While history is one of my favorite things, the history of language is the epicenter of my favorite historical things to explore. For about two
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This I Believe
I gave my students an assignment based on the radio pioneer Edward R. Murrow’s short essay series that he asked his listeners to write. Since
Toilet Paper: Getting to the bottom of its history
It’s something that we all do. It’s just something we don’t discuss. I’m referring to using the bathroom. Whether it’s the lingering smells that cause
The Masks We Wear – Part 1: Crime and History
There are hundreds of different prisoners who could have been the Man in the Iron Mask. In the 1998 Leonardo DiCaprio movie entitled The Man in the
The History and a Song: Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons”
People have been coming to America, for some reason or another, for a very long time. Some sought freedom of religion. Some yearned for economic
Parent’s Guide to Generation Z’s Lingo
While it is true that not all generations are homogenous groups, you’ll find some that bleed through the lines of that generations start and stop
