History Havoc
Bringing a Little Chaos to History
Where Will History Take You Today?
Travel
One of the things I love most is to travel the world. I’ve been very fortunate to have visited 16 different countries, mostly…
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About Me
Hello and welcome to History Havoc. I created this site a few years ago (I had to delete the old site…
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SABR #53 Convention
If you are not familiar with SABR, it is the Society of American Baseball Research. I have been a member since around 2013 when I returned from living in Korea. If you know me, I am a huge baseball fan. And if you don’t know me, now you know. My master’s thesis was written on
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Harry Truman – We Didn’t Start the Fire
Harry Truman was the 33rd US President. He served from April 12, 1945, after the death of Franklin Roosevelt, until January 20, 1953. Hailing from Missouri, Truman was a senator for 10 years before being named Vice President in FDR’s 4th term. He would go on to be VP for just a few months. Truman
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Finally Getting Published
One of my goals since starting my Ph.D. program was to get published. I also wanted to give a presentation at a conference somewhere, and both are happening this summer. In June I will attend my first SABR Convention in Dallas. I have been a long time member, and if you know anything about me
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My Top 3 Books to Read
Not long ago our school librarian asked what our favorite books were. She played a little contest with students and staff as to who could name which teachers chose which books. It was a fun thing to do and in the end she sent us an email with the answers. I was chose a book
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
One of the books I have taught for the past decade has been The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Every year I talk about how the book helped pass legislation dealing with food preparation. As a class we read tiny segments of it and some students find the segments quite gross. It is never fun to
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Ph.D. Break
I have decided to take a break from my Ph.D. and there are several reasons why. First of all, I am tired. It has been a long haul, and after this semester I will take an extended break. At this point I do not know if I will go back and finish. Perhaps one day.
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Ph.D. Update
If you are not aware, I am working on my Ph.D. through Liberty University. That is reason #1 why I have been absent here lately. I have so much I want to write about, but very little time. Currently I am taking 2 comprehensive exam courses. One on Early Modern Europe and the other on
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Can Texas Secede?
Having lived in Texas for a long time, this is my home and I absolutely love it here. However, there is one thing that sticks in my crawl so to speak. Can we stop with the Texas secession talk? First of all, legally and constitutionally the state cannot secede. Plus it would be ludicrous. Texas
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Appomattox Court House
One misconception I think many people have is that the Civil War ended at a courthouse. It did not. There is a difference between court house and courthouse. The one word version is the actual courthouse where judges would hear cases. The other is a small town. Appomattox Court House is a small town in
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Pickett’s Charge – Battle of Gettysburg
Recently I had the chance to visit Gettysburg for the first time. This was one of the best trips I have been on in my life, partly because I got to share the experience with my father who is a huge history buff. I will save the stories from the road for another post, but
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