December 25th: Today in 1776 George Washington had one of his rare victories on a battle field. Taking the crumbling remains of the continental army across the Deleware river he suprised some Hessian troops in Trenton, NJ. It was a pretty small affair, but it showed the world that the continentals were not about to [...]
December 24th: Today in 1814 the Treaty of Ghent was signed ending the War of 1812. You remember the war of 1812 don’t you? No, that was the revolution…. and that one was the civil war. You really should read up on the War of 1812 you know.
December 23rd: Today in 1783 George Washington reseigned as Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army. The move was filled with symbolism, it was intended to show that the military should always be subordinate to the civilian government in the United States and it set a precedent that worked exactly as Washington intended it to. He may [...]
Today in Great Britain a plan was introduced for the tracking all car trips made in the country. It is expect that this will be followed by the voluntary installation of telescreens into private homes, to be made mandatory if not enough people volunteer. Authorities apologize for the slowness of the arrival of the predicted [...]
December 22nd: Today in 1944 German troops surrounding Bastogne demanded its surrender, General Anthony McAuliffe when awakened with the demand gave an obscene reply and wrote ‘Nuts’ on the paper he sent back with the German representatives. They correctly translated this as ‘Go to hell’ and began concentrated attacks on the city. The American troops [...]
They just don’t make the cool kids toys they used to. Via Lileks