Category Archives: A Hooligan’s History
Again!
View Larger Map Internet access has been spotty and annoying these last two weeks. Until I get time to post my notes so far you’ll have to rest assured that in the last two weeks I’ve gone south, done the … Continue reading
Birthdays
200 years ago today – February 12, 1809 – Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born. It’s a pretty auspicious day when the two most influential personalities of the nineteenth century are born nigh-simultaneously. This exalted anniversary offers an instructive … Continue reading
Inauguration
“Methought I heard him think, ‘Ay! I am fairly out and you are fairly in! See which of us will be the happiest!’” — John Adams putting words in George Washington’s mouth at Adams’ Inauguration as the Nation’s 2d President … Continue reading
Monday
Here I sit, not fifty miles from the site of tomorrow’s inaugural ceremonies. I have a place to stay in the District. I have a plan on how to get in and out and what to do with my car. … Continue reading
Fredericksburg!
When you fellas gonna come over? When we get good and ready. What you want? Want Fredericksburg. Don’t you wish you may get it? — An exchange between Federal and Confederate soldiers across the Rappahannock River – Shelby Foote “Ken … Continue reading