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On the anniversary of Battery Wagner, 1863 ...

"This guy thinks he can run an army? Stanton was better!"

This is how you do it:

Dust jackets can conceal what you are really reading.

Appomattox Court House.

It's Bobby Murcer 5, Baltimore 4 day ... 1979. My most memorable regular season Yankees game. Take care, Lemon and Tugboat.

History is evergreen.

And there was something else. In 1940 Middleburg came under bombardment during the German invasion of the Netherlands. Much of it was destroyed. Thus this caught my eye:

Outside of my hotel, there's a memorial space to contemplate the TransAtlantic slave trade. Never forget.

Here are a few of the moments I encountered during an early event stroll ... unplanned. Never forget.

I have always enjoyed my time in the Netherlands. Thirty years ago I spoke at the Roosevelt Institute of American Studies. Thirty years later, I returned to speak again. I had some time to explore a little bit.

And my response, which she clearly found quite objectionable:

The comments that drew my attention:

An academic who derided someone as a white guy and a history fan without a PhD got upset when I asked about the relevance of all that to the argument at hand. Her response?

Sherman always looking for attention. That's why he's the only person talking in this painting:

FDR was right. Even if he did slip up badly with interning Japanese Americans. Principles and practices.

Always interesting when the person who claims to be the brightest in the room is exposed as a desperate liar and fraud.

What you have been waiting to hear all day (courtesy Yahoo News):

Of course.

Trump and Vance await their next visitor.

So many levels of stupid here.