Scottish and Irish immigrants, who were fleeing the Great Famine of 1845-1852, brought Halloween to the U.S. People celebrated Halloween quite differently than how most Americans celebrate it today. Early Irish-American Halloween celebrations usually began with a big meal, with foods and rituals to divine the future. Halloween Feast A traditional Halloween entree was colcannon, […]

On May 18, 1980, Korean workers and students rose up in Gwangju against the repressive U.S.-supported government. The uprising lasted from May 18 to May 27. According to official reports, 165 civilians were killed and 3,515 were injured in the uprising. 37 soldiers and 4 cops were killed and 253 were injured. Another 14 soldiers

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Today I’m reviewing Billy Bragg’s, “Roots Rockers and Radicals: How Skiffle Changed the World.” I’m guessing the first question most Americans would have is why a book on Skiffle? Or maybe even what is Skiffle? And the short answer is that without Britain’s 1950s Skiffle music craze, there might never have been a Beatles, Yardbirds,

We played Monopoly as kids, thrilled by the huge wads of cash we’d get at the beginning of the game. Even more thrilled by the huger wads we’d acquire throughout the game through selfish greed and ruthless speculation. But Monopoly was not originally a game that glorified selfishness and greed. On the contrary, the original