Category Archives: A Hooligan’s History

Another year, another anniversary of the Day of Infamy. It’s been an unusually uncommemorative one for me. I don’t even have that crappy Ben Affleck movie at hand to memorialize the day. So I remember in relative silence. And yesterday … Continue reading →

Memorial Day was established in 1868 by Civil War veterans to remember their comrades that died in service. Today we remember the dead of all United States wars and pay special tribute to the men and women who have died … Continue reading →

April 13, 1830 Andrew Jackson “Our Union — it must be preserved!” April 3, 1865 Myrta Lockett Avary, A Virginia Girl in the Civil War “As the day grew lighter I saw a Confederate Soldier on horseback pause almost under … Continue reading →

Sunday – December 16, 2007 – was the 100th anniversary of the sailing of the Great White Fleet. In fourteen months, the battleships and supporting vessels of the Atlantic Squadron circumnavigated the globe at the order of the President: A … Continue reading →

I used to have a list of days I considered High Holy Days: days when no work could be done and when pilgrimages were required in accordance with my own personal laws of behaviour.   Some of those days were holidays: … Continue reading →