Author: andrei

In the 1920’s with the advent of the radio, diiferent styles of broadcasting could be the difference between an election victory or defeat, as Vivian Ogilvie expressed in 1953 in…

The Three Merry Coblers “Come, follow, follow me! To th’ alehouse weele march all three;Leave aule, last, threed and lether, and let’s goe altogether;Our trade excells most trades i’th’ land,…

The Second Defenestration of Prague was an event central to the initiation of the Thirty Years War which began in 1618. In his book S. Gardiner ‘Epochs of Modern History…

This amazing article appeared in the Sunday Sedalia Capital dated February 1910. Dr. Lee C Miller was with Quantrell until 1864 and took part in all the major raids. His…

This appears on the Howard County history website. It is a remarkable story of how Miss Jennie Saunders and Bushwhacker Lee McMurtry ‘tricked’ the Federal authorities. ‘After a fight at…

I first heard the story of Richard Norris Williams whilst watching Roger Federer win his first Wimbledon tennis title. The commentator remaked that the first Swiss born ‘major’ winner was…

I love stories about Cricket. This one appeared in a national newspaper, I cut it out years ago but I did not keep a record of the date. “Stumped by…

This fasinating little article on Duelling came from Christopher Duffy’s book, ‘The Army of Frederick the Great.” “Duels in the Prussian Army at the time of Frederick the Great were…

This is an interesting article. William the Conqueror covering all angles on his death bed. How much is true is anyone’s guess, but he lived in violent times and his…

In 1928, Liberian President Charles King put himself up for re-election. He was returned to power with an officially stated majority of 600,000 votes. King’s opponent in the election was…