Written by Chip Wood Saturday, 24 December 2011 http://www.thenewamerican.com/opinion/chip-wood/10330-the-man-who-invented-christmas During this season of massive over-commercialization, you may find it hard…
Year: 2011
Dec 23, 1888: Van Gogh chops off ear
On this day in 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of…
Sons of Liberty Dump British Tea Dec 16, 1773
On this day in 1773, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships moored…
On His Birthday, Remembering Mark Twain’s Gifts to The Atlantic
By Brian Resnick Now an American icon, the Huckleberry Finn author received his first big break in the pages of…
Pilgrims With Shoe Buckles, and Other Thanksgiving Myths
By Ryan Lintelman Nov 23 2011, 10:35 AM ET 1 The holiday may be a hodgepodge of false ideas, but…
These are the words that James A. Garfield spoke at Arlington Cemetery on May 30, 1868
In answer to a question I received today”Message: Gen. Garfield made a speech dedicating Arlington National Cemetery. Can you provide…
The Bible of King James: National Geographic
© Jim Richardson/National Geographic But by the mid-1600s the King James had effectively replaced all its predecessors and had come…
Suburbia: Where America Lives
February 11, 2009 9:46 PM For CBS News Sunday Morning, Correspondent Richard Schlesinger talks to an expert on suburbia and…
Apple Icon With Steve Jobs Profile
STEVE JOBS IN SILHOUETTE The student came up the with idea when Jobs resigned, but it’s only since Jobs’…
Today in History November 11
World War I ends, 1918 American Revolution Poor leadership leads to Cherry Valley Massacre, 1778 Automotive The General Lee jumps…
