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Tariff of Abominations
Tariff of Abominations

Tariff controversies are not new. The ‘Tariff of Abominations’ was one of the most controversial in our history.

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Howard TanzmanMarch 16, 2025Comment
President Carter and Craft Beer
President Carter and Craft Beer

There is a wide range of opinions regarding President Carter ranging from glowing to disparaging. But one aspect is indisputable – his role in the craft beer industry.

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Howard TanzmanJanuary 18, 2025 Comment
Suppose They Gave a War and No-one Came – The WWI Christmas Truce of 1914
Suppose They Gave a War and No-one Came – The WWI Christmas Truce of 1914

On Christmas Eve, 1914, a World War I truce soldiers started a Christmas Truce spontaneously.

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Howard TanzmanDecember 25, 2024Potpourri, Military Comments
Presidential Facial Hair
Presidential Facial Hair

We haven’t had a President with facial hair since the late early 1900s, and none with a full beard since the late 1800s. However, that could change in 2028.

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Howard TanzmanDecember 8, 2024Comment
The Election of 1892
The Election of 1892

Donald Trump is the second President to win non-consecutive terms as President. The first - Grover Cleveland in 1892.

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Howard TanzmanNovember 10, 2024 Comments
Failed Presidential Assassinations
Failed Presidential Assassinations

There have been four successful presidential assassinations - but a larger number of failed attempts.

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Howard TanzmanAugust 22, 2024 Comment
Contested Conventions
Contested Conventions

With President Biden’s withdrawal from the the campaign, we might see our first contested convention since the mid 1970’s.

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Howard TanzmanJuly 28, 2024 Comment
Juneteenth and the End of the Civil War
Juneteenth and the End of the Civil War

Although the majority of the Confederate armies surrendered in April 1865, it took until June 1865 for a Union Army to arrive in Texas to enforce liberation

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Howard TanzmanJune 18, 2024Potpourri, Military, Holidays Comments
Landslide Victories?
Landslide Victories?

With the country divided, recent Presidential Elections have been close. 2024 is no different, predicted to be very tight. But there have been times in the past when landslide victories were common.

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Howard TanzmanMay 26, 2024 Comments
The Last Seder in the Warsaw Ghetto
The Last Seder in the Warsaw Ghetto

By April 1943, only a remnant of Jews remained in the Warsaw Ghetto. While Germany planned to to deport the remaining Jews in the ghetto to the Treblinka death camp, that remnant celebrated Passover, the last Seder in the Warsaw Ghetto

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Howard TanzmanApril 21, 2024 Comments
Presidential Rematches
Presidential Rematches

The Biden / Trump Presidential contest will mark the seventh rematch in our nation’s history. Read about the first six.

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Howard TanzmanMarch 17, 2024 Comments
The Experts Were Wrong
The Experts Were Wrong

The world is full of experts making ‘predictions.’ Some are spectacularly wrong. As physicist Neils Bohr allegedly said: “Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.”

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Howard TanzmanFebruary 11, 2024 Comments
Restoration of the Monarchy
Restoration of the Monarchy

Did you know Camilla, Charles, and Diana are related. It all relates to the restoration of the Monarchy when Charles II became King in the 1600s.

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Howard TanzmanFebruary 4, 2024 Comment
When England Executed Its King.
When England Executed Its King.

After the English Civil War, England ended the Monarchy, replacing it with a Civil Government, which was led by Oliver Cromwell. The Civil Government collapsed after Cromwell’s death.

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Howard TanzmanJanuary 16, 2024 Comments
The Presidents and Hanukkah
The Presidents and Hanukkah

Read about the Presidents and Hanukkah celebrations.

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Howard TanzmanDecember 7, 2023Potpourri, Holidays Comments
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