Category Archives: History

Liberty State Park: Nature Reclaimed

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Ken Dowell

A park crafted from an industrial wasteland. Continue reading →

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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 3, Barnstorming Montana

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Ken Dowell

The Kansas City Monarchs and House of David baseballers come to town. Continue reading →

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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 2, The World Series of the West

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Ken Dowell

An integrated baseball tournament in a segregated age. Continue reading →

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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 1, St. Louis Cardinals vs. House of David

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Ken Dowell

When a 19-year old female pitcher took the mound against a team with eight future Hall of Famers. Continue reading →

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Guns in America: Prohibition and Gun Control

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Gun violence during Prohibition gave rise to the 1934 Federal Firearms Act.
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Guns in America: Where’s the Blaze of Glory?

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Few things have had a greater impact on popular culture in America than images of the Wild West.
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Guns in America: ‘Well Regulated’ Militias and the Right to Bear Arms

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Most of us at this point don’t see ourselves banding together and taking on the federal government in a firefight Continue reading →

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Guns in America: Prominent Americans Shooting Each Other Up

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Burr and Hamilton were not the only prominent American leaders to kill or be killed in a duel.,
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Guns in America: The Americanization of the Duel

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Ken Dowell

When the first European colonists came to America they brought with them a rather definitive dispute resolution process known as dueling.
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Guns in America: Who Fired the First Shot?

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Columbus? Ponce de Leon? The Pilgrims? Continue reading →

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