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War, Weed and Rock n’ Roll: Portrait of an Era in Posters
Freak Power at the Poster House Continue reading
Posted in Art, History
Tagged Anti-war movement, Aspen, Avalon Ballroom, Bill Graham, Fillmore, Freak Power, Hunter S. Thompson, museums, Poster House, posters, Tom Benton
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Once a Factory, Once a Prison, Now It’s Belle Isle
James River Park, Richmond, Va. Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Belle Isle, history, James River, James River Park, parks, Richmond, Virginia
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Impeached in America: Samuel B. Kent
He called himself ‘King Kent.’ Now he’s known as the ‘sex judge.’ Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Galveston, impeachment, judiciary, KIng Kent, Samuel B. Kent, Sex judge, Texas
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Impeached in America: Harry Claiborne
The story of a federal judge, an FBI agent and a brothel owner. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged courts, FBI, Harry Claiborne, history, impeachment, Joe Conforte, Joseph Yablonsky, Las Vegas, Mustang Ranch, Nevada, Oscar Goodman
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Impeached in America: William W. Belknapp
From Civil War hero to disgraced Secretary of War Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Civil War, history, impeachkment, Puss Belknapp, Ulysses S. Grant, William Belknapp, William Tecumseh Sherman
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Impeached in America: Old Bacon Face
Samuel Chase was the only Supreme Court justice to be impeached. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged history, impeachment, Old Bacon Face, Samuel Chase, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson
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Impeached in America: John Pickering
This district court judge seemed to have trouble showing up sober. Continue reading
Impeached in America: William Blount
The founding father who schemed to start a war. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Congress, history, impeachment, Senate, Tennessee, William Blount
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Wawayanda: A Century Before the State Park
The 1846 Wawayanda Ironworks furnace Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged hiking trails, historic furnace, history, Ironworks, New Jersey State Parks, Wawayanda Ironworks, Wawayanda State Park
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History of the Minors: El Comandante on the Mound
1959 Havana Sugar Kings Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Camilo Cienfuegos, Che Guevara, Cookie Rojas, Cuba, cuban baseball, Fidel Castro, Gran Stadium, havana, International League, Junior World Series, Leo Cardenas, Luis Arroyo, Mike Cuellar, minor league baseball, Rochester Red Wings, sports
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