Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
In 1760, Charleston, S.C. faced what was to become known as the Great Small Pox Epidemic. In a city of 8,000 people, most of whom had no immunity, small pox spread during the early months of 1760. The response of Charlestonians was superior to the response of modern society to
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Pandemic, deadly diseases have played a major role in shaping our history. The Plague changed the map of Europe and had much to do with England’s political development. It ended England’s practice of feudal slavery and set England on the path to becoming a liberal democracy. The Plague came to
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Notable Events: Pope Sergius III, Mongolian Horde, Napoleonic Wars, Bear River Massacre, Karl Benz’s Motorwagen, Charles Curtis 1st Native American Senator and VP, Battle of Khafji, Axis of evil Born: Jeffery Amherst, Thomas Paine, William McKinley, W. C. Fields Died: King George III, Douglas Haig, H. L. Mencken Notable Events on
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12th Night, James Watt & the Industrial Revolution; Henry Ford & the Economics of Labor, Louis XV, Benedict Arnold, Raid on Richmond, German Workers Party, 1st Female Governor, Golden Gate Bridge, Antarctic Heatwave and More. Holidays and Observances on January 5 Today is the 12th day of the 12 Days
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Today: New Years Eve, 7th Day of Christmas, St. Sylvester, East India Company, American Invasion of Canada, Migration Period, James I the Conqueror, Reconquista, Arthur Guinness, Marshall Plan, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Lord Cornwallis, Pax Romana, John Wycliffe, and More Holidays and Observances on December 31 Today is the 7th Day
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Today: Slavery, Dunmore’s Proclamation, Small Pox & The Ethiopian Regiment in the Revolutionary War; England’s Glorious Revolution; Lutefisk; John Milton; Christmas Music . . . AND MORE . . .
Continue readingA look at some of the history and holidays of this day Holidays & Observances on 13 November Sadie Hawkins Day — Ladies, it’s time to grab you’re man and drag him to a dance. This tradition dates to 1937 and the Lil’ Abner cartoons. Feast of St. Homobonus, a
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When it comes to historians determined to prove that Americans were evil from colonial times forward, too many times history simply gets rewritten. A historian has written an article posted at Real Clear History, “Pontiac’s Rebellion and Small Pox as a Weapon.” The author is referring to an Indian War (1763-66)
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