Being a French settlement from the early 1700’s, it would be of no surprise that the first newspaper in present-day Louisiana was French: “Moniteur de la Louisiane” which began in New Orleans on March 3, 1794. Three years later it became the official mouthpiece of the government, and continued to print until the publisher’s death [...]
One of the most frequently asked questions regarding the rare newspaper hobby concerns available resources. Awhile back we posted a general response to this on eBay titled, “What Resources are Available for Newspaper Collectors?”. Although we’ll continue to look at this question in detail, we thought newcomers might appreciate a general overview. An excerpt of [...]
The Boston Journalism Trail is a fascinating on-line resource for anyone interested in early journalism in America – especially as was present in colonial era newspapers. The website was created and is maintained by Emmanual E. (Manny) Paraschnos, Graduate Program Director and Professor of Journalism at Emerson College, Boston, MA. Manny states, “I was born [...]
It may be a surprise to some that Maine did not become a state until 1820, much later than most of the other New England states which were among the original thirteen colonies. It was a part of Massachusetts in the 18th century and figured in the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which allowed Missouri to [...]
While looking for content on the death of General William Walker in an October 6, 1860 issue of Harper’s Weekly, I came across an interesting morsel I thought everyone might enjoy. Just a little something to chew on (sorry):
One of the leaders in Teaching for Social Justice is William Ayers, who is a Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Ayers was also a member of the Weather Underground in the 1960s/70s, who participated in acts of terrorism including planting a bomb in the Pentagon.
In the book [...]
Military presentation leaves many Dumbfounded.
‘When we understand that slide, we’ll have won the war,’ General Stanley McChrystal, the US and NATO force commander, remarked wryly when confronted by the sprawling spaghetti diagram in a briefing.
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The History Channel’s “America: The Story of Us,” began with a nice introduction by President Obama. Rolfe at Jamestown, the horrible conditions, and the exceptional nature of the survival of the early colonies. Then in an even more grand style, it reveals the Revolution and heroci struggles at battles such as The Battle of Yorktown. [...]
Temple, TX, has brought back corporal punishment to its schools after decades of progressive positive behavior tactics have utterly failed. Students were becoming more defiant and so much so that their parents are the ones who led the charge to bring back the stick to the school. I remember in the early 80s as a [...]
The prompt for this week’s discussion in one of my graduate classes and based on the numerous readings was: “If you had to select one defining moment, challenge, social cause, technological achievement, or political struggle that marked the start of the century what would it be and why?”
Some great discussions thus far and focused on, [...]
The recent controversy surrounding Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell when he issued a proclamation in honor of Confederate History Month that did not include a reference to slavery — an unforgivable omission — the fact that the Civil War is still a significant part of American history cannot be denied and indeed it still lives with [...]
Please keep visiting the site, in the next few days I will be posting a brief essay on International Security Policy and Nuclear Proliferation from a historical perspective. Recent changes in U.S. Nuclear Policy as well as general National Security Policy provide the perfect opportunity to evaluate how states define their security policies and interests. Here [...]
I have the utmost respect for the brave black men and women who stand for their values as Republicans. Think about it. Not the easiest of stances. To identify themselves as Republicans, gasp, Conservatives, yikes, or, blasphemy, Tea Partiers, must be to risk a serious backlash. There will be no New York Times report on [...]