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DrProfesserPatirck · 13 days

You should check out Laurence Hauptman's The Iroquois in the Civil War: From Battlefield to Reservation. I've been meaning to read it for years, otherwise I'd try to answer your question.

On a related note, General Ely S. Parker was a Seneca who rose to become US Grant's military secretary and was present at the surrender at Appomattox.

giamgiam · 23 days

Oh I definitely do want a source, thank you much. Wouldn't be surprised if that's where I picked it up.

giamgiam · 23 days

"Yeah, Andrew Jackson? Fuck that guy."

This was the founding principle of the Whig Party.

giamgiam · 23 days

(Disclaimer: for much of this, I'm relying on memory and don't have a specific source, so if anyone notices something wrong, please correct me!)

The 1828 election was notable as well because Adams's campaign, facing Jackson again, threw around accusations that AJ's wife, Rachel, was a bigamist. This stemmed from the fact that Rachel had divorced her first husband, but the guy never completed filing the divorce papers. Through some devious shenanigans, she was tricked into believing he had, so when she married AJ, she was still technically married to another man. The Adams campaign jumped at this info.

Apparently, Rachel, who had been somewhat ill since the early 1820's, was hit hard by the accusations. She died in December 1828, and I believe AJ blamed Adams (at least in part) for her death.

HistoricalMan · 1 month

Hey now, remember when we...uh, when we...hmm...

Oh! When we beat the Pats last year! I almost cried (frankly, I'm surprised I didn't).

depanneur · 1 month

"Pickett's Charge? There's a whole book about that? That was like a two-hour thing."

Vampire_Seraphin · 1 month

Chronicling America from the Library of Congress is an (understandably) amazing newspaper database.

freenewspaperarchives.us is pretty good too, although not nearly as extensive.

And The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion are a must for any Civil War historian or buff.

BuffaloBoyOhBoy · 2 months

Hey, trees don't grow on trees, you know.

bobwonder · 2 months

Here's a specific example: last year, on the same night, Britta thought Troy and Abed's new friend helped commit genocide in Europe and then on 30 Rock, Jenna started her website Jenna's-side.com. That's the one (darkest) example that comes to mind immediately.

seKer82 · 2 months

Question: would the Jets be doing as well this year if they were still the Thrashers? I'm curious what you guys think.

Mjap52 · 2 months

I'd be down for this! One question though: where can I find a decent, cheap stick?

extra_less · 3 months

Sure, if there's still room.

Dcool45 · 3 months

What's your opinion on instant replay?

alham89 · 3 months

Most Wegmans and Tops seem to have it in 2-liter bottles and 12-packs. I think I've even seen just the syrup available too.

Edit: The only kind I've ever seen in stores is PJ's Crystal Beach Loganberry, here's who carries it.

xatu51 · 3 months

You should check out Theories of the World from Antiquity to the Copernican Revolution by Michael J. Crowe. It's been a few years since I've read it, but it might help you a bit, specifically chapters six and seven, which are about the two systems.

Salva_Veritate · 3 months

"Starting tonight for the O's is the 182cm left-hander out of the National Taiwan College of Physical Education, Wei-Yin Chen. The 26-year-old pitched in Japan during fiscal year 2011, ending with 8 Winning Advantages and 4 Complete Investments in 25 Registration Plates. In 164.2 Throw Ball Times, he gave up 138 Cheap Shots and 31 Four Balls but had only 94 Three Vibrations. I think if Chen can keep his Violence Investment below 3 and his Self-Responsibility Point in the 30-40 range, he could have a lot of success this fiscal year for the Orioles."

BellatrixLenormal · 3 months

With a T for Tamerica.

imacultclassic · 4 months

Several years ago I saw a Yankees hat in A's colors. Gold brim, green crown, white NY. To this day I'm still shocked and appalled.

Drunken_Economist · 5 months

This is how I choose to react.

Chimael · 6 months

John Brown was exactly who I thought of when I read the question, but I skipped over the word "successful" the first time. When you take a step back, though, and view it in the context of all the events leading up to the war, it could definitely be considered successful. Brown dedicated his life to ending slavery and believed it could only end with violence (among his last words: "I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.") With the raid, he wanted to steal weapons in order to arm slaves and his supporters, which he hoped would incite a larger slave rebellion in Virginia. Of course, that didn't happen, but his capture and hanging made him a martyr for his cause.

So to sum up, while his raid wasn't successful, Brown's raid was another stepping stone in a series of events that eventually led to war and the end of slavery. Or the tl;dr: what shostyscholar and terrystop0094 said.

ahistoryofscience · 6 months

Thanks!

kissmyirish · 6 months

The rest of the league may be catching on to the go-down-21-at-the-half-and-then-stage-a-massive-comeback strategy...

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