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Welcome to the New Historium
First of all, and above all else, this is a web log, a blog, an online journal, online diary, etc. That
said, this is a blog devoted to the reporting and analysing of historical information, or just about anything related to history.
The posts can vary and do. I encourage all visitors to give comments, corrections, suggestions, thoughts, criticisms, or anything
else you have to say about this site.
Thank you for visiting, now you can go ahead and acutally read the posts.
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Sunday, August 28, 2005
Site Update Info.
Just a reminder, not all my posts will be on this page, check the links to the other pages, "Epic Works" and "Discussion
Forums" will also have updates.
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Famous Last words
gotten from: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/6537/real-a.htm
John Adams: Thomas Jefferson still survives. One of the founding fathers of America,
also second president of the United States. He had a letter correspondence with Jefferson. Adams died on the Fourth of July,
1826, in reality Jefferson had died only few hours before Adams.
John Brown: I, John Brown, am now quite certain
that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood! Fanatical abolitionist who fought fervently
for the cause. Tried to steal some weapons from the armory at Harpers' Ferry to arm a slave revolt, failed and tried for treason.
His words are prophetic of the more than 500,000 Americans who died in a war just a few years later.
Genghis
Khan: Let not my end disarm you, and on no account weep or keen for me, let the enemy be warned of my death. The
Mongol ruler who conquered half the known world and united almost all of Northern Asia. His acts would revolutionize the world
and his descendants would continue to expand the empire.
John Henry (Doc) Holiday: This is funny.
Famous western gunfighter who fought with Wyatt Earp. Died of Tubercolosis in bed.
Thomas
Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson: Order A.P. Hill to prepare for action! Pass the infantry to the front rapidly! Tell Major Hawks.
. . . Let us cross over the river and sit under the shade of the trees. Confederate General during the Civil War,
one of Lee's best soldiers. Was accidentally shot by his own troops who mistook him for Union cavalry. Eventually died from
pneumonia, his last hours were spent in delerium.
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Friday, August 26, 2005
A Message to all Grammar Freaks (and food for thought for others)
This message is particularly
directed for all grammar freaks, but anyone can read it just for entertainment or as something to spark thought on the subject.
Why, o why do so many people spasm, convulse, and become insane whenever someone says “me too”, instead “I also”? Why do they
insist that you follow the rules some board or committee picked? What gives a few people the right to establish rules for
a language that has roots going back thousands of years, to its earliest ancestral tongues?
Language is a means of
communication, that said, if somebody can understand you, it is enough.
Anybody can understand me if
I make some grammar mistake, the point is whether I can get the message across. Yet the freaks insist you get everything right.
Why do we insist on regulating a language that has always and always will change? I have a teacher who is a zealot in maintaining
strict use of correct grammar, even in spoken language. This is the idea of language: when someone listens to another, they
don’t think of the exact definition of each word heard and then try to put it together; they get a feeling for the tone and
subject matter, and then apply a general meaning to the words that makes sense. Whether you say “me too” or “I also” won’t
make a difference. Others will still understand what you are saying in general.
Just keep in mind, every change
ever in language started out as a difference from the norm. If you say something that is very difficult or impossible to understand,
then someone should correct you. But if someone corrects you even when most people would understand you, then that’s their
problem.
Monday, August 22, 2005
What if: The Battle of New York
Throughout history there have been countless close calls where things could have easily gone the other way. In this weekly
series I will post on a particular moment in time and ask readers to give their thoughts and opinions on what would have happened
if things went differently. This week's what if will be during the Battle of New York. The setting: it is September
of 1776, in New York City. The fledgling new American nation has recently declared independence but is far from winning a
victory over the British. The army has almost no experience and training. Recently the British have just routed and pushed
back many of the Americans to their fortifications at Brooklyn Heights, in Long Island. All the British have to do is bring
together all their troops and artillery and make one final assault. Given their superior training, equipment, and morale,
they probably would have succeeded. Yet their general, Howe, has decided to enjoy the day's victory and pull back his troops
to camp. Later at night, there is a second close call. The wind is coming from a northerly direction, which
prevents the British ships from sailing up and blocking any hope of Washington's troops escaping across the river. This allows
the Americans to silently slip into their boats and withdraw to Manhattan. My questions are these: what would have
happened if the British army had continued their assault and stormed Brooklyn Heights, if the wind was different and the British
ships could sailed up, thus completely surrounding the Americans. I am not just talking about the American army or Washington,
but also of the United States' situation, and maybe even the world too. Tell me whatever you think, any feedback related to
this would be good. This question will be open until next Monday, when I will post another what if. Note: don't forget
to visit the other historium at http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeqkaxu.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
First Scrolls
Welcome to the new and (hopefully) improved Historium. I have only just started to edit and change things, so for the
first 1 or 2 weeks the site may seem a little rough. If there are certain things that seem to go wrong, please tell me of
them, so I can fix it.
If you have any sort of questions, please tell me. You may have noticed the background music, tell me what you think
of it. For now I need all the feedback and comments I can get, and don't forget to update the links!
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