Random Thoughts by Mark Milliorn

After a career of teaching history, it is so much fun to write about nonsense.

Saturday, December 30, 2017

Women and the Medal of Honor

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Last week, I wrote about father and son recipients of the Medal of Honor.   Almost immediately, I got email asking about women and the Med...
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Saturday, December 23, 2017

Father and Son Medals

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The outside temperature has dropped to the point where I am invoking the Age Rule :   Until the outside temperature is greater than my age...
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Saturday, December 16, 2017

Mass Murder in Lincoln County

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This should be a well-known story—after all, people from all over the world visit Lincoln County to see where Billy the Kid shot his way ...
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Saturday, December 9, 2017

The Bloodiest Battle

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Early in the War of 1812, there was a bloody battle between two evenly matched frigates that established long-lasting traditions for both ...
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Friday, December 1, 2017

Las Meninas

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The painting at first glance seems to be a simple scene of a day in the life at the 17th Century court of Philip IV of Spain, however, the...
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Saturday, November 25, 2017

From Stevedore to Captain

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The Civil War began as an effort to preserve the union, but as time went on, the North seized the moral high ground by making freedom for ...
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Mark Milliorn
Now that I'm retired, I'm a student again. I just finished my fifth bachelor's degree and I'm looking for a new major. I make terrible watercolor paintings that I burn so they can't be used as evidence at my commitment hearing.
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