If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.
Michael Crichton
American History
A Degree of Risk and Inharmony
The year is 1933. Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) is President of the United States of America – it’s the first year of his first term and going on four years into the Great Depression. Unemployment is high and home ownership is plummeting; new buyers aren’t able to afford houses and people who had a home…
The Boston Bread Riots
Throughout the 1700s, Boston had earned a bit of a reputation in the Americas for its rioting, not just the Tea Party. Bostonians rioted over everything from conscription to taxes.
World History
Plenty Done in a Short Distance: The Tragedy of Alan Turing
Alan Turing was a brilliant mind, a significant contributor to the Allied war efforts during World War II, and the father of modern computing. While his life was tragically cut short, his contributions have left a lasting impact that helped shape the modern world.
Everything in the State, nothing outside the State
A History of Fascism – Part 1 At its core, the very origin of the word “fascist” is pretty bland – it’s an evolution of the Italian words for “group” or “bundle.” A member of a political party (fascio, “bundle” or “league”) was called a fascista. Benito Mussolini’s “combat group” was called “Fasci di Combattimento”…
A History of the World
In the beginning, there was nothing…
What I’m Reading
I’m a slow reader, so don’t expect this list to update often.
- A People’s History of the United States – Howard Zinn
- It Can’t Happen Here – Sinclair Lewis
- As We Go Marching – John T. Flynn
My reading selection will definitely influence the stories of history that interest me at the time, but I’m often browsing the web for events outside the scope of my current reading list.
Reading suggestions are always welcome.
History As I Learn 