 16 1773 – Boston Tea Party makes the American Revolution virtually inevitable
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Today: Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe, Japan commits the Rape of Nanking, the EU conducts a coup with the Lisbon Treaty, Christmas Music And More . . . Holidays and Observances on Dec. 13 Acadian Remembrance Day – Acadia was a sizable area of French settlements in coastal Canada
Continue readingA look at some of the history and holidays on December 8 Holidays & Observances on December 8 The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is held on this day to celebrate the belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary — i.e., that from the moment of her birth,
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A look at some of the history and holidays on December 6 Holidays & Observances on December 6 Feast of St Nicholas – Yes, Virginia, there is a St. Nickolaus . . . and his feast day is today. The Santa Claus we associate with Christmas is a melding of
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A look at some of the history and holidays on December 2 Holidays & Observances on December 2 The Feast of St. Bibiana, a virgin martyr of the early Roman Church. Legend has it that According to this legend, Bibiana was the daughter of a former prefect, Flavianus, who was
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Karl Marx heralded a new world order made up of a brotherhood of man. He would be shocked and dismayed to see which brotherhood sits atop this new world. I spent time on the phone today with a British friend who voted for Brexit and who is heartbroken and angry
Continue readingThe hell with democracy. In post-Blairite England, the Labour government is now demanding that gays be represented in parliament in numbers proportionate to their numbers amongst the general public: Controversial Government backed plans for a massive increase in the number of gay MPs are being opposed by Commons Speaker Michael
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