One hundred ninety years ago today, a man was born who later published a book the influence of which stretched far beyond his own...

On this date in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a secret project that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people...

It’s amazing how, over time, one’s perspectives change. As I’m on the verge of testing the adage “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,”...

“Stories come from people. Not from ideas, not from plots. Faulkner gave us the key to our material: ‘the human heart in conflict with...

Today, we take a look back at four historic events that occurred on this day, September 14. Copyright (c) 2018, Dennis L. Peterson...

But Dr. Moses Hoge, a contemporary of Jackson, declared, “To attempt to portray the life of Jackson while leaving out the religious...

He is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him. The neighbor...

My wife, a second-grade teacher, usually has her mind, even during her summer vacation, on school-related matters. Sometimes, that leads...

In our finite sense of time and events, we often lose our sense of perspective. We often mentally compress time and events without...

Lately, I’ve been reading a sadly ironic biography of a talented but confused author who spent his life trying to find himself. He...

Today marks the 73rd anniversary of V-E Day, when World War II ended in Europe with the utter defeat of the Nazi regime. That military...

I’m downstairs and need something (say the stapler) that is upstairs. I fly to the stairs and climb them as fast as my arthritic knees...

“Doing genealogy” can occur at several different levels, from hobbyist to obsessive compulsive. Over the years, I’ve done my genealogical...

Seventy-two years ago yesterday–on February 23, 1945–perhaps the most famous war photograph in history was taken by AP photographer Joe...

At noon today, Donald Trump will be sworn in as our nation’s 45th president. Afterward, following the precedent set by our first...

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Shortly after I posted that essay, Charles Moore, who has been following my blog for a while, contacted me to suggest that I might enjoy...

Never underestimate the power of a good book series, even if it’s not great literature, to spark an interest in reading. It might just...

Today, I want to focus a little well-deserved attention on another such unsung hero: Dr. William Shippen. Shippen was born in...

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