Author: @user_rubbiPdunner
DON’T CROSS THE LINE
In 1835, Ohio and Michigan almost went to war. Not metaphorically. They actually mobilized militias.... Read More
THE PRICE OF A POLITICAL FAVOR
If you were looking for a nineteenth-century American politician who looked exactly like a nineteenth-century... Read More
AN EMPEROR WITHOUT AN EMPIRE
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Last week, California State Senator Scott Wiener introduced a... Read More
THE HORSE THAT KNEW TOO MUCH
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Germany had a celebrity unlike any other. His... Read More
WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) The railway is one of the greatest inventions in... Read More
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) We imagine that seeing is automatic, but Parshat Re’eh... Read More
THIS DELIVERY IS FOR MRS. TOTTENHAM
In the early nineteenth century, a young English writer named Theodore Hook made an extraordinary,... Read More
THE FORGOTTEN CHILD
On March 25, 1741, the Foundling Hospital in London opened its doors to abandoned infants.... Read More