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Art Callaham: Some more fun facts about our presidents
Early after the first of this year, I wrote a column concerning interesting facts about our presidents, and I promised to write more. That column and this one — and possibly some future ones — are based on a book by Cormac O’Brien titled...Tags: Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore, Executive Branch, William Henry Harrison, George Washington
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War of 1812 Bicentennial: Kentucky enters the war
Editor's note: This is the unabridged version of the condensed article that appeared in the Jan. 17 Interior Journal. This article is the first in a series to commemorate the War of 1812 Bicentennial. The Congress of the United States has...
Tags: Executive Branch, National Government, Massacres, Armed Forces, Regional Authority
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War Hero Lost to History, Remembered by Marine Corps
A mausoleum in St. Louis Cemetary Number Two is often overlooked by tourists and overshadowed by the other prominent figures buried there. The tomb of Major Daniel Carmick usual goes unnoticed, until now, as the U.S. Marine Corps remembers a military...
Tags: G8, U.S. Marine Corps
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Trail of Tears littered with pain, hurt
America's struggle with equality was unacceptably long and bloody. Arguably one of the most tragic episodes in American history was the policy of Indian removal in the early 1800s. From America's founding, there were political interests that advocated...Tags: War of 1812, Treaties, John Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court, Lynn University
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Baltimore was site of pivotal political conventions in 1800s
In "The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872," Stan M. Haynes writes that the modern presidential nominating convention evolved during the campaign of 1832.
Between the fall of 1831 and the spring of...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Slavery, Ellicott City, Social Issues, White House
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10 things you might not know about losers
We're at a loss to explain two things: Why JPMorgan Chase took a $2 billion bath on risky trades, and how the Chicago Cubs can maintain such futility, holding the worst record in the National League. It appears to be high season for lowliness, with both...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment, U.S. Elections, U.S. Electoral College, Chicago Cubs
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Memorial Day: A Lot More Than Hot Dogs & The D-Day Museum
Most folks think of Memorial Day as the day that kicks off summer or the day that the great-American-hot dog notches its first outdoor cooking of the year. For those that commemorate the holiday with solemn remembrances of Our war-dead this is mostly...
Tags: Yorktown (York, Virginia), Memorial Day, American Independence Corporation, Human Interest, Nathan Hale
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College Football Countdown: No. 72 Western Kentucky
The Orlando Sentinel has ranked all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country. We’ll take a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 120 to our projected No. 1 team. We will not be including the four teams the NCAA...
Tags: Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, North Texas Mean Green, Florida Atlantic Owls, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, Football
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Less than glorious: the War of 1812
No one calls the War of 1812 America's finest hour. But it had its moments. Resentful over treatment by the British and determined to enhance national sovereignty, Henry Clay and a small group of "War Hawks" in the Twelfth Congress pushed an unprepared...
Tags: Havre de Grace, White House, Wars and Interventions, Henry Clay, Fort McHenry
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Get ready for the election with 'Presidential Campaign Posters'
Jacket CopyBefore the era of the 24-hour news cycle and weekly televised debates, the predominant and most creative outlet for presidential candidates to communicate their vision was the campaign poster. With "Presidential Campaign Posters" (Quirk Books, $40), the... -
A healthy dose of American history
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPaul Revere was captured on April 18, 1775, before he could warn the residents of Concord, Mass., that the British were coming. (He did make it to Lexington, Mass.) No Revolutionary War battle was ever fought at Valley Forge, Pa., even though Gen. George...Tags: Heart Attack, Physical Fitness and Exercise, White House, Wars and Interventions, Thomas Jefferson
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Smithsonian wasn't always beloved
In its early days, America lacked world-class universities, libraries, scientific research facilities, and museums. Many Americans believed such things were unnecessary for national security and economic growth, and were disinterested in the promotion...Tags: Museums, Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, Libraries, Colleges and Universities
Mar 10, 2013
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Jan 17, 2013
|Story| Interior Journal
Nov 9, 2012
|Story| WGNO-LTV
Jul 15, 2012
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Aug 9, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 27, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 29, 2012
|Column| WGNO-LTV
Jun 4, 2012
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Jun 6, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 25, 2012
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Jul 10, 2011
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 25, 2012
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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