Tag Archives: United States history

Karma: God Is Not Mocked

Posted on April 20, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics They call it ‘spin’. Too much makes everything spin out of control: January 6th, 2021, for example. I’ve written about this affliction before. But the roots of it start early in childhood. Parents ask their … Continue reading →

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Last Night, I was a Fly on the Wall:

Posted on April 16, 2022 by cdsmiller17

In Biden’s White House Blame it on the US tax deadline, blame it on the full moon, blame it on too much food yesterday. Whatever. My dreams last night were full of witnessing events in the White House. By themselves, … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History XII

Posted on April 10, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Rita Moreno Wins an Oscar (April 9, 1962) On this day in 1962: Actress Rita Moreno becomes the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar, for her role as Anita in West Side Story (1961). It’s hard to believe this … Continue reading →

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Mystery: Who Shot H.L.?

Posted on April 5, 2022 by cdsmiller17

H.L. Hunt Jr (February 17, 1889 – November 29, 1974) It’s meant as a joke, my post title. This man is supposedly the model for J.R. Ewing on Dallas. He even looks a bit like Larry Hagman, doesn’t he? This … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History XI

Posted on April 4, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Pony Express (April 3, 1860) On this day in 1860: The Pony Express mail service makes its first run between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. This mail service only lasted 18 months, but it lives on as a memory … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History X

Posted on March 31, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The Alaska Purchase (March 30, 1867) On this day in 1867: The U.S. buys Alaska from Russia for US$7.2 million. Big deal, eh? ‘Historian Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer summarized the minority opinion of some American newspaper editors who opposed the purchase: … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History VIII

Posted on March 27, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty (March 26, 1979) On this day in 1979: Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C. And a ‘cold peace’ broke out between those two nations. The timing is randomized. … Continue reading →

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Context: How Dehumanizing Encourages Abuse

Posted on March 22, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Standford Prison Experiment (1971) Under the chapter called the Power of Context, Malcolm Gladwell discusses this experiment in his book “The Tipping Point”. I had previously studied the results of this setup in my Psychology AS class in the UK … Continue reading →

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Urban Crime and Violence: The Power of Context

Posted on March 21, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Falling Down (1993) So, now that I’m reading the next section of Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point” I’m finding the examples he uses remind me of this film, starring Michael Douglas. It was filmed during the Los Angeles riots of … Continue reading →

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Crossing Over with…

Posted on March 20, 2022 by cdsmiller17

John Edward (October 19, 1969) I’ve been a fan of John Edward from 2000 (and, yes, we got to watch this TV program in England). The delivery is rapid-fire, with seemingly impossible hits, and some delayed misses, and plenty of … Continue reading →

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