Archives for 2016

Confederate Government’s Last Days

This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: President Davis Leaves the Capital for the Last

On Sunday, in his imperial robes and attended by a magnificent retinue, Frederick went to his coronation, as king of Jerusalem, in the Church of the

by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This story Oldest US World War II Vet Passes Away at 110 was presented 2 days ago

by Jack Le MoineTime: May 5, 1862Place: Puebla, MexicoIn the distance the French army marches to the coast. 4,000 Mexicans faces double their

A sin, a vice, a crime, are the objects of theology, ethics, and jurisprudence. Whenever their judgments agree, they corroborate each other; but as

Now, like a wall bristling at the top with woody islets, the Falls of the Chats faced them with the sheer plunge of their sixteen cataracts . . . .

In the absence of penal laws and the insufficiency of civil actions, the peace and justice of the city were imperfectly maintained by the private

The execution of the Alban dictator, who was dismembered by eight horses, is represented by Livy as the first and the last instance of Roman cruelty

by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This article The Battle Over U.S. Military History was published 2 days ago