Category Archives: A Hooligan’s History
The First Day
July 4 is celebrated as the birthday of our nation. On that day, Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. John Adams suggested July 2 as the more appropriate day. On that day Congress adopted Richard Henry Lee’s resolution for independence. … Continue reading
School Days
Suddenly the academic past comes crowding in. Apparently the weekend past was the tenth reunion of my college class. Either today or a week ago today is the fifteenth anniversary of my high school graduation. Christ, I’m old. I was … Continue reading
Seventy-Three Seconds
Twenty years seems like a long time; two thirds of my lifetime ago. I guess that qualifies as a long time ago. When I was a kid my Dad had to do two weeks active duty every year to fulfill … Continue reading
The Battle of Nashville
Another date to remember: 141 years, four hours and about 100 yards separate my current lodgings from the very spot where Thomas J. Wood’s IV Corps started out from their trenches toward the Confederate lines half a mile away. In … Continue reading
“We have awakened a sleeping giant and have instilled in him a terrible resolve”.
What a difference sixty years makes. When the Japs hit Pearl Harbor in 1941 their commanding officer said the above and promised only six months of victory before the United States began to overwhelm the Japanese juggernaut. When the latest … Continue reading