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Tear Down This Wall
Tear Down This Wall

November 9, 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Howard TanzmanNovember 8, 2019Potpourri, PresidentsComment
Congressional Investigations
Congressional Investigations

Congress has investigated the Executive Branch since the start of our country. Read about some historical investigations.

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Howard TanzmanNovember 1, 2019Potpourri, PresidentsComment
2019 World Series Quiz and Interesting Facts
2019 World Series Quiz and Interesting Facts

Take the World Series Quiz, watch some highlight videos!

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Howard TanzmanOctober 22, 2019SportsComment
Presidents and Military Experience
Presidents and Military Experience

Many of our Presidents had military experience. Many did not.

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Howard TanzmanOctober 12, 2019Presidents, MilitaryComment
Politics Ain't Bean-Bag
Politics Ain't Bean-Bag

Our history is full of partisan and angry politics.

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Howard TanzmanSeptember 27, 2019Potpourri Comments
The Election of Lincoln and Start of the Civil War
The Election of Lincoln and Start of the Civil War

Between Lincoln’s election victory and his inauguration, seven Southern states seceded from the Union.

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Howard TanzmanSeptember 14, 2019Presidents Comments
Remember the Raisin
Remember the Raisin

Remember the Raisin - not a cereal marketing slogan, but a now forgotten rally cry from the War of 1812

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Howard TanzmanAugust 29, 2019Potpourri, Parks, MilitaryComment
The Peace Treaty that Started a War
The Peace Treaty that Started a War

What happens when two of history’s most evil, malevolent dictators sign a peace agreement? Cataclysm.

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Howard TanzmanAugust 16, 2019Potpourri, Military Comments
Political Madness - Final Bracket
Political Madness - Final Bracket

Final round of the Political Family Brackets to see which family is the most important and powerful in our history.

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Howard TanzmanAugust 8, 2019Presidents, Potpourri Comments
Powerful Political Families - Semi Final Bracket
Powerful Political Families - Semi Final Bracket

Round two of the Political Family Brackets to see which family is the most important and powerful in our history.

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Howard TanzmanAugust 1, 2019Presidents, Potpourri Comments
Powerful Political Families
Powerful Political Families

We don’t have royalty in America, but we do have powerful political families.

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Howard TanzmanJuly 25, 2019Presidents, Potpourri Comments
Two Speeches
Two Speeches

Two speeches bookmark the moon landing project. One delivered, one undelivered. One well known, the other unknown.

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Howard TanzmanJuly 18, 2019Potpourri, Presidents Comments
Development of the West
Development of the West

At the time of the Civil War, 1860, about 40% of the United States were in Western territories. The Civil War set the stage for the development of the West.

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Howard TanzmanJune 30, 2019Potpourri Comments
The Electoral College
The Electoral College

The recent election of Donald Trump has stimulated talk of eliminating the Electoral College. Trump lost the popular vote by about 2% but received 57% of the electoral votes.

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Howard TanzmanJune 19, 2019Presidents, Potpourri Comment
June, 1944
June, 1944

D-Day was not the only attack launched in June, 1944.

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Howard TanzmanJune 6, 2019Potpourri, Military Comments
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