History Tag

https://twitter.com/aletweetsnews/status/1117841293428822016

Restoring Paris’ Famed Notre Dame Cathedral Could Take ’15 or 20 Years’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 09, 2021 13 Comments

In April 2019, a fire consumed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral’s lead roof and destroyed its beautiful spire. It took until December of 2020 to stabilize the remains of the building for restoration to begin.

Brown Univ. Students Vote for Slavery Reparations, But How About Making University Donate Most Of Its Endowment?

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 03, 2021 23 Comments

The students of Brown University have voted for reparations for descendants of slavery who are affiliated with the school. Based on its massive endowment, this should be an affordable virtue signal for the school. But is it really enough?

Washington and Lee U. Students Walkout to Demand School Change Name

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 29, 2021 14 Comments

"you are holding onto a history that denigrated, enslaved, and committed an entire genocide of a lot of our ancestors"...

America! Bald Eagle Populations Are Now Soaring in 48 States

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 25, 2021 17 Comments

The Bald Eagle, America's national symbol, faced endangered status a little over a decade ago, but things have turned around for the better. The Bald Eagle is now flourishing in 48 states.

Michigan State Student Govt. Wants to Change Building Name Because School Sits on ‘Stolen Land’

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 18, 2021 2 Comments

"The Morrill Act stole approximately 10.7 million acres of land from about 250 Native American Tribes"...

University of Missouri Rejects Student Demands to Remove Thomas Jefferson Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 25, 2021 3 Comments

“we don’t remove history” ...

U. Kansas Cutting Humanities Department, As Wokeness Destroys Academia From Within

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2021 26 Comments

Humanities departments at multiple schools have seen reductions in recent years. At some schools, the departments have been completely cut. That's what seems to be unfolding at the University of Kansas today.

University of Washington Students Demand Removal of George Washington Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2021 7 Comments

"perpetuates white supremacy and preserves its historical imposition" ...

Woke Teachers Now Trying to Cancel William Shakespeare

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2021 49 Comments

Activist teachers are now coming for William Shakespeare. They argue that the English language's greatest poet-dramatist is a purveyor of racism, misogyny, and worse. You have to marvel at the self-confidence of these teachers who think they're qualified to judge Shakespeare.

Student Protesters at Baylor University Want to Remove Statue of Baylor

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2021 7 Comments

"Having him off campus is going to be the start of racial healing."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzNyrFhzew

Republicans Filing State Bills to Cut Funding to Schools Teaching the 1619 Project

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 09, 2021 21 Comments

Schools across the country have embraced the 1619 Project, a far-left retelling of American history born in the New York Times' pages. Some Republicans in various states are crafting legislation to cut funding to schools with it in the curriculum.

NC Lt. Governor Mark Robinson Slams News Outlet for Cartoon Depicting Republicans as KKK Members

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2021 53 Comments

You may know Mark Robinson as the man who stood up for law-abiding gun owners at a town meeting and famously declared "I am the majority!" Robinson, a Republican, is now the first black lieutenant governor of North Carolina. A media outlet in the state just printed a cartoon depicting him and other Republicans as members of the KKK.

Progressive Los Angeles DA Supports Parole for Manson Family Murderer

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 02, 2021 54 Comments

Bruce Davis was a member of the Manson Family cult who participated in the torture and murder of Gary Hinman in 1969. Davis has now been recommended for parole, and the move has the support of new Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. Like many progressive DAs across the country who won with the financial backing of left-wing billionaire George Soros, Gascón operates more like a high priced defense attorney than a prosecutor.

British University Dropping Study of Chaucer as it ‘Decolonises’ Curriculum

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 26, 2021 19 Comments

"would end all teaching on texts central to the development of the English language, including the Dark Age epic poem Beowulf, as well as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4zZREEsphs&feature=youtu.be

Trump Reveals 1776 Commission Report, Calling It ‘a Definitive Chronicle of the American Founding’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 19, 2021 4 Comments

President Donald Trump released the 1776 Commission on Monday, which he put forth in 2020 to counter education programs that misrepresent America's founding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwCma7sQc6k

The First Day of Christmas: the Birth of Jesus Christ

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 25, 2020 9 Comments

People messing up the twelve days of Christmas has always annoyed me, even before I converted to Catholicism. Christmas is not a day. It is a season that lasts twelve days. It begins on December 25 when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and ends twelve days later when the Magi visit the nativity.

Trustees of Dixie State University Vote to Drop ‘Dixie’ From Name

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 15, 2020 8 Comments

"I don't think it's wise to kick the can down the road any further."...

12
13
14
of 25
16
17
18

History Tag

CONTRIBUTORS