St. Claver also found himself in the jails and work camps, often coming alongside those being tortured during the Inquisition. Though Fr. Claver was sympathetic to the Inquisition’s goal, he felt that everyone left imprisoned and alone deserved a friend and advocate. In his work in the hospi...
Donate. Give Aloha. All we have is each other. In the end that’s all that matters. Maui will rise from these ashes. But Lahaina is forever changed. It was always a hallowed ground for the Native Hawaiians, but after this, it is even more sacred with the souls who died in this fi...
Expert santero Jose de Gracia, at the direction of Sandoval, inscribed this dedication on latillas (planks) in between the vigas (beams) on the ceiling. The date of the inscription was significant because it precisely marked the time that Bishop Juan B. Lamy was arriving in Santa Fe as the...
she was the first woman to fly an F/A-18 on a combat mission. Combine that life story with cinematic TV ads that recall how she was told as a young girl that she would never fly military aircraft, and it's an intoxicating brew in this political environment. ...
Another solution is to hold a special Senate election. Minnesota law does not specifically provide for such a runoff. However, the U.S. Constitution’s 17th amendment does provide states with a roadmap for filling “vacancies,” which might be a legal starting point for a do-over. Even bef...
battle are responsible for this government shut-down mess. It is simply not true. If you want proof, imagine how it would look if the Democrats decided that they were going to shut down the government until Republicans stopped enforcing the 2nd Amendment. Is that a good way to get your ...
Alaska and Hawai‘i: territory incorporated into the US after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment When did slavery start in the US? Slavery in what is now the United States began in the early 17th century. The commonly accepted starting point is 1619, when a Dutch ship brought 20 enslav...
What seems like centuries ago, and was in fact in the last century, after the fall of the USSR, I watched as the wheels came off Science Fiction short stories, in a sort of mini-fit-of-insanity. I kept bouncing between being horrified and being amused, a
When did the Republic of Texas became a state? When was the Northwest Territory established? When was the Iroquois Constitution created? When was the Louisiana Purchase made? When was the 9th Amendment created? When did the Nevada Territory became a state? When was Fort Ligonier built? When wa...
In 1949, 48 states made Citizenship Day proclamations. In 1952 Congress changed ‘I Am an American Day' to Citizenship Day, to be celebrated every year on September 17th. Senator Robert Byrd was responsible for having the amendment passed that changed the name in 2004 to Constitution Day. In...