history
Past politicians, legislation and political movements have changed the course of history in ways both big and small. Welcome to our blast to the past.
The Missing Pages Of American History Part III
Many of us are taught that the Constitution of the United States is the law of the land. Unfortunately, the Constitution has been ignored, deemed not reasonable in the 21st century and otherwise become irrelevant in the way congress has acted for the past 160 years. The desecration of our Original Constitution by Congresses past manipulations to circumvent certain articles has opened up a Pandora's Box of contingencies that are little known by the American public. All of which continues to enrich the Power Brokers to control the destinies of countless millions of American's.
By Dr. Williams5 years ago in The Swamp
Why have only two Catholics served as President?
When Joe Biden took office in January, he became the 46th president of the United States, but only the second Catholic in U.S. history to hold the position. (John F. Kennedy, elected in 1960, was the first.) This is despite the fact that the Catholic Church is the largest religious body in the country. America is home to more than 70 million Catholics, nearly a quarter of the population. So why have only two Catholics ever been elected Commander-in-Chief?
By Ashley Herzog5 years ago in The Swamp
History of Presidents Day
During my lifetime, two American holidays got consolidated into one. In 1971, a day between both Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12 and Washington’s Birthday on February 22 became a single holiday, Presidents Day — alternately spelled President’s Day or Presidents’ Day — to be observed on the third Monday in February, to honor all the past Presidents of the United States.
By Bill Petro5 years ago in The Swamp
In Search of Sanctuary‼️
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century, and used by enslaved African-Americans to escape into free states and Canada. The scheme was assisted by abolitionists and others sympathetic to the cause of the escapees.
By Erik DeSean Barrett5 years ago in The Swamp
How High School-History Failed Us All
It wasn't until I hit my late twenties that I realised I'd never studied history before. I mean, not really. Sure I'd taken history in high school. I'd even taken some history University thanks to Canada's broad gen-ed requirements for undergraduate degrees.
By Lizzy Ripp5 years ago in The Swamp
Politics and Religion 2
From its inception in the 1830s, the Democratic Party was the party of big business. I know, you are thinking that wait a minute, the Republicans have always been the party of big business. Maybe 20th Century big business, but not 19th Century big business. In the 19th Century, what we consider big business, today, were still gleams in their inventors’ eyes or fledgling companies just struggling to get the venture capital to get off the ground. Railroads were regional and men like Cornelius Vanderbilt were working at monopolizing them. But that was to come after the Civil War.
By Eric B. Ruark5 years ago in The Swamp
