Hans Remembers- Headlines from Wednesday May 21, 1969- President Richard Milhous Nixon on this day announced that he had selected Judge Warren Burger of the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
Hans Remembers- Headlines from Thursday May 15, 1969- In a story that was the big headline of the day- U.S. Supreme Court justice Abe Fortas became the first justice to […]
History In Music- “James K. Polk” by They Might Be Giants. A week ago I featured the They Might Be Giants single “Istanbul [Not Constantinople} – today I am […]
Hans Remembers- Headlines from Saturday May 10, 1969- 50 years ago today. In the war in Vietnam- The Battle of Hamburger Hill- the battle began on May 10 and would […]
History in Music- “The Battle Of New Orleans”- Johnny Horton. “The Battle of New Orleans” was a huge hit in 1959 for Johnny Horton. In fact it was the biggest […]
History In Music- “William Howard Taft”- The Two Man Gentleman Band. I can’t recall where I heard this song at– it came out in 2007. It is a quirky […]
History in Music- “Ohio’- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. 49 years ago today -Monday May 4, 1970-I can tell you where I was at what I was doing. I […]
