But the ugliest feature of the whole affair was yet to be revealed. Out of the large number of prisoners taken at the capture of the stockade, only
Who are Historians?
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in the world of history.[Update 1/9/2016: that blog seems to have gone dormant. Ms. Campbell gives
Loretta Young’s Crisis
Time: Summer, 1959Place: Parisby Jack Le MoinePublicity still from sometime in the 1940’s.Public domain image from
Chinese New Year, 2015
This may be the oldest holiday we celebrate as it goes back 4,000+ years. This is the year of the goat. More about this holiday.
Ash Wednesday, 2015
by Jack Le MoineThis is the first day of Lent in the Christian religion. It is approximately 40 days before Easter when Jesus Christ rose from the
Expedition to Scout out the Greeks Begins
Darius made answer: "Woman, since it seems good to thee that we should first make trial of Hellas, I think it better to send first to them men of the
President’s Day, 2015
by Jack Le MoinePresident’s Day consolidated the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln into one holiday together with the rest of the presidents.
War in the Australian Gold Fields
The events of the next few months formed a crisis in the history, not only of Victoria, but of Australia. Naturally there is much dispute concerning
Valentine’s Day, 2015
This is a passage from The Courting of Dinah Shadd, by Rudyard Kipling. This short story was part of Indian Tales, published in 1899."'A word