This is the grave of Edward Braddock. Born in 1695 in London, Braddock grew up in the British military world. His father, of the same name, was a major general in the Coldstream Guards. He joined his father's regime as an ensign in 1710, only...
Author: Erik Loomis
On January 25, 1960 Mitsui Miike coal mine lockout in Japan began, the single biggest labor dispute in the history of Japan. This was also a core battle to see.
This is the grave of Steve Brodie. Born in 1869 in Warrenton, Virginia, Brodie mostly grew up in Roanoke. His father was an actor when he could get a work,.
On January 23, 1922, the United Textile Workers led between 70,000 and 85,000 workers out on strike, protesting the continued exploitative reality of work in the apparel factories. This was the last of the epic textile strikes in New England as the industry moved rapidly...
On January 22, 1905, the first Russian Revolution began when the military fired on striking workers in St. Petersburg. The revolution, such as it even was, failed, as most revolutions.
One way to deal with the return of Trump is more film. I don't know when the last time was that I watched Spike Lee's 2000 film The Original Kings.
I am trying to swallow my anger at the single idiot who did not put Ichiro on their Hall of Fame ballot to celebrate the fact that Ichiro is now in the Hall of Fame! By far by favorite athlete of my life, Ichiro simply...
The last day plus has been a lot. So before too much time passes, we need to remember Cecile Richards, the long-time Planned Parenthood head, who died yesterday at the.
White House senior policy advisor Stephen Miller (R) joins Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to discuss U.S. immigration policy at the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S..
A friend of mine who is a religious reader of this blog's comment section and occasional commenter himself sent me this note about how the LGM community just doesn't understand contemporary politics. I’m not sure that the LGM commentariat is ever going to understand that...
Scott noted that Illinois governor JB Pritzker is providing an example for Democrats of how to resist Trump. You know who is not doing that? New Jersey's governor Phil Murphy,.
The last member of The Band is gone. Truly the end of an era of rock and roll. Everyone is required to listen to his work on "Chest Fever" on.