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Who I Would Have Supported For President---1824-1852
This is the second entry of my Who I Would Have Supported For President series. The first part covered 1788-1820. This entry will consider 1824-1852. In these years, I would have been looking for abol… more →
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December 5 in history
wrote 4 weeks ago: On December 5: 63 BC Cicero read the last of his Catiline Orations. 1360 The French Franc was create … more →
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS FOR LINCOLN FRIENDS & FOES
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wrote 2 months ago: Here are some November birthdays for Lincoln’s friends and foes. And perhaps a few contemporar … more →
Who Is James K. Polk?
wrote 1 year ago: According to the official White House web site, “Who Is James K. Polk?” was a derisive W … more →
Who I Would Have Supported For President---1824-1852
wrote 1 year ago: This is the second entry of my Who I Would Have Supported For President series. The first part cover … more →
Viva Texas!! Tropics Showing Some Signs of Life
wrote 1 year ago: Our weather is on track. After the record high of 87 on Sunday, clouds will be filling in and tempe … more →
What's the difference between . . . .
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wrote 1 year ago: Sarah ‘task from God’ Palin and James K. ‘Manifest Destiny’ Polk? The glasse … more →
I Signed Up For Obama Text Message---A First Use Of Telegraph Was Coverage Of 1844 Democratic Convention
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wrote 1 year ago: I signed up to get the text message from the Obama campaign that will announce his Vice Presidential … more →
Over/Under
wrote 1 year ago: We’ve had 43 Presidents in these United States. So far, all have been white men, though I expe … more →
Fuzzy and Untestable Professionalism
wrote 1 year ago: Sat Jul 5 10:32:55 2008 I feel very ambivalent and uneasy about William B. Skelton’s article “Profes … more →
Let's give it up for the homeschooler!!!
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wrote 1 year ago: Golfer checked out a book about “>James K. Polk (blog about his Polk love here) from the li … more →
Man I Don't Know My Presidents #11
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wrote 1 year ago: James K. Polk (1845-1849) Young Hickory -Because he was backed by “Old Hickory,” Andrew … more →
Texas Liberal Plans & Goals For 2008---To Be A Genuine Alternative
wrote 2 years ago: Texas Liberal has many plans and goals for 2008. I’ll continue with topics I posted on in 20 … more →
Exploring Causes of the Civil War - Part VII: Political Discord, Slavery, and the Fight for Political Control
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wrote 2 years ago: This post continues a series on Exploring Causes of the Civil War. Other posts can be read by clicki … more →
#8 Greatest President of All Time
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wrote 2 months ago: The number 8 greatest President of all time is… President James K. Polk James K. Polk. James K … more →
Only That Day Dawns to Which We Are Awake
wrote 3 months ago: “From the east comes the sun, bringing a new and unspoiled day.” So begins our responsive reading fr … more →
We learned something
wrote 3 months ago: For one, that Grace Coolidge had a pet raccoon. For two (after a discussion about the world’s … more →
Looking for a War
wrote 7 months ago: President Barack Obama recently announced that we will withdraw our combat forces from Iraq in eight … more →
George Peter Alexander Healy (1813 - 1894)
wrote 8 months ago: John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren John Tyler James K. Polk Franklin Pierce James Buc … more →
Today in Latin America, The Battles of Buena Vista
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wrote 10 months ago: In a time period that I am just beginning to learn as I write, Latin America at the turn of independ … more →
