This is the grave of Henry Laurens. Born in 1724 in what is today Charleston, South Carolina but was then known as Charles Town, Laurens grew up in an upwardly mobile family. The family were Hugenot refugees who found their way to New York in...
Author: Erik Loomis
This is the grave of Eleanor of Castile. Born in 1241 in Burgos, Castile, not yet part of Spain since that country didn't exist yet, Eleanor was the daughter of.
This is the grave of Henry and Clare Boothe Luce. Born in 1898 in Tengchow, China, Henry Luce was the son of missionaries to that nation, which would influence him.
This is the grave of Charles Lyell. Born in 1797 in Angus, Scotland, Lyell was rich. In fact, his family owned Kinnordy House, a big ol'estate house, and he was born inside that. His father, also Charles, was a well-known botanist and so Charles Jr...
This is the grave of Joe Louis. Born in 1914 in Chambers County, Alabama, Joseph Louis Barrow grew up very poor, like most black people in Alabama. His parents were.
On March 22, 1879, the Socialist Labor Party held a giant celebration in Chicago to honor the Paris Commune. This moment is a good way to get into the history.
I've just returned from Eugene, where I was visiting my dad. Now, when I am visiting Eugene, I don't often get to see a show because it's such an isolated small city for touring acts, but over the last several years, I have seen a...
This is the grave of Ernest "Fritz" Hollings. Born in 1922 in Charleston, South Carolina, Hollings was raised there and went to college there too, at The Citadel. He started.
Lis Smith from Majority Democrats sat down with the Times' John Guida for a really interesting conversation on changes in the Democratic Party and the type of communication strategies they.
This is the grave of Mariano Otero. Born in 1844 in Peralta, New Mexico, Otero was a man of who grew up in a rapidly changing New Mexico. When he was 2, U.S. president James Polk decided to steal half of Mexico in order to...
Yesterday in one of the Chavez threads was this excellent comment that I think is both spot on and deserves additional commentary. I agree that this is a serious issue.
I grew up in Springfield, Oregon, not Portland (though I was born there). One thing that has happened here (I am here now) is that as housing prices have skyrocketed,.