Author: Erik Loomis
This is the grave of John Ross. Born in 1790 in the Cherokee town of Turkeytown, in what is today Alabama, Ross grew up in a mixed race household. His.
Textile workers in the town of Rio Blanco in Mexico's Veracruz state went on a two-day strike in one of the most important moment of labor upheaval that laid the.
Oh gee, seems like a time to put of a picture of Nathaniel Banks, who became Speaker of the House in 1856 after a mere 133 votes spread over two.
On January 3, 1921, the right-wing Supreme Court threw issued its decision in Duplex Printing Press Co v. Deering. In this case, the Court threw out protections for secondary boycotts.
Of course: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took the reins of the Brazilian government on Sunday in an elaborate inauguration, complete with a motorcade, music festival and hundreds of.
In between various 15th century frescos and Michelangelo sculptures and the like, I witnessed how modern European high culture in Florence has made candy extra classy.
This is the grave of Rube Waddell. Born in 1876 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, George Waddell, later known as "Rube" when he became a star baseball player, was a weird child.
While I want to focus this post on my favorite albums of 2022, I have to start by noting the passing yesterday of the great Ian Tyson. While I am.