Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout
An Eclectic Journal of Opinion, History, Poetry and General Bloviating
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Heretic, Rebel, Thing to Flout Endorsements for the April 4 Election in McHenry County
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We are fast closing in on April 4 , Spring election day for municipal and local government units in Illinois . Early voting and vote by m...
Saturday, March 25, 2023
There Were Piles of Dead Women on a New York Street
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Police and bystanders watch helplessly as more victims jump to their deaths to escape the flames of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on the u...
Friday, March 24, 2023
Did Patrick Henry Really Say That?
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A particularly heroic rendition of Patrick Henry's Liberty or Death speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1775. On March 23, 1775...
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Making Skyscrapers Possible—The Otis Lift
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The passenger car installed by Elijah Otis on Broadway in 1857 was not as elaborate as this post-Civil War model, but it did the job. On Mar...
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Inventing Bobbing in Bed And a Murfin Memoir
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Regular readers of this little blog know that we like to highlight the innovations and inventions that have improved the world and made A...
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