Category Archives: A Hooligan’s History
Decades
While reflecting on all the weirdness of the past week I realized that we’re in for several more decades of historical weirdness: 2009-2015: The Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War (16 October 1859 – 6 November 1865) 2014-2018: The Centennial … Continue reading
Thirteenth
What a weird week. Monday was the anniversary of the end of the 1848 Revolutions, the founding of the Weimar Republic, the Munich Beer Hall Putsch, Kristallnacht and the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Wednesday, of … Continue reading
Armistice
When I was a boy, all the people of all the nations which had fought in the First World War were silent during the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of Armistice Day, which was the eleventh day of the … Continue reading
Berlin
November 9, 1989 is not a day that sticks in my head. The fall of the Berlin Wall does not weigh on my mind the way the beginning of the 1991 Gulf War, or September 11 does. Mostly I remember … Continue reading
Guinness!
According to the Guinness Brewery, Arthur Guinness was born Sept 24, 1725. The real birthdate is unknown and Guinness itself has changed the recognized date over the years. Never the less, today is celebrated as Arthur’s Day for those inclined … Continue reading