Four empires collapsed during World War I – the German Empire, the Russian Empire, the Austria-Hungary Empire, and the Ottoman Empire.
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With the 2018 Mid-Terms completed, how do the results compared with historical results?
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The President’s party almost always loses Congressional seats in midterm elections. There are exceptions.
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Most think the goal of parenting is to raise well adjusted children. But I think the actual goal is parental independence – becoming independent of the kids.
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Except for rare occasions, partisanship has always been with us. The ‘Era of Good Feelings’ was an exception.
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Texas could have been even bigger.
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President Tyler led the effort to bring Texas into the union.
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An aspiring author from my writing class has submitted this ‘flash fiction’ story.
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In 1840, William Henry Harrison ran one of the first image based, grassroots Presidential campaigns.
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Is there anything more exciting than a baseball ‘walk-off’ hit?
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There were 8 Presidents after Andrew Jackson and the start of Civil War 24 years later. None were able to prevent that war. Martin Van Buren was the first of those 8 Presidents.
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Andrew Jackson was called a ‘Jackass’, which later became the donkey symbol of the Democratic Party.
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Three of our Presidents, including George Washington, U.S. Grant, and Dwight Eisenhower, served as our chief military commander before entering the Oval Office.
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Seven Presidents elected in a year ending in ‘0’ (zero) have died prior to completion of their term. Curse or Coincidence? Guest Blogger, Jeff Eichner, retired attorney and avid sports fan (also married to my sister), explores this controvery.
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Our perceptions of Presidents can change - some reputations improve, some worsen
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