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Blog Entries by Kenneth C. Davis from 04/2009

Gay Marriage: A "Loving" History

| Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics
Read More: Miscegenation, Don't Know About History, Gay Marriage, Kenneth Davis, Loving vs. Virginia, Mildred Loving, Politics News

When it comes to most of the great social upheavals of our past, the politicians and "leaders" have generally had to be dragged kicking and screaming in the direction of change.

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Patriots' Day -- It's Not About the Marathon

| Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics
Read More: American Revolution, Kenneth C. Davis. Don't Know Much About History, Patriots' Day, Boston Marathon, Joseph Warren, Boston Tea Party, Patriots Day, Politics News

Joseph Warren's story remained buried, overshadowed by the more illustrious Founders with better biographers. He became the most important Founding Father most of us never heard of.

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Don't Know Much About the First 100 Days: Then and Now

| Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics
Read More: Obama, First 100 Days, Depression, American History, Fdr, Politics News

As a yardstick of Presidential accomplishment, the "First 100 Days" is surely a faulty measure. Lincoln's first one hundred days were miserable, and included the beginning of the Civil War.

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