History Tag

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If 2019 was ‘the Best Year Ever,’ 2020 Looks Like it is Going to be Even Better

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 04, 2020 8 Comments

As we begin a new decade, I thought it might be fun to open it with a little optimism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNA8FPkXEBI

USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma will sail once again…as subs!

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 29, 2019 18 Comments

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly recently announced that two new Virginia-class attack submarines will be named after the USS Arizona and the USS Oklahoma, which were hit during the infamous Pearl Harbor attack.

Dickinson College Considering Removal of Slaveholder Names From Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 22, 2019 7 Comments

"could soon remove the names of slaveholders that are commemorated on campus buildings"...

In 9-0 Ruling, Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Confederate Monument Law

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 29, 2019 58 Comments

Confederate monuments came under attack from the radical left several years ago. In 2017, the SPLC joined the fray and published a list of places and monuments with "Confederate names" that they claimed had the potential to act as “catalysts” to “unleash more turmoil and bloodshed.”

Sons of Confederate Veterans to Take Possession of ‘Silent Sam’ Statue from UNC Chapel Hill

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 29, 2019 3 Comments

"The statue stood on the Chapel Hill campus for more than a century before it was torn down by protestors"...

Students at Washington and Lee U. Want Washington and Lee Removed From Diplomas

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 26, 2019 16 Comments

"circulating a petition asking for customized diplomas that do not feature the portraits"...

Today is the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Posted by New Neo on November 09, 2019 24 Comments

It was a momentous event when it happened thirty years ago: the fall of the Berlin Wall. It seemed a day of great hope and optimism:

Georgetown U. Creating Reparations Fund to Benefit Descendants of Slaves Sold by School

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 01, 2019 5 Comments

"In 1838, the university sold 272 slaves to pay off debts and ultimately keep the school open."...

In Order for Omar to Recognize Armenian Genocide a Resolution Must Include All ‘Crimes Against Humanity’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 30, 2019 58 Comments

Between 1915 and 1923, the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey) expelled and slaughtered 1.5 million ethnic Armenians. Academics consider it the first modern day genocide due to the Ottoman's articulate organization of said genocide. Turkey has fought against using the word genocide, but anyone with at least one brain cell knows it's a classic case of genocide. Our Congress passed a resolution to recognize the Armenian genocide, 405-111. Three representatives, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), voted present. She provided a disgusting justification.

University of Maine Publicly Shames College Republicans in Flap Over Columbus Day

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 12, 2019 2 Comments

"The most successful tactic of Communists is rewriting history and destroying our heritage"...

Medieval Studies Organization at War With Itself Amid Accusations of White Supremacy

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2019 10 Comments

“This name change controversy is sowing the fault lines that still exist between white scholars"...

WaPo: Elizabeth Warren Taking Selfies Makes Her Just Like Frederick Douglass

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 21, 2019 23 Comments

If you want to know how the liberal media is going to treat Elizabeth Warren going forward, especially if she gets the Democratic nomination, a recent piece in the Washington Post is a good indicator.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hphgHi6FD8k

The Truth About Huey P. Long’s Hypocrisy and Supposed ‘Assassination’

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 13, 2019 13 Comments

Decades before wild-haired Bernie Sanders, there was Louisiana Democratic Gov. Huey Long. He served as the state's 40th governor from 1928 to 1932. Long was a tyrant and dictator. A hypocrite who lectured others, but filled his pocketbook. He also ruined lives if you betrayed or didn't show loyalty to him. Even if death Long continues to haunt the family of the man who supposedly assassinated him.

https://www.amazon.com/Fake-History-Generation-Against-America/dp/1621577732

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