The following is an article from Uncle John’... ...akes him the forefather of Superman, Batman, Star Wars , Madonna, and Michael Jordan. “Before Tarza... ...virile, and capable of success, the idol of whole civilizations , beyond the limits of credulity.” “Mo... ...manuscript he called...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/06/11/The-Birth-of-Tarzan/This mega-post is a combination of several lists f... ...as Alvin York, who initially tried to avoid World War I by applying for conscientious objector status.... ...nt on to become the most decorated soldier of the war and earned the Medal of Honor for capturing 132 G... ...E GREEN BERETS (1968)At the height...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/26/The-45-Top-US-Armed-Forces-Movies/A few months back, we asked you guys to submit you... ...idea of Forgotten Heroes and Villains Who Changed American History. In putting together the article, I found... ...women certainly made an impact on history.Joseph WarrenWhile during his time he was regarded as the architect... ...his time he was regard...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/20/heroes-who-changed-US-history/1. The Convention Turned KlanbakeFor Americans accustomed to today’s tame, scripted politi... ...ge a Walk-OutThe 1860 Democratic Convention was a civil war all its own. Southern Democrats faced off with t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/02/When-Political-Conventions-Go-Wild-4-Knock-Down-Drag-Out-Convention-Floor-Fights/Anyone can toilet paper a house or slip a whoopee... ...fun” meant to distract readers from World War I. “It never occurred to me it would be tak... ...cle in 1926 debunking it under the headline "The American Public Will Swallow Anything." Three weeks later... ...n’s robust spaghetti cr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/28/The-14-Greatest-Hoaxes-of-All-Time/Our friends from Geeks Are Sexy are at SXSW in Aus... ...esterday. The theme of the talk was diversity and civil liberties, causes close to the Star Trek veteran&... ...k veteran’s heart, from his childhood in an American internment camp to his current support of LGBTQ r... ...quo;Back in 1966, that was...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/12/George-Takei-at-SXSW/We can learn about slavery in America by reading b... ..., sociology professor Jennifer Eichstedt, African American studies professor Stephen Small, and cultural and... ...ldquo;antebellum splendor” appeals to white Americans who buy into the myths of the Lost Cause movement... ...movement, which emerge...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/01/The-Stories-Told-at-Southern-Plantation-Museums/(Photo: US Navy)It’s not unusual for warships to change hands. When belligerent powers lose wars , they sometimes forfeit warships as prizes. And victorious powers may sell off the... ....The Confederacy commissioned the construction of warsh...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/02/19/This-Warship-Served-6-Different-Nations/(If the CSA won World War I by Jordan)Alternate history is a genre of specu... ...y is set in our own historical timeline for World War II and is thus historical fiction. Harry Turtledo... ...world in which the Axis powers prevailed in that war and is thus alternate history.Al...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/08/The-10-Best-Alternate-Histories/(The Monitor vs. The Merrimac by Louis Prang &... ...The Merrimac by Louis Prang & Co.)During the American Civil War , the US Navy blockaded Southern ports and largely... ...most effective naval effort of the South was the warships that it sent far out to sea to capture and destro... ...ged the Union...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/01/03/The-Extraordinary-Voyage-of-the-CSS-Shenandoah/
