Category: History and Social Studies

  • Should France preserve Hitler’s Atlantic Wall?

    Preservation, Perseverance, and what is Proper BBC News – Hitler’s Atlantic Wall: Should France preserve it?. The Atlantic Wall, a defense system built by Nazi Germany to stop an opposing evasion by the Allied Armies, needs to be repaired or destroyed. Emotional and Environmental impacts are a huge factor in deciding what should be done; now,…

  • CW 150: Secession, Timing, and Purpose

    During the time following the attack on Ft. Sumter but before the Battle of Bull Run, the country held its breath and began to find out what secession really means. No one was truly surprised when Firebrands in GA and SC began to push the slave holding aristocracy towards secession in the Deep South. Lincoln could…

  • CW 150: Battle of Fort Sumter

    On this day the battle of Ft. Sumter took place. This would become the first battle of the war. Even though the battle resulted in only one casualty. This minor loss would encourage southern resolve for the next few months as the secession process would continue and the war would happen. The modern irony of this sesquicentennial is that…

  • Japan: WorldVision call for Donations

    If you would like to help the earthquake devastation in Japan, Haiti, New Zealand, or Chile, this is the organization I, and millions of others, have trusted in the past. All monies given for relief are sent to relief, nothing is held back for leadership or organizational cost. Please give if you can or just…

  • CW 150 Abraham Lincoln

    Today, should be an awesome celebration of the American spirit. Abraham Lincoln took office on this day in 1861 and would become one of the most revered men in the history of the US. His election is the last catalyst to move southern leaadership to begin secession. South Carolina would be the first and Lincoln responded accordingly,…

  • CW 150 Bleeding Kansas and Harpers Ferry,WV

    At first glance, most would look at this and wonder, “How do Kansas and WV have anything to do with the Civil War?” Well by a strange and odd stroke of luck, a man by the name of John Brown connected the two states together during the bloodied period of years leading up-to the war.