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historycourses replied to the topic Was George Washington a Great Tactician? in the forum American History 1 year, 11 months ago
He was very much not a great tactician. He was mediocre. He seriously bungled his dispositions during the 1776 New York campaign, so much so that had he not been rescued by a fog following his defeat on Long Island he would have lost virtually his entire force on the banks of the East River. At the Battle of Long Island itself, he was outflanked…[Read more]
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historycourses replied to the topic Gift Lists for History Buffs in the forum The Coffee House 1 year, 11 months ago
Antique weapons are a really cool gift. I would love, for example, to own a real weapon used during the Revolutionary War. Even better would be if I could know who it belonged to, i.e. an officer’s sword
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historycourses replied to the topic Gameification? in the forum Member Resources 1 year, 11 months ago
I think gamification is fine, as long as it doesn’t incentivize spammy posting or mutual liking just to gain clout or whatever. But we’re really small at the moment, so these concerns are a while in the future
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Art History 1 year, 11 months agoVan Gogh experimented with color pigments before he committed to mixing them with oils to produce paint. This is a box of yarn dyed by Van Gogh as part of his investigations into how to produce specific colors for his pallette. -
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Image courtesy of The Central Rappahannock Regional Library
At this holiday time we all tend to find ourselves busy with decorating our homes, shopping for the perfect gift and running here and there for […]
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Thanks for sharing this article! I always feel bad for the soldiers who were on the younger side of the average (25 years old for the Union was average) who were away from home during the holidays. It seemed to be well-illustrated in that Harper’s Weekly cover with Santa Claus. Many would be considered kids by today’s standards.
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arminius replied to the topic Gameification? in the forum Member Resources 2 years ago
You just comment here to earn a medal?
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With gentle fingers, he sets the slippery clean china on the cloth to dry. He’s kicked down hay from the loft for the cows, fed the pigs and fierce, yellow, Spitz dog who guards the farm. The cows have been m […]
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Just from the text, I would suspect Schlittenbauer as the primary suspect. I’m fairly sure, if they had had the technology and forensic science then that we do today, this one could have been solved. Another great article Niobe.
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Schlittenbauer (or “the Sledge Maker”, as the reports all called him) was a suspect at the time of the crime and many people still believe he was the murderer. There are plenty of reasons he’d fall under suspicion.
He accessed the locked house after the murder using a key. Other witnesses said they were not surprised that he had a key to the house, as his status as Viktoria’s lover was common knowledge and having a key seemed natural. Only later did this key seem very suspicious.
One argument against Schlittenbauer is that he had his own farm to run and because of this couldn’t be absent for the amount of time reflected in the evidence indicating a person lived in the house for those days.
Very hard to know! Schlittenbauer had motive and means!
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Niobe started the topic November 12th, 1833: The Night the Stars Fell in the forum General History 2 years ago
Just before dawn on November 12th, 1833, many living in North America observed a singular celestial event. Newspapers later described it in fantastic terms: “The very heavens seemed ablaze…”, “thousands of luminous bodies shooting across the firmament in every direction.”
Every November the trail of the Temple-Tuttle comet crosses paths with…[Read more]
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