Sarah and Barack Nov 19, 2009
That is what the most inexperienced president in modern American history said in Shanghai this week. I wonder whether any of the assembled journalists choked. (Townhall.com)
Hurricane force Nov 19, 2009
American history may be littered with politicians who have run more successful campaigns than Mrs Palin and there are certainly plenty who have written better books - but there is something special in the connection between Alaska's former governor and the base which adores her. The line of a couple of thousand supporters waiting to have her sign their copy of "Going Rogue" snaked up and down the spacious corridors of the Woodland Mall past the premises of such homely businesses as the Red Robin... (BBC News -- Americas)
Hurricane Katrina hearing begins Nov 19, 2009
The residents' lawyer described the disaster as "the largest preventable catastrophe in American history". They are asking for damages of between $300,000 (206,000) and $400,000 for each individual. (BBC News -- Americas)
‘New Moon’ units Nov 19, 2009
This is what your 14-year-old daughter is doing while she should be studying American History. Just saying. (Boston Globe)
Danville TEA Party cancels plan to burn Perriello, Pelosi in effigy Nov 19, 2009
"Those who cherish liberty and know American history will recall that Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, John Adams, George Washington and other founding fathers approved of - and participated in - such public ceremonies to make their point," Coleman said. "Since the theme of our tea party in Danville is centered on the colonial experience, we were trying to incorporate that theme into our public celebration, as we did with the historic Liberty Pole last month.". (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Local teachers travel to D.C. Nov 19, 2009
Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:10 AM EST Twenty-two Polk teachers participated in a week-long professional development event in Washington, D.C., over the summer of 2009 as part of the school district s Teaching American History grant award ... The grant is used to enhance the teaching of American History and strategies include field studies for teachers ... Teachers participating in the summer 2009 event were accompanied by Rozy Scott, manager of the school district s Teaching... (Lake Wales News, FL)
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE: WHS Parent Faculty Association sponsors new post Nov 19, 2009
Many incorporated this topic into their American History and World History curriculums. More Scholars-in-Residence are planned throughout the school year. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
PREVIOUSLY: Death penalty will be sought for 9/11 defendants Nov 18, 2009
By Kevin Johnson and Mimi Hall, USA TODAY WASHINGTON Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the , and four other alleged accomplices will be moved from the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay to New York City so they can stand trial just blocks away from the scene of the deadliest terrorist assaults in American history. Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that he plans to seek the death penalty against all five men. (USA Today)
Why Ron Paul Should Not Run for President Again Nov 18, 2009
(In all of American history, I think only one major party contender was older than that Mike Gravel in 2008. . (The American Conservative)
Click to read: Dave's High Flight Preparations Nov 18, 2009
Dave said the U-2 plane is both a classic artifact of American history and a current-day military asset. "I have been lucky to do a lot of really cool things as a weatherman," Dave said, "I don't know if there is anything cooler than what I'm about to do.". (CBS News -- Early Show)
Full steam ahead Nov 18, 2009
The story of the railroad is written like a thread of thick and shining steel woven into the tapestry of American history. There is a poetry to the names of the trains and the tracks that bound this great land together as it expanded west towards California in the 19th Century. (BBC News -- Americas)
Enemy of the State Nov 17, 2009
In later pages he revisits American history in search of a few good not great presidents, and he finds some ... Higgs locates in the Civil War the Bloody Hinge of American History, with Union and Confederacy alike seizing vast new powers over the press, the judiciary, commerce, personal income, and even money itself the era gave us both Confederate currency and the greenback. (The American Conservative)
Bigotry rationalized Nov 17, 2009
Don't look now but many time in American history laws have been changed to conform with the intent of the Constitution. That's what we're talking about here too. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
What Are Intellectuals Good For? Nov 17, 2009
He is author of The Conservatives: Ideas and Personalities Throughout American History and Catholic Intellectuals and Conservative Politics in America, 1950-1985. The American Conservative welcomes letters to the editor. (The American Conservative)
Palin's populist book tour won't help GOP Nov 17, 2009
Throughout much of American history, conservative-minded politicians like President John Adams and Sen ... Patrick N. Allitt is Cahoon family professor of history at Emory University and author of The Conservatives: Ideas & Personalities Throughout American History. (Christian Science Monitor)
Smithsonian exhibit on commercial holiday displays Nov 17, 2009
WASHINGTON Santa Claus is making an early appearance to open a new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on the art and business of commercial holiday displays. More travel stories. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Rooney: How To Become A Citizen Nov 16, 2009
They give you a reading and writing exam and a test on American history. In 1996 I did a piece about immigration and I wanted to compare the exam they gave then to the new one they're giving to anyone who applies for now. (CBS News)
LETTER: Country is 'progressing' to a political monopoly Nov 16, 2009
Progressive liberals have for decades been engaged in the decomposition of American culture that progressively teaches school-children at a younger and younger age to believe in a demythologized American history by demonizing the founding spirit that was in fact deliberately informed by the Judeo-Christian worldview. Americans have historically rejected socialistic collectivism of the various Marxist models. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Opinion: Put bin Laden on trial Nov 16, 2009
A trial for bin Laden, if he can be captured, is not just feasible, but at this juncture in American history would be invaluable. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Paul Cruickshank. (CNN)
The Sweep: Deflating the SEC balloon Nov 16, 2009
Sports serve as a catharsis everywhere, and so I believe that it's not just an accident of college football history, but partially one of American history, that college football is such a religion down here. Now, I'm glad college football is adored in the South just like I have adored it my whole life and have met fans from across the country who love the game as well. (TheBootleg.com)
Age of unreason Nov 15, 2009
In the book, The Age Of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby says, the scales of American history have shifted heavily against the vibrant and varied intellectual life so essential to functional democracy. Our anti-intellectual tendencies have been grievously exacerbated by a new species of anti-rationalism feeding on and fed by an ignorant popular culture of video images and unremitting noise that leaves no room for contemplation or logic. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Pembroke Veterans Day winning student essays Nov 14, 2009
All through out American history, we have fought for freedom. We have always fought to prove that every man is equal to the next. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Gifts that the 1st Thanksgiving Day... Nov 14, 2009
So you owe even popcorn too this seminal event in American History. From then onwards every autumn the harvest was celebrated with a grand feast where all the colonialists got together for prayer of thanks and celebrated the day as you do till today. (Suite101.com)
Today's Mailbag: Fort Hood Nov 13, 2009
Could any other general in American history have said it any worse. QUENTIN N. FAIRCHILDFort Myers. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Winning the Abortion Battle but Losing the Pro-life War Nov 13, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009, was an important day in American history ... Another similarly dark day in American history was January 22, 1973the day the Supreme Court placed political agendas ahead of the right to life through their Roe v. Wade ruling. (Townhall.com)
President trips up Nov 13, 2009
What is being foisted upon President Obama in print and protest is not new in American history, but has gotten more vicious during times of national distress and frustration. Such has occurred with Presidents Lincoln, Carter, Clinton, Hoover and Bush II.. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Following orders key in Marine's role at Iwo Jima Nov 13, 2009
To honor her father on Veterans Day, Arnold produced a 1945 dispatch from the U.S. Marine Corps' Public Relations Section detailing her father's part in the battle for Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest and most legendary battles in American history. The short story explains how Barfoot, acting alone, killed 36 enemy soldiers throughout the night and into the following morning simply by following orders. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
USS Arizona items pulled from auction Nov 13, 2009
Auctioneer Wes Cowan still lists the Arizona silver pieces as one of the "Top Ten Highlights of the Upcoming American History Auction" on his Web site, although the actual listing has been redacted ... Auctioneer Wes Cowan still lists the Arizona silver pieces as one of the "Top Ten Highlights of the Upcoming American History Auction" on his Web site, although the actual listing has been redacted. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The Weight of War Is Showing on Obama Nov 13, 2009
Obama, by far, the WORST mistake in American history. by BlaksRLo November 12, 2009 4:20 PM EST. (CBS News)
Honoring the sacrifice Nov 13, 2009
Noting that in many cases the re-enactors were young people who were doing their best to learn the truth of how life really was in the battlefield, Goldsworth said, I thanked them for taking an important part of American history and keeping it alive. They will help others remember the more than 2 million men and women who went halfway around the world to stand up for America. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
'Homeschoolers' give a Veterans Day salute Nov 13, 2009
The children sang patriotic songs and gave the audience some lessons on American history. For more from Wednesdays Veterans Day program, including additional photos, please see Thursday's Press. (Charles City Press, IO)
Saucy reduction of the Bard Nov 13, 2009
The company has created seven stage shows by cleverly distilling other subjects, including American history, the Bible, Great Books and Hollywood. Its work-in-progress "The Complete World of Sports (Abridged)" will premiere next September. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
D.C. named top city for young professionals Nov 13, 2009
"We are spoiled rotten in the sense that we can walk into a museum and pay nothing," said Jenny Wei, an education specialist at the National Museum of American History and a former GW graduate. Wei said that although most museums do not have the resources to appeal directly to young professionals as their main demographic, the internships and jobs they offer are great ways for young people to get their foot in the door. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Jazz Musician Wynton Marsalis Nov 13, 2009
It celebrates the blues through moments in American history and, in Marsalis' words, "incorporates the call and responses, train whistles, stomp-down grooves, big city complexities and down-home idiosyncrasies of Afro-American and American music." Ahead of the symphony's premier, the jazz master spoke with TIME about working with an orchestra, the significance of the blues and why he finds rap music repellent. Related. (Time.com)
The Real Reasons Why The Civil War Occurred Nov 13, 2009
Concerned Teacher wrote on Nov 12, 2009 5:28 AM:" I taught American History for years and did my best to show that the origins of the Civil War were just as complicated as many of us find life itself. There were numerous intertwining causes, and having served on a textbook adoption committee, I do not know of a single textbook that teaches the single theory about which you complain. That being said, slavery is a core part of the war's origins, and many of the other mentioned causes tie directly... (New Iberia, LA)
Does God Exist...Prove it! Nov 13, 2009
Acadiana Atheist wrote on Oct 29, 2009 9:10 AM:" To Atheist....Are you a Pastafarian? I have been one for years...RAmen!To Faith...I respect your faith and would give my life to defend your right to paractice that faith. This debate is starting to drift from my original intent. Is there a God? We are not discussing your Christian values or if this country was founded by Christians. Please someone start a new thread because I love to talk about politics and American history almost as much as I... (New Iberia, LA)
LETTER: Veterans should be honored all year long Nov 12, 2009
Throughout the course of American history, our military has proved itself to be courageous, persevering, as well as intelligent in the face of war and peace. The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard have defended our country with dedication, some sacrificing their lives for us. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The disaster in Cherry Nov 12, 2009
CHERRY/PRINCETON ; One hundred years after the Cherry Mine Disaster, the communities of Cherry and Princeton are remembering the people and the anniversary of the largest tragedy in Bureau County history and the third worst mining disaster in American history. The communities are encouraging people from throughout the area to join in the observances. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
President honors Farmington veteran Nov 12, 2009
"One of the saddest episodes in American history was the fact that these vets were often shunned and neglected, even demonized when they came home. That was a national disgrace. And on days such as this, we resolve never to let it happen again.". The Anonymous Battle took place in the dog's head of Cambodia in March of 1970. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Obama Rejects All Afghanistan War Options Nov 12, 2009
He retired from the Army this year to become one of the few generals in American history to switch directly from soldier to diplomat, and he himself is a recent, former commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Eikenberry's cables raise deep concern about the viability of the Karzai government, according to a senior U.S. official familiar with them who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the classified documents. (Newsmax)
Why We Need al Qaeda Nov 12, 2009
He was as you say a member of a pack of self-taught angry young men and was responsible for the second worst terrorist attack in American history. Again it was a matter of risk. (Slate)
In addtion to "Obama's Neglect of the Military" Nov 11, 2009
"Nobody made these guys go to war. They had to have known and accepted the risks. Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?If he thinks he will ever get another vote from an Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard service member or veteran of a military service he ought to think it over. If you or a family member is or has served their country please pass this to them.. Please pass this to everyone. I'm guessing that other than the 20-25 percent hardcore liberals in the US will agree... (New Iberia, LA)
Obey calls health care bill landmark Nov 11, 2009
The health care reform legislation that we passed Saturday will be a landmark in American history. It will be the fourth greatest change in American society since the beginning of the 20th century, Obey said in a statement released today. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Home of the Brave Nov 11, 2009
Then, of course, there are the fine museums, the best museums in the nation for art, for natural history, for American history, for the Holocaust, for Air and Space. A man or woman could spend a year at the Smithsonian with endless variety and profit to the mind. (Human Events Online)
Plano ISD: Harrington students honor vets sacrifices Nov 11, 2009
Leah Rizzotto-Lewis, who spearheaded the assembly, said its important for students to learn about the sacrifices made by soldiers throughout American history. We provided the students with all the different activities to get involved because its important that they have a sense of patriotism and know what our veterans did for us to live like we do today, she said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Happy 35th Birthday, Black Book! Nov 10, 2009
The scrapbook of African-American history that Toni Morrison calls a requirement for our national health is still as beautiful and maddening as ever ... Celebrate the 35th Birthday of The Black Book The scrapbook of African-American history that Toni Morrison calls a requirement for our national health is still as beautiful and maddening as ever ... The scrapbook of African-American history that Toni Morrison calls a requirement for our national health is still as beautiful and... (Slate)
Letter: Muslims' actions speak volumes Nov 10, 2009
Nov. 5 was a sad day in American history. Another murderous rampage by a Muslim shouting God is great methodically killed unarmed Americans. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Ceremony Honors 200 Vietnam Veterans Nov 10, 2009
The war was fought between 1959 and 1975 and is one of the longest and deadliest conflicts in American history. More than 58,000 men and women lost their lives in the war. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Paul J. DeCheck (8) Nov 10, 2009
He enjoyed Native American History, hunting and fishing, woodworking, music and theater and was an avid NY Mets Fan. Survivors include his wife Peg (Griffin) DeCheck whom he married January 22, 1949, one son, Michael DeCheck of Germantown, four daughters: Paula Anderson of Germantown, Monica Jackson of NH, Maureen DeCheck of East Greenbush and Colleen Choppy of Latham, one sister Helen Sullivan of Glens Falls, eleven grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren and two nieces. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
4 Reasons The American Dream Will Be Over Unless We Act Nov 10, 2009
Throughout American history, generations of our countrymen took pride in leaving the country better than the one they grew up in. Their attitude about sacrifice was summed up by this classic quotation from. (Townhall.com)
Writing through the rubble Nov 10, 2009
Secondly, it'll depend on the economy -- and just from American history, in the normal economic cycles, presidents who have their recessions at the beginning of their first term get reelected (Reagan, Clinton, the second Bush), and presidents who have them at the end of their first term don't (Carter, the first Bush). Obama will lose a lot of seats in next year's congressional election, but the economy should be on the upswing in 2012. (Salon)
Meet the man who changed Glenn Beck's life Nov 10, 2009
"Leap," first published in 1981, is a heavily illustrated and factually challenged attempt to explain American history through an unspoken lens of Mormon theology. As such, it is an early entry in the ongoing attempt by the religious right to rewrite history. (Salon)
A 1970s book exposes health care Nov 10, 2009
I forgot how deeply rooted in American history an evil philanthropist like Rockefeller can be. Leave it to the JBS to fill the void when your mind starts to wander. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Government won't tell truth about health care Nov 10, 2009
danielh wrote on Nov 9, 2009 10:08 PM:" dogs4you: The debt is responsible for all of American history. ". danielh wrote on Nov 9, 2009 10:06 PM:" dogs4you: It's good that you are thinking about debt. I suggest to you that the situation is very much more grave than you explained as a $1-Trillion, with China being the "holder in due course. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Germany Marks the Fall of the Berlin Wall Nov 10, 2009
START teaching the "real" American history to our young children and adults. EVEN if it supports and promotes other ideologies. (CBS News)
Letters to the Editor Nov 9, 2009
I have a degree in American history from Mills College and a master's degree from California State University, Sacramento, in education, but I can't marry the person I love with all of my heart because complete strangers aren't "on board with it.". If you voted yes on Proposition 8, or are "on board" with discriminating against gays, please step forward and volunteer yourself and your precious rights as the next fodder for the ballot box. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
"The September Issue" Nov 8, 2009
Takeaway: Kind of a downer, and isn't it always like that with American history. Sometimes I feel like the entire story of this country goes from periods of overweening arrogance to a series of heartbreaking missed opportunities, and then back again. (Salon)
Halloween boot a horror story Nov 8, 2009
pwb wrote on Nov 7, 2009 5:51 PM:" I should probably wait to hear userid's response, because I am really interested to know if he or she actually believes that the booting business should remain in private hands. Or if anybody else here is really happy that booting is a for-profit arm of law enforcement.Areas with privately run jails have much higher incarceration rates, and are much more likely to throw heavy prison sentences for minor crimes and first offenders. The temptation for corruption... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
New biography of Sugar Ray a one-two punch Nov 8, 2009
Were all of American history written with the style and passion Wil Haygood pumps into his dazzling biography of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, college history departments would be stormed by eager students. "Dude," students have been known to say, "all that stuff happened, like, before I was born," as if nothing that unfolded prior to one's own odyssey down the birth canal could possibly maintain any relevance, let alone impact. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Let's welcome Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs Nov 8, 2009
The recipient of three Bronze Stars, two Purple Hearts, two Silver Stars and the Medal of Honor, Jacobs is one of the most highly decorated soldiers in American history. After retiring from the Army, Col. Jacobs became an investment banker, an entrepreneur and a real-estate developer. (The Augusta Chronicle)
McCain: No, really, we vetted her! Nov 8, 2009
Thinking about the Northern Ireland Catholic and Protestant "Peace Mothers" who won the award in 1976, years before real peace accords, I suddenly saw Obama's win as strangely humble, and personal: One man trying to reverse the bloody tide of recent American history. Obama's prize is a measure of how far the Bush administration pushed the United States, and the world, away from peace. (Salon)
Wiesel slams tea partiers Nov 7, 2009
is the author of "Nixonland: "The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America," and "Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus" -- the first two installments in a trilogy about the postwar conservative movement he is currently completing. is the chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner and the former White House correspondent for National Review. Byron is the author of the first book to trace the new political movement created by... (Salon)
NFC rankings: Do Vikings deserve to be No. 1? Nov 7, 2009
So, Clusters goes way back in American history. It was a Clusters that helped Gen Abner Doubleday invent baseball. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
David Diskin is first to give an invocation under new city of Lodi policy Nov 7, 2009
Brian wrote on Nov 5, 2009 7:36 PM:" Our children's history books are being rewritten so they no longer hear the truth about the tremendous influence of religious faith on America's founding fathers, on the great documents they drafted to establish a true republic based, on the critical tripod of liberty, life, and family. The revisionist history being taught now is devoid of any reference to the Christian faith of our Founding Fathers as the old stories, the old way that American history was... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Dogs vs. SUVs vs. the earth, debunked Nov 7, 2009
" Are you saying that diplomacy always fails? No, foolishness does. Perhaps when he gets nowhere on Iran, nowhere with North Korea, when he gets nothing from the Russians in return for what he did to the Poles and the Czechs, gets nowhere in the Middle East peace talks -- maybe at that point he'll begin to rethink whether the world really runs by international norms, consensus, and sweetness and light, or whether it rests on the foundation of American and Western power that, in the final... (Salon)
