The M8 Greyhound Armored cars tend to be overlooked by World War II history buffs. Nimble fighter planes, deadly bombers, hulking tanks and stealthy submarines are “sexier” than a car that can’t fight like a tank, can’t race a plane, and can’t use terrain to its advantage like infantry. Nevertheless, armored cars were a vital part…
Category: History Roundup
History was Shaped by the Horse’s Ass
History was shaped by the Horse’s Ass I DIDN’T KNOW THAT: The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that’s the way they built the railways in England, and English engineers designed the first US railroads….
Know Your History: British Pogrom of 1947, aka ‘British Night of Broken Glass’
The English ‘Crystal Night’ No One Dares Mention What follows is an account of the anti-Jewish pogrom that occurred in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool in August 1947. At the time, Britain still occupied Palestine and Jewish terrorists fought to replace the British colonizers. This is despite the British armed forces having recently fought National…
On this Day in History: 1916, Easter Proclamation Read Aloud in Dublin
Easter Proclamation of 1916 The 1916 Easter Proclamation of an Irish Republic was read out on 24th April by Patrick Pearce on the steps of the General Post office in Dublin. It was the beginning of a week-long attempt by Irish rebels to end British control in Ireland. Printed just the day before, the…
On This Day in History: 1861, Robert E. Lee Named Commander of Virginia Confederate Forces
Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces Damnatio Memoriae for the 21st Century?
Know Your White History: The Truth about the Boer War
Conscience and Courage Changes Man and History CHURCHILL AND THE BOER WAR: “There is only a means, the resistance of the Boers to break; namely the toughest oppression. In other words, we need to kill the parents, so that the children have respect for us.” ~ Winston Churchill, Journalist, Morning Post. {NOTE: Boer concentration…
Texas News: Happy Belated San Jacinto Day!
Happy San Jacinto Day, 2024: Texas Celebrates 188 Years Of Not Being Ruled By Mexico Being a Sunday I missed one of Texas’ Red Letter Dates, so I humbly apologize to my Texas ancestors (namely Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin!) Please join me in Celebrating the Sovereign Republic of Texas! Our History is…
Revolver Corner: The McCulloch Colts
Rebel Yankees: The McCulloch Colts When we think of Confederate revolvers we generally envision six guns like Leech & Rigdon, Spiller & Burr or the revolvers of the Dance Brothers. Of course, almost any handgun of the period of the War Between the States certainly could qualify, since so many rebel soldiers used whatever…
Know Your White Texas History: William Barret Travis
Two years before the fateful Battle of the Alamo, the storm clouds—and leaders—of a revolution gathered across Texas. Things looked up for William Barret Travis in the early months of 1834. The 24-year-old attorney had just set up his law practice in the town of San Felipe in the Mexican state of Coahuila…
Red Letter Dates in History
March 19th, 1775 American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts, with the “Shot Heard Round the World” fired later that day in Concord. March 19th, 1995 Timothy McVeigh sets a truck bomb at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Okahoma City, killing 168. including 19 children, and injuring 500.