Territorial Bloggings

January 23, 1845 - The U.S. Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
WDTM? That every four years, there’s the potential for the week of my birthday to be ruined by Presidential elections. Even worse, every 28 years there’s the possibility that my birthday itself [...]

A twofer on the 22nd…
January 22, 1917 - President Woodrow Wilson pleaded for an end to war in Europe, calling for “peace without victory.” (By April, however, America also was at war.)
January 22, 1944 - Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy.
WDTM? Wilson was an idealistic, weak leader. To most important ways of evaluating [...]

January 21, 1908 — New York City prohibited women from smoking in public.
I Say: Should we be outraged that women were oppressed, or pleased that smoking was demonized? It’s just so confusing when causes collide!
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January 20, 1942 - Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee Conference, during which they arrived at their “final solution” that called for exterminating Jews.
I Say: I can sometimes be a skeptic when it comes to history. The writing of History is perhaps the most important of the proverbial “spoils” that goes to the Victors. [...]