The Tsar's Last Armada, by Constantine Pleshakov, tells the story of the transit of the Russian Baltic Fleet to the Straits of Tsushima, where it was destroyed by Admiral Togo Heihachiro's battle squadron. The Baltic Fleet was dispatched in response to the successful Japanese blockade of...
I did a Supreme Court roundup with Bill Scher of Liberal Oasis, which is available in convenient MP3, XML, and ITunes formats.
William McKinley, calling for a day of thanksgiving and prayer, 6 July 1898:With the nation’s thanks let there be mingled the nation’s prayers that our gallant sons may be shielded.
Hmm, bases loaded, none out, one run down, maybe Rivera will finally blow one, and...oh, Gawd, Crisp is up. One should take the hint and just turn the game off. The puzzling thing is how that stiff even hits his empty .260; combining the bat speed...
When was this temple complex constructed?
Indeed:One fascinating thing about the death of Jesse Helms is the conservative reaction...But instead conservatives are taking a line that I might have regarded as an unfair smear just a.
Gerald Ford, toasting Indonesian President Suharto during his visit to the US, 5 July 1975:I recognize, as all of us do here from the United States, that you have achieved a great deal for your country in the period during your Presidency. The Indonesian people, we...
I spent all day yesterday in the hospital with a friend and family member who was in labor with what would be a July 4th baby. She labored at a.
...or at least that's as far as Roger Simon got. TBogg notes his comparison of John McCain with Alec Guiness' Colonel Nicholson in Bridge on the River Kwai:But what is.
Via Steve, this classic from John J. Miller:He "opposed civil rights"? Uh, no. He opposed a particular vision of them.Yes, if your "vision" of "civil rights" includes white supremacy, segregation, and no protection for civil rights at the federal, state, or local level, then Helms didn't...
How many stray cats hath the Holy Land?
The former North Carolina Senator has shuffled off this mortal coil.All condolences to his family but -- particularly given the media tendency to downplay these kinds of details when discussing.