Month May 2018
This post may seem off topic for a history blog, but history is irrelevant if the future is insecure. In a constitutional republic such as ours, that confers an individual responsibility on each of its citizens to vote.** 2018 is… Continue Reading →
What is Cinco de Mayo, really? It isn’t Independence Day in Mexico. It isn’t actually a drinking festival. But what it IS takes a bit of history to understand. And technically, it’s all Napoleon’s fault. Early 1800s In 1808, Napoleon… Continue Reading →
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