Also known as The Paper With The Really Long Title. FOREWORD I wrote this paper over the course of roughly three weeks, at the age of sixteen-and-a-half, as an entry for the annual National History Day contest. It was, as I had mentioned in that short entry from so long ago, the very first history… Continue reading THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES – THE HARRISON ACT: TURNING POINT IN AMERICA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH DRUGS
Category: History
Anything to do with history.
The Paper of Unintended* All-Nighters
*Not really. The year 2013 is many things. It’s the year after the world was supposed to end, and it’s the year I penned my first historical research paper, which basically means that I wrote a giant essay with a lot of footnotes. I really enjoyed researching and writing it – I guess that’s why… Continue reading The Paper of Unintended* All-Nighters
Most Interesting Methods of Execution In History
Also known as: HOW TO HACK PEOPLE APART… WITH STYLE Dear readers, this list is completely from memory. This fact should scare you. Without further ado… 1) GUILLOTINED Though guillotines are very well-known, and were even at one point touted as a humane method of execution, they make this list for a number of reasons.… Continue reading Most Interesting Methods of Execution In History
Top Eight Weird Facts About Famous (and Infamous) People – In No Particular Order. And Yes, Henry Tudor is Among Them. Though Luke Skywalker is Not.
Adolf Hitler was vegetarian (or so Wikipedia says). Apparently, he covered his eyes during movies that showed cruelty to animals. Of course, he wasn’t above slaughtering a few million innocent people. King Henry VIII was playing table tennis when Anne Boleyn was executed. This is true. It was in Horrible Histories. Macbeth was widely… Continue reading Top Eight Weird Facts About Famous (and Infamous) People – In No Particular Order. And Yes, Henry Tudor is Among Them. Though Luke Skywalker is Not.
Let’s pretend it’s April 12th because I couldn’t log into this accursed site on the actual April 12th and this title has gone on too long.
I was lazy today, and didn’t feel like writing a legitimate post, so I decided to skive off and make a list instead. Without further ado, I present to you 16… April 12th Facts! April 12, 238: Gordian II – whoever he is – loses the battle of Carthage – wherever that is – to… Continue reading Let’s pretend it’s April 12th because I couldn’t log into this accursed site on the actual April 12th and this title has gone on too long.
Nothing To Do With The Tudors
Dear readers, this is yet another post about history. Unfortunately, this has nothing to do with the Tudors, as evidenced by the title of this post, “Nothing To Do With The Tudors”. No, this has to do with Rasputin, the Russian monk who was immortalized by the disco song “Rasputin” – Ra Ra Rasputin lover… Continue reading Nothing To Do With The Tudors
A Tudor Story – Part One
Hello again, dear readers! Oh goodness, I use that phrase too much. It’s starting to grate on my brain cells now. Anyway, the topic of my first true blog entry will be – drumroll please – history! You see, I love history. This may sound cheesy, but it’s a really important subject. By learning about… Continue reading A Tudor Story – Part One