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An Eclectic Journal of Opinion, History, Poetry and General Bloviating
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
The Shortest War in History Still Sucked
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It may have been the shortest war in recorded history but the Anglo-Zanzibar War which began and ended in the space of three quarters ...
Monday, August 26, 2013
Women’s Strike for Equality Marked New Feminist Militancy
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Betty Friedan leading the Strike for Equality. Just as a new generation responding to an all-out attack on hard fought for gains dr...
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Allan Pinkerton—The Original Private Eye, Spy Master, and Scab Herder
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Allan Pinkerton , America’s first detective and the founder of the security company that still bears his name was born on August 25,...
Saturday, August 24, 2013
How Pete Rose Hustled Himself Out of Baseball
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On August 24, 1989 Pete Rose aka Charlie Hustle was banned from baseball for life for gambling on Cincinnati Reds games when he was m...
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