## ODonnellWeb – Tag History

Slavery By any Other Name

Posted on 01/28/2014 in misc • Tagged with History, TV, Politics

Slavery didn't end with the Civil War


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Stafford Civil War Park

Posted on 01/20/2014 in misc • Tagged with History, Fredericksburg

Hike report on the Hoover Camp trail


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The United States of War

Posted on 12/21/2013 in misc • Tagged with History, Issues, Politics

Why are we always at war?


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The Gospel of Consumption

Posted on 05/22/2013 in misc • Tagged with History, Issues, Economics

Our consumption driven economy was not an accident


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A Lost Cause

Posted on 05/18/2013 in misc • Tagged with Fredericksburg, History

I had a run in with a lost causer


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150th anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg

Posted on 12/09/2012 in misc • Tagged with Fredericksburg, History

The NPS put on a hell of a show


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The Irish Americans: A history

Posted on 04/04/2012 in misc • Tagged with Books, History

The story of the Irish in America


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Monument Avenue

Posted on 01/28/2012 in misc • Tagged with History, Travel, Richmond, Virginia

A tour of Monument Ave in Richmond VA


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War. What is it good for?

Posted on 08/03/2011 in misc • Tagged with Education, History

Does the way we teach history in the US glorify war?


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Memorial Day 2011 in Fredericksburg

Posted on 05/31/2011 in misc • Tagged with Fredericksburg, History, Virginia

We take Memorial Day seriously in Fredericksburg


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Important Aug 19s in history

Posted on 08/19/2010 in misc • Tagged with Personal, History

The annual anniversary post


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The Greatest Generation

Posted on 05/28/2004 in misc • Tagged with DC, History

I visited the new WWII Memorial


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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Posted on 01/29/2004 in misc • Tagged with History, Books

Benjamin Franklin was a hell of a dude


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1000 Years of Irish History

Posted on 07/16/2001 in misc • Tagged with Books, History

Over 1000 years of history condensed into about 300 pages


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