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Prohibition, Part 1 - "Smash Women, Smash" - Welcome to Bite-Size HistoryWelcome to Bite-Size History
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Welcome to Bite-Size History. History the way you wish it had been taught, plus the occasional pithy observation. The Naming of Hurricanes. Prohibition, Part 2 — Time to Board the Water Wagon →. Prohibition, Part 1 — “Smash Women, Smash”. March 14, 2015. Father, Don’t Get Stewed Again Tonight. For a variety of reasons the movement slowly ebbed, and was marginalized entirely during the Civil War (1861-1865). The issue was revived by The Prohibition Party. Began selling her remedy for female complaints....
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Welcome to Bite-Size History. History the way you wish it had been taught, plus the occasional pithy observation. Disagreeing Might Make You a Shrubist. May 17, 2015. I suppose it had to happen. With every type of group already represented by a phalanx of lawyers to make sure their rights aren’t violated, the hand-wringers are beginning to run out of groups. However, NPR recently discovered another downtrodden, … Continue reading →. You, Too, Can Become a Prize-Winning News Photographer. August 3, 2014.
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England and France Lock Horns in the Hundred Years War - Part 2 - Welcome to Bite-Size HistoryWelcome to Bite-Size History
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England and France Lock Horns in the Hundred Years War - - Part 2. Welcome to Bite-Size History. History the way you wish it had been taught, plus the occasional pithy observation. England and France Lock Horns in the Hundred Years War, Part 1. The Naming of Hurricanes →. England and France Lock Horns in the Hundred Years War — Part 2. February 10, 2015. Until about 1364, everything seemed to go Edward’s way. Then…. Phase Two: The Caroline War. Which had begun in 1305. Phase Three: The Lancastrian War.
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Welcome to Bite-Size History. History the way you wish it had been taught, plus the occasional pithy observation. A Brief History of Football. April 1, 2016. Football got its start sometime before 1820, when groups of boys in New England started kicking a ball with the idea of getting it somewhere and scoring something. Slowly, one group influenced another group, and by the 1840s, a number … Continue reading →. Many Bowl Games are There? December 3, 2015. February 5, 2013. America’s Pastime, Part 1.
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Prohibition, Part 3 - Bathtubs, Bootlegging, and Benzene - Welcome to Bite-Size HistoryWelcome to Bite-Size History
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Welcome to Bite-Size History. History the way you wish it had been taught, plus the occasional pithy observation. Prohibition, Part 2 — Time to Board the Water Wagon. An Unhurried Look at Smoking →. Prohibition, Part 3 — Bathtubs, Bootlegging, and Benzene. April 12, 2015. Prohibition is an affront to the whole history of mankind. I think this would be a good time for a beer. FDR, just before signing the legislation to abolish prohibition. In the southern states, some came from moonshiners. These entr...
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Another Salute to Ghosties, Ghoulies and Long-Leggedy Beasties - Welcome to Bite-Size HistoryWelcome to Bite-Size History
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Welcome to Bite-Size History. History the way you wish it had been taught, plus the occasional pithy observation. Development of Time Zones. How Not to Build a Bridge →. Another Salute to Ghosties, Ghoulies and Long-Leggedy Beasties. October 19, 2014. As I mentioned last time. It may come as a surprise to younger readers, but once upon a time radio meant more than Top 40 and Golden Oldies (. One of the programs which began broadcasting during radio’s heyday was called, Suspense. Development of Time Zones.
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Prohibition, Part 2 - Time to Board the Water Wagon - Welcome to Bite-Size HistoryWelcome to Bite-Size History
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Time to Board the Water Wagon - - Prohibition, Part 2. Welcome to Bite-Size History. History the way you wish it had been taught, plus the occasional pithy observation. Prohibition, Part 1 — “Smash Women, Smash”. Prohibition, Part 3 — Bathtubs, Bootlegging, and Benzene →. Prohibition, Part 2 — Time to Board the Water Wagon. March 27, 2015. It’s bootleg when it’s on the trucks, but when your host hands it to you on a silver tray, it’s hospitalityThey say I violate prohibition. Who doesn’t? The Anti-Saloon...
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The Two-Cent PieceWelcome to Bite-Size History
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Coins that Never Really Caught On. Welcome to Bite-Size History. History the way you wish it had been taught, plus the occasional pithy observation. 8220;Lizzie Borden With An Axe…”. A Short History of Surnames →. Coins that Never Really Caught On — The 2ȼ Piece. December 4, 2014. First in an occasional series. My article, A Platinum Coin to Pay Down the Debt. How things have changed — today’s coins contain less than 2 cents of actual metal, regardless of denomination. Clearly, something had to be done, ...
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A Short History of Surnames - Welcome to Bite-Size HistoryWelcome to Bite-Size History
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A Short History of Surnames. Welcome to Bite-Size History. History the way you wish it had been taught, plus the occasional pithy observation. Coins that Never Really Caught On — The 2ȼ Piece. England and France Lock Horns in the Hundred Years War, Part 1 →. A Short History of Surnames. January 16, 2015. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. These are just a few examples of patronymics:. Ap (son of); ferch (daughter of).
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"Lizzie Borden With An Axe..." - Welcome to Bite-Size HistoryWelcome to Bite-Size History
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Lizzie Borden With An Axe. Welcome to Bite-Size History. History the way you wish it had been taught, plus the occasional pithy observation. How Not to Build a Bridge. Coins that Never Really Caught On — The 2ȼ Piece →. 8220;Lizzie Borden With An Axe…”. November 13, 2014. Lizzie Borden with an axe,. Gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done,. She gave her father forty-one. 8212;-Contemporary rope-jumping rhyme. In 1891, tensions in the family had risen to the point that each of the Bor...
