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Lincoln

Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln came out yesterday in a few select cities that somehow did not include any in Connecticut – so a week to see it, hard to take after the fantastic reviews from the New York Times, Peter Travers, … Continue reading →

Modern History

 . . . Nobody learns no nothing from no history . . .                                                                                         – Gogol Bordello; Ave. B History has taken a beating during this never-ending presidential campaign, and it is probably not going to get much relief after … Continue reading →

William Hanlin, 150 Years Ago Today . . .

  William in the early morning hours, with Hooker – never a favorite – observing for McClellan: They broke – they did not run, but neither did they stay, it was more of an insolent slink, backing away from our … Continue reading →

Bobby V Comes to Beantown

Reblogged from rolandrhicks: Ft. Myers, three weeks into the Red Sox spring training schedule, three minutes after Bobby asks Carl Crawford to change his batting stance for the eleventh time in two days . . . . Filed under: Stuff … Continue reading →

September 1, 1862

The day after Second Manassas, which the 21st watched from the Stone Bridge across the Bull Run, the brigade, William temporarily in command - - –  their brigadier general fled the day before when he saw the rebels roll up the Union … Continue reading →