Woody Harrelson’s Dad Was an Assassin?
According to Nobody Move!, Charles Harrelson killed a federal judge in 1979 at the behest of a drug dealer. It was the first time in the 20th century a Federal Judge had been assassinated. I did not know that.
Category: History
Chris Hayes is Uncomfortable With “Heros” Because He Doesn’t Know Anything about War. Or Rhetoric.
I suppose I could get myself all worked up about Chris Hayes feeling “uncomfortable” bestowing the moniker of “hero” on our victorious dead, as others have, but I’d much rather try to parse the fellow’s thought process: “Why do I feel so uncomfortable about the word hero?” Hayes said. “I feel uncomfortable about the word… Read More Chris Hayes is Uncomfortable With “Heros” Because He Doesn’t Know Anything about War. Or Rhetoric.
Westminster Abbey and its Forgotten Patron
The Templar Knight permits himself a bit of home tourism to Westminster Abbey and reveals a fact I had not known: That the Abbey, which is the chief ceremonial center of the British Monarchy, was largely built by one of England’s lesser-known Kings, Henry III. He was the son of King John and the father… Read More Westminster Abbey and its Forgotten Patron
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