1807 portrait by Charles Willson Peale, public domain August 18, 1774 - Meriwether Lewis I live very close to a section of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail which winds through 4,900 miles and more than 60 native nations. It is an easy walk to one of the campsites … [Read more...]
Is Abraham Lincoln Our Favorite Gay President?
Was Abraham Lincoln a gay American? The subject of the 16th President's possible queerness has been debated for years. There was that youthful friendship with Joshua Speed, who shared his bed for four years. In 1999, The late, great writer and Gay Rights activist Larry Kramer … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1942, The U.S. Government Sends its Own Citizens to Internment Camps Because of Their Race (Again)
February 19, 1942- Executive Order 9066 Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 546-word Executive Order 9066 declared the Federal Government's intent to treat the West Coast as a war zone, complete with powers that suspended some Constitutional guaranteed rights. … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Writer, Gore Vidal
October 3, 1924- Gore Vidal: "A Narcissist is someone better looking than you are" I played him once. Well, not exactly, but I based a character that I once portrayed, a theatre critic, in Tom … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Historian, Henry Chapman Mercer
June 24, 1856- Henry Chapman Mercer was an archaeologist, artifact collector, tile-maker, & designer of 3 distinctive poured concrete structures: his home Fonthill, an American castle really, … [Read more...]
Can I Get an Amen?
For Sale: Miracle McNugget with Eerie Resemblance to George Washington
The bidding on eBay is already … [Read more...]
It Was 70 Years Ago Today
19 iconic photos of Pearl Harbor at BuzzFeed. … [Read more...]
Flashback: Jack Ruby’s Revolver
The gun Jack Ruby used to assassinate accused JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963. "I didn't want to be a hero," Ruby is said to have said. "I did it for Jacqueline Kennedy." (Image via [Read more...]
Oswald’s Coffin on the Block
The pine coffin that housed the body of accused JFK killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, is one of the macabre items of memorabilia that have come on the block at the Nate D Sanders auction house in Brentwood. … [Read more...]
